Car Advice

What’s the benefit of an electric or hybrid car? Will I save money and what’s a PHEV like to live with? We spend a week with the BMW 530e to find out.

Think you are ready to drive off-road? Hone your skills in a 4WD Driver Training course.

Top tips on how to self-recover your 4WD when it’s stuck out in the bush, mud, snow or sand.

Here are our five top tips to help you make sure your child seat is fitted correctly in your car.

Ground clearance is important especially if you take your 4WD on off-roading adventures such as river crossings or off the beaten track.

Everyone’s been tailgated before, and if you’re already a little stressed it can be tempting to fight back. Don’t. Here’s how to handle tailgaters.

Car vehicle thefts are on the increase in 2017 compared to 2016. Our top tips should help make your car a little less appealing to would-be thieves.

We test Yokohama’s AD08R street/track tyre on street… and track.

The battery in your car can and will go flat and, as Murphy’s Law dictates, when it’s most inconvenient for you. Here’s how to change a car battery.

When it comes to buying a car for first-time drivers, are cheap and safe mutually exclusive?

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about good in-car etiquette for passengers – not messing with the controls, taking your rubbish with you when you go, and so forth.

Ever see a car with wheels like the one in the picture above? The wheels are splayed right out… Why?

Everybody wants a car that tracks straight and doesn’t abuse its tyres, and that’s why wheel alignment is so important.

Born out of motorsport, the Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG) is in widespread use in everything from Volkswagen to Audi, Skoda, Porsche, and even Hyundai. Here’s how a DSG works.

The tedious job of cleaning wire spoke wheels is not really that hard, if you follow these simple steps…