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With a little creativity and some DIY skills, you can transform old tyres into something useful and beautiful

Get the best out of your brakes

A car with plenty of go needs great stopping power, and one tailor-made option is the Bendix Ultimate+ Performance Brake Upgrade Kit

Make your fuel work harder with Shell Card

Shell Card users can fuel their way to Bali and other destinations with Flybuys

Five unique cars with unconventional doors

Want to stand out from the crowd and confuse your passengers on how to get into the car? These cars with unique and unconventional doors could be for you.

Panoramic Sunroofs Are Great Features Until They’re Not: Pros and Cons

Do all panoramic sunroofs retract? They’re healthy Increased weight Condensation can form Another thing to repair Loss of cabin height Glass breaks Cabins can get warmer Everyone loves those panoramic sunroofs. They’re kind of futuristic, though Ford had a ...

Five cars named after worldly winds

Car names often are inspired by unique and exotic places, things and people.

Car accessories guaranteed to impress your passengers

Your car is a reflection of yourself, so if you're looking to live life to the fullest, here are some fun car accessories to impress and entertain your passengers.

Six eco-friendly car cleaning products

In recent times, more people have become aware of the impact that their actions have on the environment, particularly in the realm of cleaning products.

My love-hate relationship with my car's GPS

It's become an essential part of cars and driving, but as Shona Hendley has discovered, the car GPS system sometimes goes beyond helpful and into the realm of annoyance.

Do’s and don’ts for modifying your 4x4

Modern 4x4s are already super capable, so what modifications and accessories do you really need, and what can you do without? We asked Club 4X4 ambassador and Australian off-road icon, Pat Callinan, for the lowdown…

Car-inspired baby names are revving up

What's in a name? If you're inspired to name your child after your favourite car brand or model, you're not alone.

Aussie Outback: Biggest test yet for Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series

An epic 5000km Outback trip sheds a whole new light on the new Toyota LandCruiser 300

The most irk-worthy car accessories according to the public

Decorating your car, especially the exterior seems to be just as common as styling your own home these days. But some accessories are crimes against car fashion.

The four greatest pieces of car movie trivia

Cars feature in nearly every film we watch. They can be in the background of a scene to create the feel of a busy city (Superman), act as a location for characters to make out in or at least try to (Grease), or locations for epic road trip singalongs (Wayne’s World anybody?).

What is off-road recovery cover?

Recovering a stranded 4x4 can cost thousands, and that’s where Club 4X4 insurance keeps you moving long after mainstream insurers bottom out…

Seven cars embracing the split headlight trend

Trend alert, split headlight design is well and truly here and is becoming a must-have style on many new SUVs and cars.

Hottest Pie Hundred pie-related playlist released in time for your summer road trip

Is there anything more Aussie than a summer road trip, a themed music playlist and pies?

Five rare and expensive cars owned by celebrities

Star power usually translates into horsepower and these five celebs have a lot of both.

The ultimate Outback trip

Broken Hill to Corner Country via Birdsville, Flinders Ranges and Bourke – if it’s not on your bucket list, it should be…

Top Australian summer road trip playlist choices revealed

Australia and summer road trips are as iconic as smashed avo on toast. So what does your choice in playlist say about you?

Porsche reveals the story behind its iconic crest

According to Porsche, the story behind the logo can all be traced back to New York City in the early 1950s.

Stop and smell the roses with these five floral-inspired named cars

Flower power is the vibe for 2023, but not the type you'd expect.

An 8000km trip in the new Ford Ranger

How does the new Ford Ranger Wildtrak Bi-Turbo ute fare in a long-range trip from Melbourne to Far North Queensland and back again?

Turkish delight: Five reasons why eastern Turkey makes for the perfect driving destination

For Aussies on the hunt for a dream drive with a difference Turkey could be the ticket for those on the lookout for breathtaking scenery and roads to die for

Top five Carpool car inspiration lists of 2022

With so many options for new and used cars in 2022, big and small, the search can be overwhelming and you mightn’t know where to start.

The weirdest footage caught on dash cam from Aussie roads

Dash cams in cars are almost as an iconic pairing as Bunnings and snags

Our five favourite Carpool feature stories of 2022

There were some yarns we published during the year that we just can’t get enough of.

When is your 4x4 covered?

With Club 4X4 insurance you can hit the roads or trails in confidence, safe in the knowledge you’re covered for your rig’s true value, wherever you can legally drive it…

ARB’s must-have gift ideas for off-road adventurers

Aussie 4x4 accessory pioneer, gift wraps some of its most popular items with added value

Christmas gift ideas for 2022

So it's time to do the annual Christmas gift shopping and you have no idea where to start...here are some helpful thought starters to get you inspired.

Is no spare wheel a real deal-breaker?

When I first bought my car I was going through the boot and saw that it didn’t have a spare tyre but didn’t think much of it...

Why car Christmas decorations bring out my inner Grinch

Car accessories and Christmas can be fun, but as carsales contributor Shona Hendley puts it, there's a time and place for Christmas decorations and they shouldn't be on our roads.

The history of Australia’s first traffic light

Traffic lights may be something we take for granted today, but once upon a time our traffic didn’t flow to the timed red, orange, and green lights.

Ryobi ONE+ makes road trip prep easy

The Ryobi ONE+ range and your road trip vehicle preparations are perfect partners

Our five favourite carsales Podcast moments of 2022

2022 is the year of the carsales podcast, so sit back and turn up the volume on these five moments.

Mixing reality with gaming in the new BMW M2

The incoming 2023 BMW M2 is brilliant to drive, but the M Mixed Reality version is absolutely epic…

ANACONDA myCOOLMAN: Adventure unplugged

The myCOOLMAN range of portable fridge/freezers, available at ANACONDA, will extend your adventures wherever they take you.

The haunted history of James Dean’s Porsche 550 Spyder

While it wasn’t technically seen in any movies, actor James Dean’s Porsche 550 Spyder (affectionately known as Little Bastard) could be the most iconic, and cursed car Hollywood has ever seen.

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