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Tim Robson

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Tim Robson dived out of mountain bike mags into the automotive space in 1999, editing and writing for numerous titles over a career that spans more than two decades. When he’s not on the Whichcar desk, he’ll be racing one of his old Civics or driver-coaching at a track near you.

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Car Style

1980s Aussie innovation: the passenger car helmet

Conceived in good faith but doomed to failure, this Aussie company wanted car drivers and passengers to wear helmets

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News

C8 chief engineer says right-hook Corvette is a “bit of a bet”

The first-ever right-hand-drive Chevrolet Corvette is a suck-it-and-see project for GM, says the car’s lead engineer

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News

Companies offering to buy back 60,000 cars as Takata crisis grows

Toyota, Honda, Mitsubishi and Suzuki join BMW in offering to buy back affected Takata cars as recall slows

WCSA 2020
WHICHCAR STYLE AWARD

2020 WhichCar Style Award: the contenders

Judging Australia's cleverest, coolest and most stylish car won't be easy. Here are the final eight

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News

Holden Commodore owner refunded because of 'loud' V8 engine

A Holden Commodore SS-V owner wins long battle to secure a refund after complaining that the car's V8 engine is too loud

WCSA Award 2020 judges
WHICHCAR STYLE AWARD

Meet the WhichCar Style Award judges for 2020

WhichCar rounds up a potent posse of style-savvy sages who have their collective fingers on the pulse of modern consumerist design must-haves

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News

Tesla slams inquiry into 500,000 cars as "completely false"

Tesla's angry rebuttal of investigation into 110 crashes and 52 injuries linked to alleged unintended acceleration

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Bathurst 12 Hour

Craig Lowndes to race Porsche against his own team at Bathurst

Triple Eight’s mountain master stood aside after a deal to insert Mercedes-AMG pro driver with van Gisbergen and Whincup

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Car Style

Could Ford v Ferrari actually win an Oscar?

Sports car biopic nominated for four Oscars including Best Picture – but does it stand a chance?

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Bathurst 12 Hour

Huge field of fast cars set for manic Bathurst 12 Hour

Record numbers of GT3 cars and brands look set to smash the two-minute barrier at Mt Panorama

ford future mach e 2020
Opinion

Where to next for Ford?

Softening Mustang sales, loss of Mondeo and EcoSport point to potentially troubling times ahead

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Reviews

2020 Ford Ranger Wildtrak X review

Ford bundles its high-spec Ranger Wildtrak with key off-road accessories, but is it worth the extra money?

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Reviews

Lexus RC F 2019 driven

Lexus adds pace to its big coupe, but it’s sending out mixed messages about grace and pace

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Features

Will Power’s Dream Garage

The Queensland-born IndyCar superstar on the three cars he’d most cherish in his ultimate garage

iRacing AI update 2019
News

iRacing finally adds AI opposition to its subscription service

Some may think it sacrilegious, but the world’s premier racing sim has finally added an arcade element… and iRacing’s AI mode actually brilliant

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News

Is this the most Australian Cadillac SUV ever?

New Cadillac XT6 SUV was tuned in Melbourne and designed by the same bloke who did the Holden ute

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News

iRacing fans create amazing Supercars liveries on new Commodore and Mustang

The new Ford Mustang and Holden Commodore hit iRacing, and we take them for spin. PLUS huge gallery of amazing new paintjobs

Holden Colorado 2019
News

Holden Colorado to get update next year

Holden’s number one seller likely to score safety updates for what’s likely to be its last update

Colo Heights fire 2019
News

Legendary NSW dirt track gutted by bushfire

GALLERY Surreal pictures of destroyed cars after bushfire tears through Colo

Holden Commodore 2019
News

Concerns for Holden Commodore after US equivalent dropped

Cancellation of Buick Regal in the US spells potential trouble for future supply of Commodore under leaner GM model

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Opinion

Could the Corvette and Camaro be Holden’s saviour?

Sales continue to slide for the once-mighty Holden marque, but there are a still a couple of irons that could stoke the Lion’s fire

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Reviews

Tunehouse 2019 Honda Civic Type R review

Making the best hot hatch around even better

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Advice

Reviewed: Android Auto for Android 10

If you use an Android phone in your car, the updated Android Auto function offers new features and functions – but it’s not perfect

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News

Nissan Pathfinder recalled for brake fire risk

Almost 6000 Nissan Pathinder SUVs recalled because of ABS short-circuit risk, but parts not available until mid-2020 to fix it