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OEM or original: Car part types decoded

Go to a trustworthy workshop to ensure that you are paying for quality parts.

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Cruising at an EV’s top speed can rapidly drain the battery and increase heat build-up

Only top-end EVs can see more than 200kmh on the speedometer.

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Modern cars rarely need suspension enhancements

Modern cars are far less susceptible to pronounced body sway than the cars of the 1970s and 1980s.

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Clunking noise when shifting from Drive to Park not always a cause for concern

Equipped with a direct-injection turbo engine, an eight-speed Tiptronic gearbox (pictured) and an engine stop-start system, the Audi Q5 2.0 Quattro is now more efficient than before.

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Tips for driving and overtaking on country roads

Driving on trunk roads is quite different from long and wide highways.

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Halt! No yanking of an electronic parking brake

Pulling the EPB button tells the electric motor to lock the brake disc or drum, preventing the car from rolling away.

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Limits to repairing a damaged EV battery

In some situations, the entire EV battery may need to be replaced.

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Getting a 10-year-old car ready for COE renewal

Get the car checked by more than one workshop to ascertain what needs to be done.

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Changing an EV’s power output

The motor may be the same and it is the tuning that makes the power difference.

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Repairing the body of an electric vehicle is different due to use of aluminium

BYD vehicles in the production line at the company's new electric vehicle factory at the Industrial Complex in Camacari, Bahia, Brazil, February 3, 2026. REUTERS/Rafael Martins

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