Articles by John Law

John Law

Deputy News Editor

Born in Sydney’s Inner West, John wasn’t treated to the usual suite of Aussie-built family cars growing up, with his parents choosing quirky (often chevroned) French motors that shaped his love of cars.

The call of motoring journalism was too strong to deny and in 2019 John kickstarted his career at Chasing Cars. A move to WhichCar and Wheels magazine exposed him to a different side of the industry and the glossy pages of physical magazines.

John is back on the digital side of things at CarsGuide, where he’s taken up a role as Deputy News Editor spinning yarns about the latest happenings in the automotive industry. When he isn’t working, John can be found tooling around in either his 2002 Renault Clio Sport 172 or 1983 Alfasud Gold Cloverleaf.

Is Nissan Australia readying a tough as nails army to fight Toyota GR? Warrior name trademarks hint at future hardcore versions of Nissan Z, Qashqai, X-Trail and Pathfinder

16 September 2024 by John Law

What to expect from the updated 2026 Ford Ranger: Australia's favourite vehicle likely to get a minor freshen up to target the Toyota HiLux, Mitsubishi Triton and Isuzu D-Max

14 September 2024 by John Law

The Ford Ranger we know today is likely to be the last Blue Oval...Read more

What you need to know about the 2025 Ford Ranger hybrid: New plug-in Toyota HiLux, BYD Shark and GWM Cannon Alpha rival to be detailed next week

13 September 2024 by John Law

Promised to the world almost a year ago to this day, Ford will finally...Read more

GWM follows Toyota's lead with incoming hybrid assault: 2025 GWM Haval H6 and H7 Hybrids, plug-in hybrid Cannon Alpha ute and H6GT joined by punchier diesels for Tank 300 and Cannon ute

13 September 2024 by John Law

GWM Australia has confirmed rumours circulating earlier in the week...Read more

Battery breakthrough could mean more than 1200km driving range! Game-changing tech in new Mercedes-Benz electric cars coming to smash Audi, BMW, BYD and Tesla

13 September 2024 by John Law

Mercedes-Benz and its battery development partner Factorial have...Read more

Hardcore rally hero sliding closer? Modified 2025 Toyota GR Corolla GRMN spied testing with big wing and roll cage: Report

12 September 2024 by John Law

A mysterious camouflaged Toyota GR Corolla has been spied testing at...Read more

'It's a complete brand reinvention': How stopping new launches for five years will rebirth Jaguar as an electric-only Rolls-Royce and Bentley rival: Report

11 September 2024 by John Law

Jaguar’s coming back, but not as we know it. The storied British marque...Read more

Crackdown on big utes and SUVs coming as Ford F-150, Chevrolet Silverado and Ram 1500 catch attention of United States safety bodies

10 September 2024 by John Law

Ever bigger pick-up trucks and SUVs have caught the attention of the...Read more

'What the customer wants right now is a manual transmission': Ford commits to manual and V8s for 2025 Mustang and beyond despite rivals like Dodge and BMW pulling back

10 September 2024 by John Law

With the launch of the seventh-generation 2025 Ford Mustang in...Read more

Popular small SUV will soldier on for three more years: 2027 Mitsubishi ASX to be Xforce-based small SUV known as Outlander Sport to rival Toyota Corolla Cross: Reports

10 September 2024 by John Law

Mitsubishi has spent a lot of energy talking about its ‘Momentum 2030’...Read more

Electric cars have hit a roadblock: Without incentives, sales are plummeting in Germany hurting brands like Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen, but what about Australia? | Analysis

10 September 2024 by John Law

There’s something in the water in Germany, a country widely regarded as...Read more

Is this Mazda's answer to the Tesla Model Y? Mazda CX-6e trademark points to production version of Arata electric car concept to face-up against 2025 Kia EV5 and Toyota bZ4X: Reports

9 September 2024 by John Law

Mazda’s electric car offensive seems to be gathering steam.

The...Read more

MG HS Essence 2025 review: snapshot

9 September 2024 by John Law

Sitting at the top of the MG HS tree is the Essence which bears a $4000...Read more

Cut-price Toyota Prado punisher to get diesel power: 2025 GWM Tank 300 diesel, plug-in hybrid versions of Tank 500, Cannon Alpha, Haval H6 and more head to Australia according to leaked details

8 September 2024 by John Law

GWM and its Haval SUV sub-brand are on a product offensive.

The...Read more

Nissan Pathfinder 2025 review: ST-L

7 September 2024 by John Law

The Nissan Pathfinder has evolved over the years from what was quite a rough-and-tumble Ford Everest style vehicle to a remarkably plush three-row family SUV. Although it took a while to reach Australia, when the fifth-generation version landed in late 2022 it was a huge leap over its predecessor...Read more