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Articles by John Parry

John Parry

John Parry

Contributing Journalist

John Parry is a former CarsGuide contributor and reviewer.

If you are in the market for a small car here is one not to miss. The new...Read more
If the Australian large car industry is looking for a swan song as it...Read more
Not so long ago you would have been considered daft to compare a car made...Read more
The CX-5 is proving yet another hit for Mazda with nearly 8000 sold since...Read more
When it comes to owning a ute compromise has always been the order of the...Read more
If you are looking for a new one-tonne ute, you couldn't have picked a...Read more
Shush, can you hear that noise? Toyota's local flagship, the Aurion, has...Read more
With hybrid sales continuing to spark little more than a fleeting interest, you've got to hand it to Toyota despite the obstacles its commitment to hybrids is unswerving. This year it has tripled its Prius model line-up by adding the Yaris-sized Prius C in late March and seven-seat Prius V a month...Read more

The savvy second-generation i30 hatch is styled in Germany, built in...Read more

Subaru's latest Impreza has been to fuel school where it has jumped from...Read more
Four fours and a six but no more five. That's how the numbers stack up in...Read more

The four-cylinder model opens the door to the third generation of the...Read more

A REGAL 1930 Bentley four-litre saloon that had spent most of its...Read more

Just when local carmakers are turning out LPG engines that rival their...Read more
Picking the eyes out of the car market has become an art form. Subaru is...Read more
Hybrids have come a long way in a short time. Take Honda 's petrol-electric CR-Z as an example. Honda has sold more than 800,000 hybrids since the first generation Insight was launched in Japan in November 1999, with 200,000 sold last year, a 30 per cent increase on 2010. The Insight was launched...Read more
Will the addition of a four-cylinder engine be enough to reverse a slide...Read more
Toyota has put a $50,000 cap on its new Aurion. That's the most you'll pay...Read more

Thinner and skinnier than a normal tyre, space-savers were first...Read more

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