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Articles by Richard Blackburn

Richard Blackburn

Richard Blackburn

Motoring Editor

Richard Blackburn is a former CarsGuide contributor who has decades of experience in the motoring journalism industry. He now works as Motoring Editor for News Corp Australia, where he uses his automotive expertise to specialise in industry news.

The humble homegrown sedan may have been gobbled up by the all-...Read more

Things have been looking grim for Ford and Holden since they announced...Read more

Audi has developed its own tablet for rear passengers.

The unit,...Read more

There are few bad cars on the road these days, which made it tougher...Read more

This year's line-up is a dream team of pace machines, heavy-hitters and...Read more

Big as a block of flats, the 'Cruiser will take on the Outback and more...Read more

They say competition improves the breed and there's no better example...Read more

Aiming to breathe life into its flagging Australian line-up, Alfa Romeo...Read more

VW sales dipped last month in the wake of the emissions scandal but don...Read more

There are cues to the original Jeep but a 2WD Renegade is mostly city...Read more
A short, slow drive confirms the quality of the latest Prius but new tech will be missing from versions arriving here. When you travel 15,000km for a car launch, you'd ideally like to spend more than 4km behind the wheel. Sadly that's what we got at the first official media drive of the new Toyota...Read more

Ford is invading Toyota's turf with a go-anywhere SUV but the king off...Read more

With two months to go in 2015, the new-car market is on track to break...Read more

The sleeker Q7 virtually drives itself and steers you out of harm's way —...Read more

Japan takes on Europe in the battle of the mid-sizers. Richard...Read more

Autonomous driving is a hot topic, with experts in South Australia to...Read more

We drive a hybrid motorbike-car that could looks like a smartie on...Read more

No need for a chauffeur. Just punch in the destination, sit back and...Read more

Toyota is looking to develop a hot hatch based on its Yaris city car....Read more

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