Articles by 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.

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Forget electric cars, this thing is the bomb.
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