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    Articles by Stephen Ottley

    Stephen Ottley

    Stephen Ottley

    Contributing Journalist

    Steve has been obsessed with all things automotive for as long as he can remember. Literally, his earliest memory is of a car. Having amassed an enviable Hot Wheels and Matchbox collection as a kid he moved into the world of real cars with an Alfa Romeo Alfasud.

    Despite that questionable history he carved a successful career for himself, firstly covering motorsport for Auto Action magazine before eventually moving into the automotive publishing world with CarsGuide in 2008. Since then he's worked for every major outlet, having work published in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Drive.com.au, Street Machine, V8X and F1 Racing.

    These days he still loves cars as much as he did as a kid and has an Alfa Romeo Alfasud in the garage (but not the same one as before... that's a long story).

    'We won't lose sight of value': You won't see a $100,000-plus car like the MG Cyberster from GWM, this is why it won't follow other Chinese brands into the premium market

    23 September 2024 by Stephen Ottley

    Watch out Ford Ranger and Toyota LandCruiser! New 2025 GWM Cannon Alpha and Tank 500 are coming with amazing fuel use figures

    12 September 2024 by Stephen Ottley

    GWM is preparing to introduce two new plug-in hybrid models to take on...Read more

    Tesla Model 3 and BYD Seal Performance rival GWM Ora Sport not a lock for Australia as electric car market softens

    12 September 2024 by Stephen Ottley

    On paper it should be a no-brainer. The new GWM Ora Sport is a 300kW/...Read more

    Why buying an electric car is a gamble: Jeep Avenger joins Ford Mustang Mach-E, Subaru Solterra and more with pre-launch price cut | Opinion

    7 September 2024 by Stephen Ottley

    There’s few worse feelings than buying a new car and then finding out...Read more

    Citroen's gone, who could be next? We look at the carmakers that need to turn their sales around to survive in the changing Australian car market | Analysis

    1 September 2024 by Stephen Ottley

    It didn’t take a crystal ball to foresee Citroen’s departure from the...Read more

    This electric car was axed and no-one noticed: Have EVs made a false start or are they picking up speed? Opinion

    31 August 2024 by Stephen Ottley

    The Mercedes-Benz EQC was launched with much fanfare and excitement in...Read more

    Five things you are doing wrong on the road: How we can be better drivers | Opinion

    24 August 2024 by Stephen Ottley

    Can’t we all just get along? 

    Reviewing cars for CarsGuide...Read more

    Being Chinese owned gives us an electric car advantage said Lotus as it gears up to battle BMW and Porsche

    22 August 2024 by Stephen Ottley

    The booming Chinese electric vehicle industry could be the key to Lotus...Read more

    BYD Atto 3 2025 review

    18 August 2024 by Stephen Ottley
    We appear to have reached a tipping point in the acceptance of electric vehicles in this country. The early adopters have made their switch but the technology has become more widely accepted, so now carmakers need to woo buyers with conventional means. That means the tried and tested methods for...Read more

    Mercedes-Benz does a u-turn on PHEV: What's changed to have the German brand bringing back plug-in hybrids to Australia

    15 August 2024 by Stephen Ottley

    Nothing sums up the rapidly changing trends in the Australian new car...Read more

    Old brand reinvents itself to tackle BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche: How Lotus intends to shake-up the premium electric and performance car markets

    14 August 2024 by Stephen Ottley

    Forget everything you think you know about Lotus.

    The Chinese-...Read more

    The V8 lives on! 2025 Mercedes-AMG GT hero to keep V8 as others such as the Mercedes-AMG C63 go for four-cylinder turbo plug-in hybrid power

    7 August 2024 by Stephen Ottley

    Mercedes-AMG is bringing back a fan favourite.

    After more than a...Read more

    Mercedes-Benz CLE 2025 review - Australian first drive

    6 August 2024 by Stephen Ottley
    Freedom of choice has been the focus for the luxury car industry for more...Read more

    Mercedes-AMG GLC63 2025 review: S E Performance - Australian first drive

    1 August 2024 by Stephen Ottley
    Let’s make one thing clear from the very beginning - this new Mercedes-AMG GLC63 S E Performance is technically superior to the model it replaces. Whether it’s actually better or not, is the real question at the heart of the matter. Why? Because, like the C63 sedan stablemate, AMG has opted to...Read more

    Are electric cars ruining famous car names or saving them? The arrival of the new Ford Capri, Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning upset the purists | Opinion

    28 July 2024 by Stephen Ottley

    As William Shakespeare famously wrote: ‘What’s in a name? Would a Ford...Read more

    Why BYD is a nightmare for Toyota, Tesla, Hyundai and Ford as the BYD Shark plug-in hybrid ute and BYD Seal electric car spearhead its sales growth | Opinion

    22 July 2024 by Stephen Ottley

    “China has yet to create a single international marquee of its own that...Read more

    Why I won't shed a tear for the Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series' axed V8 | Opinion

    21 July 2024 by Stephen Ottley

    Look, I get it, a lot of people had a deep and serious love of the 4.5-...Read more

    Has Tesla peaked? Why the electric brand may be running out of charge - and what it can do to fix it as cars such as the BYD Seal, MG4 and Kia EV6 threaten its dominance | Analysis

    20 July 2024 by Stephen Ottley

    Tesla is the darling child of the electric car movement. Its sleek and...Read more

    BYD Sealion 6 2024 review

    17 July 2024 by Stephen Ottley
    BYD has made a big impact in a short space of time in Australia and the arrival of this all-new mid-size SUV opens the door for an even bigger future. BYD has taken the fight to Tesla in the electric vehicle contest, and while still some margin behind the American brand the Atto 3 and Seal remain...Read more

    Petrol v electric: We reveal which technology is winning the race - and the result will surprise you

    17 July 2024 by Stephen Ottley

    In the fight between the internal combustion engine and electric...Read more

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