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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).

Skoda’s Octavia has grown up.

The ...Read more

The once humble station wagon looks set to get an electric makeover...Read more

No matter what way you look at it, the announcement this week that Alfa...Read more

The annual SEMA Show is the Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory of cars. If...Read more

Toyota is finally entering the hot hatch market. 

The Japanese...Read more

Think the Ford Ranger Raptor is a tough ute? Well Nissan has just made...Read more

This is the best look yet at the re-born Ford Bronco due to arrive in...Read more

Alfa Romeo is the first victim of the merger between parent company...Read more

A new automotive giant could be formed with reports Fiat Chrysler...Read more

Toyota has for so long been derided as ‘whitegoods on wheels’, but...Read more

Despite an increase in seven-year warranty offers from rivals, Kia won'...Read more

Kia gave the Stinger a tweak in August, but a major makeover is coming...Read more

Utes and SUVs dominate the sales charts these days, but Kia is...Read more

Kia Australia has been forced to delay the arrival of its first...Read more

Kia Australia has confirmed an all-new Sorento SUV is coming soon....Read more

Kia has given its Stinger a fresh new look. 

The...Read more

Win on Sunday, sell on Monday.

It’s the foundation on which the...Read more

The Ford Ranger is already tough - but it’s not battle ready.

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A strike by Chevrolet workers is threatening the arrival of the all-new...Read more

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