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    Articles by Stuart Martin

    Stuart Martin

    Stuart Martin

    Contributing Journalist

    GoAutoMedia

    Stuart Martin started his legal driving life behind the wheel of a 1976 Jeep ragtop, which he still owns to this day, but his passion for wheeled things was inspired much earlier.

    Born into a family of car tinkerers and driving enthusiasts, he quickly settled into his DNA and was spotting cars or calling corners blindfolded from the backseat of his parents' car before he was out of junior primary.

    Playing with vehicles on his family's rural properties amplified the enthusiasm for driving and his period of schooling was always accompanied by part-time work around cars, filling with fuel, working on them or delivering pizzas in them.

    A career in journalism took an automotive turn at Sydney's Daily Telegraph in the early 1990s and Martin has not looked backed, covering motor shows and new model launches around the world ever since.

    Regular work and play has subsequently involved towing, off-roading, the school run and everything in between, with Martin now working freelance as a motoring journalist, contributing to several websites and publications including GoAuto - young enough for hybrid technology and old enough to remember carburettors, he’s happiest behind the wheel.

    GM Volt posts 1.2L/100km

    14 August 2009 by Stuart Martin

    Some used cars safer than new

    13 August 2009 by Stuart Martin

    The research, done in conjunction with the Monash University Accident...Read more

    Toyota Prius 2009 review

    10 August 2009 by Stuart Martin
    The debate over the future of motor vehicle drivetrains swings between hybrids, hydrogen and alternative fuel technologies. Toyota has put all its short-term eggs in the hybrid basket; although its hydrogen fuel-cell program is well advanced but for now, the Japanese giant has the petrol-electric...Read more

    Alfa Romeo MiTo 2009 review

    5 August 2009 by Stuart Martin
    If there's a car-buying group called SINKs, then this car fits the bill. ‘...Read more

    Ford FPV F6 2009 Review

    29 July 2009 by Stuart Martin
    The FPV F6 Ute is a vicious mongrel, in more ways than one. It mixes old...Read more

    Ford Focus 2009 Review

    24 July 2009 by Stuart Martin
    Diesels in small cars are becoming more accepted and Ford's updated Focus...Read more

    BMW 3 Series 2009 Review

    16 July 2009 by Stuart Martin
    BMW's first turbodiesel six-cylinder 3-Series has arrived in Australia,...Read more

    Honda Odyssey 2.4L 2009 review

    14 July 2009 by Stuart Martin
    Honda has made some raucous machinery in recent times — a swag of Type R...Read more

    Pontiac G8 to live as Chevrolet

    14 July 2009 by Stuart Martin

    Media reports in the US have new GM's vice-chairman and senior advisor...Read more

    Skoda Octavia TSi wagon 2009 review

    13 July 2009 by Stuart Martin
    We'd only just gotten some wheel-time in the old Skoda Octavia when the...Read more

    Audi Q5 2009 review

    8 July 2009 by Stuart Martin
    Another day, another SUV has popped up to give drivers the warm/fuzzy...Read more

    Mazda 6 2009 review

    3 July 2009 by Stuart Martin
    There are those who screw their noses up at diesel medium passenger cars...Read more

    Great Wall range lacks safety

    25 June 2009 by Stuart Martin

    A pair of Great Wall Utes are the spearhead...Read more

    Ferrari California 2009 Review

    23 June 2009 by Stuart Martin
    A new age of Ferrari convertibles has arrived, as the Italian marque's...Read more

    Mini Cooper D 2009 Review

    18 May 2009 by Stuart Martin
    The Mini Cooper D posts an official fuel consumption figure of 3.9 litres...Read more

    Audi A5 2009 review

    15 May 2009 by Stuart Martin
    The opportunity comes from addition of an entry-level two-litre quattro...Read more

    Mazda3 SP25 2009 review

    11 May 2009 by Stuart Martin
    The Mazda3 line-up has been a star in the strong, consistent performance...Read more

    HSV W427 won?t be last

    29 April 2009 by Stuart Martin

    Holden Special Vehicles boss Phil Harding is cagey about it.

    He'...Read more

    Nissan electric car plans

    22 April 2009 by Stuart Martin

    Nissan Australia CEO Dan Thompson says the company is still looking at...Read more

    Nissan Maxima sedan 2009 review

    21 April 2009 by Stuart Martin
    The Maxima – which shares its underpinnings with Murano — has been given a...Read more

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