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Daniel Gardner

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Daniel Gardner is a former staff writer and contributor for Wheels, WhichCar and 4x4 Australia.

With a degree in mechanical design, Daniel has enjoyed tenures as a mechanic and engineer – but he eventually realised writing about cars is far better than a real job.

Many cars have passed through his garage over the years. All of them produced more power than the manufacturer intended, and most of them ended up in a hedge.

Ten years on the spanners in both the UK and Australia has given Daniel a unique perspective of the constantly changing automotive landscape and a genuine insight into what customers want and need.

If you’re after a new set of wheels, he’s all ears. Just don’t ask to borrow his socket set.

Unique Ferrari Daytona rescued
News

Unique Ferrari Daytona rescued

World’s only known road-going alloy Ferrari 365 GTB/4 uncovered, destined to go under the hammer

Ferrari drops Portofino bombshell
News

Ferrari drops Portofino bombshell

2018 Ferrari Portofino replaces California T, full details to be revealed at Frankfurt show

Kia Stinger performance tested
Features

Kia Stinger performance tested

Wheels pitches the eagerly awaited Kia Stinger sports sedan against the clock first

2018 BMW M5 fast facts
News

2018 BMW M5 fast facts

BMW’s fastest road car to date reveals its potent performance and fascinating figures

Great Wall eyes FCA buyout: Report
Industry

Great Wall eyes FCA buyout: Report

How would the automotive landscape change if Fiat Chrysler Automobiles was acquired by Chinese giant Great Wall?

2017 Pebble Beach highlights
News

2017 Pebble Beach highlights

The world’s wildest old and new metal paraded at 2017 Concours d’Elegance

Gunther Werks perfects Porsche 993
Features

Gunther Werks perfects Porsche 993

US Porsche tuner reimagines last of the air-cooled 911s with resplendent Gunther Werks 400R

BMW M 2 Head Jpg
News

2018 BMW M2 pricing and features

2018 BMW M2 stays sub-$100,000 as part of light mid-life tech and styling update

BMW M2 main
News

2018 BMW M2 gains tech, price hike

2018 BMW M2 stays sub-$100,000 as part of light mid-life tech and styling update

Pedestrian protection explained
Advice

Pedestrian protection explained

Here’s how modern cars are making roads safer for the people outside

Continental reinvents the wheel with new concept
News

Continental reinvents the wheel with new concept

Continental New Wheel Concept breaks new ground for EV brakes

Concept BMW Z4
News

BMW Z4 Concept rolls out

Please BMW, can you make the production Z4 look like this concept?

Hyundai fuel cell SUV reveal
News

Hyundai reveals next-gen fuel-cell SUV

Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell successor rolls out for early preview ahead of its official launch in early 2018

BMW Z4 concept
News

BMW teases Z4 concept

Pebble Beach concept reveal hints at next-generation BMW Z4

Hyundai i30 N
News

Hyundai i30 N delayed

Hyundai’s i30 N performance flagship Australian launch pushed back to early 2018

Explained: Mazda G-Vectoring Control
Features

Explained: Mazda G-Vectoring Control

Wheels delves into the tricky tech behind Mazda's software-based torque-vectoring system

The 10 most annoying features of modern cars
Features

The 10 most annoying features of modern cars

No one is perfect and neither are our cars, so here are some suggestions that could make the latest vehicles even better to live with

BMW CS M4 cover MAIN
Features

BMW’s CS badge past and future

We explore the timeline of BMW’s driver-focused but elegant ‘Coupe Sport’ cars and what the CS badge might bring next

Mazda Skyactiv-X kills the petrol spark
News

Mazda Skyactiv-X kills the petrol spark

World’s first compression ignition petrol coming to Mazda line-up in 2019

2018 Skoda Octavia RS pricing and features
News

2018 Skoda Octavia RS pricing and features

Power and kit-boosted Skoda Octavia RS range arrives priced from $38,890 before on-road costs, RS245 to follow

2018 Volkswagen Jetta leaked
News

2018 Volkswagen Jetta leaked

Unofficial shots out seventh-gen Jetta but no right-hand drive on the cards

Jaguar’s XJ220 turns 25
Features

Jaguar XJ220 turns 25

Jaguar’s iconic hypercar brought the big cat to its knees, but was the XJ220 a disappointment or an unsung hero?

Ten movies that predicted the future of cars
Features

10 movies that predicted the future of cars

Instead of asking car makers what’s coming next, perhaps we should be looking to Hollywood

Lake Dartmouth to Omeo in a 2017 Audi TT RS
Features

Dartmouth Dam to Omeo in a 2017 Audi TT RS

There's only one road from Dartmouth Dam to Omeo and it's a twisting ribbon made for keen drivers and an able car. We Attack it in the 294kw Audi TT RS