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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.

2021 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS first drive review
Reviews

2022 Porsche 911 GTS review: International first drive

High-achieving 992 series somehow finds more to give

2022 Skoda Enyaq Coupe iV prototype review feature
Reviews

First drive: 2022 Skoda Enyaq Coupe iV prototype

Camo coupe secretly eyes Australia from the streets of Munich

Highball Cars and Coffee
Opinion

Opinion: How Highball became Australia’s motoring Mecca

If you’re thinking of turning up at Highball Cars and Coffee in something ‘unique’, prepare to be humbled

Living with the 2021 Audi RS3
Reviews

Living with the 2021 Audi RS3

Audi’s smallest RS returns and enters our garage

Porsche
News

Porsche petrol power safe for a decade

Combustion powered Porsches will be available alongside electrified versions until at least 2031

Mission R
News

Porsche Mission R hints at electric 2022 Cayman

Munich show car will evolve into first electric Porsche Cayman

Ora Cat
News

GWM Ora under discussion for Australia

Great Wall Motors eyeing Aussie shores for its new Ora EV family, Wey also possible

Hyundai Nexo
News

Hyundai developing multiple hydrogen fuel-cell cars

Third-generation hydrogen fuel-cell will spawn more than one Nexo successor

Porsche Mission R concept
News

Porsche Mission R – 13 fast facts

Porsche Mission R project leader gives us an exclusive behind the scenes tour

2022 Land Rover Defender 110 D300 SE review feature
Reviews

2022 Land Rover Defender 110 D300 SE review

Land Rover Defender diesel is a functional balance of nostalgic design and modern technology

Audi Q3 Sportback 35 TFSI vs Lexus UX 250h
Reviews

2021 Audi Q3 Sportback vs Lexus UX comparison

This pair of style-driven SUVs offer an affordable way into the premium small crossover market but bring polar opposite personalities

Opinion: How cars could benefit from the superconductor shortage
Opinion

Opinion: How cars could benefit from the superconductor shortage

As OEMs struggle to maintain supply in the face of a global chip shortage, Dan argues that cars could be better off because of it

2021 MG HS Essence X
Reviews

2021 MG HS Essence X review

MG’s convincing package of value and quality is let down by one key component

The SUV craze is improving performance cars
Opinion

Opinion: The SUV craze is improving the performance car landscape

SUVs are often seen as the antichrist for dynamic driving, but Dan reckons the performance car world is all the better for it

Opinion: next-generation car lovers
Opinion

Opinion: The future of the car lover

Dan can vividly remember the exact moment he became a car lover, but are the kids of today robbed of the same evocative experiences?

2021 Mazda MX-30 E35 Astina
Reviews

Australian first drive: Mazda MX-30 E35 electric SUV

Mazda charges a premium to charge with its first pure-electric production model

Ford F-150 electric prototype
News

Electric utes are coming

Booming global truck sales, increasing EV demand and fading fossil fuel sales mean only one thing

2021 Finke desert race
News

The day I realised I could never be a racing driver

Dan decides to try his hand at motorsport before proceeding into an instant retirement

Honda
News

Honda details fixed-price model coming Down Under

Customers will pay the same drive-away price wherever they are in the country and some dealerships will get the chop

Sign Head Jpg
Advice

FWD vs RWD vs AWD – which is the safest kind of car?

With so many drivetrains in the market to choose from, powering either the front wheels, the rear wheels, or both ends... which setup is right for you?

2022 Kia Sportage previewed for Australia
News

New Sportage officially previewed – and spied!

We've seen the new-generation 2022 Kia Sportage spied in heavy camouflage, and now the Korean carmaker has released a handful of official teaser images.

Opinion: Don't keep your first car
Opinion

Opinion: Why you shouldn't keep your first car

An old car may make zero economic sense but, to Dan, it makes perfect emotional sense

2021 Haval H6
Reviews

2021 Haval H6 Lux 2WD review

In a fearsomely competitive SUV arena, the Haval H6 is a shining beacon of adequacy

Why everyone should drive a convertible with the top down
News

Opinion: The indulgent joy of driving a top-down convertible

Dan explains why driving with the top down is like going fishing with hand grenades