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Dylan Campbell

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Wheels Media contributor Dylan Campbell (photo: Alastair Brook)

Specialist road-tester Dylan Campbell has evaluated more than 1500 new cars since starting as a full-time journalist in 2006. Away from work, Dylan is a hobbyist mechanic with a keen interest in old cars, long-distance driving, Formula One and grassroots motorsport.

Dylan was Editor of Wheels magazine between 2020 and 2021 and Editor of MOTOR magazine between 2013 and 2020. Dylan is currently a judge at Wheels Car of the Year.

Social media: @aussiecarjourno

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Reviews

2023 Lexus RZ450e review: Australian first drive

High hopes for Lexus’s first dedicated electric vehicle – but we came away wanting more

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Reviews

Tyre test 2023: Toyo A43 Open Country review

The Toyo A43 Open Country makes a great companion to Toyota’s big family-hauling Kluger SUV

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News

Lexus confirms ‘yoke’ steering wheel for Australia, ‘should pass ADRs’

Cheaper front-drive electric RZ also ‘not in our plans’; two-tier hybrid LM luxe-van line-up confirmed

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News

Atmo 5.0-litre V8 ‘safe for now’: Lexus Australia

Meanwhile updated LC coupe expected in Australia; seven-seat GX still ‘to be confirmed’

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Comparisons

2023 Nissan Qashqai vs X-Trail 5-seat & 7-seat comparison: Sibling Rivalry

Space or value? It’s not quite as clear-cut – as one drives better than the other

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Opinion

In a time of mindfulness, mindful driving is seldom mentioned

Here’s a thought: aussies need to shift their driving brains towards mindfulness, rather than mindlessness

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Opinion

Choosing a car for rational reasons is overrated

Buying safe might be sensible, but sensible is for those who don't have stories to tell.

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Comparisons

Hybrid SUVs compared: 2023 Nissan X-Trail E-Power vs Toyota RAV4 hybrid

Toyota’s dominant RAV4 is comprehensively pipped by Nissan’s clever new hybrid X-Trail E-Power – and not just because you can get one sooner

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News

RAM's electric Hilux, Ranger rival reportedly shown to dealers

US truck maker gives dealers private viewing of Ranger-sized electric ute

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News

Landmark loophole saves internal combustion engine in Europe

European Union permits new internal combustion models past 2036 – provided they are exclusively powered by carbon-neutral ‘green petrol’

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COTY

2023’s best SUVs at Wheels Car of the Year

They’re part of the biggest-selling segment in Australia, and at COTY we have six of the year’s true standout SUVs

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COTY

2023 Tesla Model Y review: Wheels Car of the Year finalist

Popular electric car gives Elon a real shot at winning his first COTY. Here’s why the Model Y just fell short

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Comparisons

Fire Starters: Toyota GR86 GT vs 1986 Toyota AE86

Can the new, bigger-bore Toyota GR86 ever hope to reach the cult status of its AE86 forebear? Time for a highly scientific Wheels investigation

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Reviews

2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 review: First drive

Hyundai’s “electrified streamliner” packs a punch, but in a bit of a heavyweight way

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Comparisons

2023 BYD Atto 3 vs MG ZS EV comparison review

Australia’s cheapest electric vehicles go head-to-head – but there’s not much of a fight

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News

2023 Mercedes-AMG C63: 500kW hybrid system confirmed

The next-generation Mercedes-AMG C63, with a futuristic hi-po hybrid and acceleration like never before, will be unveiled this week

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Features

The LT6 'Gemini': GM's ultimate LS V8

The General’s new 5.5-litre LT6 produces a Ferrari-beating 493kW – without a pushrod in sight

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News

Tech explained: Electric vehicle battery swapping

Tesla thinks it’s a joke, but Chinese EV upstart Nio is betting billions on autonomous battery ‘swap stations’ that could pull the plug on roadside recharging

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Features

Farewell drive: R35 Nissan GT-R, first and final forms

As the sun sets on Nissan’s R35 GT-R in Australia, we give it one last meal – a bowl of bitumen spaghetti, its favourite – and reflect on the impact it made

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Comparisons

2022 Subaru BRZ vs Mazda MX-5 vs Hyundai i30 N comparison

Subaru’s new BRZ packs in more cubes and 174kW, but is it still the king of sub-$50K driving thrills? Hyundai’s hottest hatch and a Roadster from Hiroshima will see about that

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News

Green eFuels: Guilt-free petrol from the wind

Could high-tech green ‘eFuels’ save the combustion engine – and turn EVs into a decarbonisation dead end?

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COTY

2022 Wheels Car of the Year contender: Subaru Outback

Better at pleasing owners than wooing judges

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COTY

2022 Wheels Car of the Year contender: Kia Carnival

Brings sexy to the people-mover segment, but did it move the judges?

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COTY

Honda Civic at the 2022 Wheels Car of the Year

Does so much so well, up until the price tag swings into view