Jez Spinks

Chief Content Officer

Jez brings decades of experience and insight as a journalist and road tester to the WhichCar team. He has written for Wheels and Motor in years past, along with a tour as a writer and then editor for Drive under the Fairfax umbrella.

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Living with the Volvo XC90: Long-term review

The Wheels Best Large Luxury SUV has joined our fleet for extended family-lifestyle interrogation

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2024 MG3 Hybrid+ review: first Australian drive

Can the MG3 hybrid do for city cars what the MG4 did for compact EVs? Let curiosity be no more as we get behind the wheel of MG’s first regular petrol-electric model

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2024 MG3 Pricing and specifications

MG’s city car has grown in size, equipment and especially price, with new technology including the brand’s first ever regular hybrid drivetrain

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2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance review

First drive of Tesla's supercar-slaying electric sedan

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Toyota cars and car-based SUVs go hybrid-only in Australia

Corolla sedan, Camry, Corolla Cross, RAV4 and Kluger ditch petrol-only drivetrains - with exception of GR performance models - as consumer demand intensifies for petrol-electric vehicles

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Ford Mustang sports sedan could become reality: report

Ford boss reveals potential for new body styles, while seemingly forgetting existence of Mustang Mach-E electric SUV

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2025 Volkswagen Touareg pricing and specfications: 170TDI, 210TDI and R

Revamped Touareg range kics off with richer 170TDI entry grade and gains new plug-in hybrid R halo model

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2024 Chery Tiggo 8 Pro Max review: first Australian drive

Fresh from entering the medium SUV segment with its Tiggo 7, Chery now ventures into seven-seater-SUV territory. But is the Tiggo 8 good enough to turn buyers away from Korea, Japan and Europe’s strongest players?

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Suzuki Jimny XL Heritage brings retro nods to five-door baby 4WD

Decals, red mud flaps and more for Jimny Heritage, with special edition limited to 500 units

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2025 Kia Carnival review: first Australian drive

Australia’s favourite people-mover has been given a mid-life update that improves it in important, and also unexpected, ways

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Kia Carnival Hybrid pricing and fuel consumption: GT-Line only but cheaper versions coming

Petrol-electric people-mover is both most frugal and most expensive in range, though Kia offers hope to big families with smaller budgets

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Chery Tiggo 8 Pro Max: Pricing and features for seven-seater SUV

Chery’s Australian line-up expands with a model that hopes to upset the large-SUV establishment with sharp pricing and generous equipment levels

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Kia Carnival Hybrid fuel consumption revealed – beats diesel and petrol models

Government website reveals how petrol-electric will be the fuel-miser of the Carnival people-mover range

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M-Hero 1: 800kW/1400Nm LandCruiser killer targets Australia

Dongfeng's planned M-Hero sub-brand is set to come to Australia, starting with an electric off-roader with wild looks and wild performance

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Cupra Formentor VZe Tribe Edition gains VZx flagship features

Special edition version of the plug-in-hybrid Formentor adopts copper wheels and notable cabin upgrades for a small premium

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2024 Volvo EX30 review: First Australian drive

Honey, I shrunk the Volvo! We get our first taste on local roads of the new baby SUV to see if it deserves to become the brand's predicted best-seller

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Volvo EX30 will be brand's best-seller as it steals customers, attracts younger buyers

Swedish brand says its smallest SUV will account for nearly one in three sales locally while taking its EV showroom ration to 70 percent by the end of the year

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Volvo focused on $60-90K space as it turns down cheaper EX30 model

Volvo Australia rules out smaller-battery EX30 to keep range simplified and focused

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Volvo EX30: Australian pricing and features for Swedish brand's smallest (and quickest) model

Volvo's smallest SUV and most affordable EV starts below $60,000 and comes in a choice of three variants

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Electric car sales surge ends in Australia as hybrid boom continues

EV sales drop for first time in more than three years as combustion-electric vehicles continue exponential growth

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2024 BMW X2 & iX2 pricing and specifications

Pricing, features and reviews for BMW's coupe-style compact luxury SUV that's available with petrol or electric drivetrains

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Cupra Ateca V to become brand's most affordable SUV

Lonely VZx performance Ateca to be joined at last by a less powerful yet more affordable model

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2025 Cupra Leon facelift revealed, Sportstourer confirmed for Australia!

The Cupra Leon Sportstourer will arrive in Australia in mid-2025 to coincide with a mid-life facelift for the hot hatch and wagon

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2025 Cupra Formentor revealed with updated design, cabin and drivetrains

Best-selling Cupra receives first major upgrades and updates, but 12 months away from Australian release