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Tony O'Kane

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The first book Tony ever read cover-to-cover was the maintenance manual for a Volkswagen Beetle, and he’s been reading and writing about cars ever since.

A journalist by training but a car freak by nature, Tony is fascinated by the technology behind automobiles – whether it’s archaic side valve engines or hydrogen fuel cells. His product knowledge and road-testing expertise have been helping Australian new-car consumers buy smarter for more than a decade.

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News

Skoda Kodiaq RS attaqs the Ring and claims new record

Skoda’s seven-seater-on-stilts has claimed what it says is a new record at Germany’s Nurburgring Nordschliefe – but is the ‘record’ just marketing guff?

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Turbo Titans

Mazda’s turbo timeline

Mazda’s history of turbocharging isn’t as extensive as the bulk of its rivals, but that hasn’t stopped the Japanese automaker from having some solid cracks at forced induction over the years.

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News

2018 Kia Cerato sedan price and features

Kia’s volume-selling Cerato small car has entered its third generation… but only in sedan form for now

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Reviews

2018 Kia Cerato Sport+ Sedan review

Kia's revamped small sedan is hugely improved, but doesn't go far enough in one crucial aspect

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News

V6 dominates Kia Stinger sales as 4cyl falls flat

Kia's four-pot Stinger is getting little love in the showroom

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News

Chrysler to be killed off by FCA this weekend – report

The automotive industry is abuzz with rumours that Chrysler could be shut down by FCA boss Sergio Marchionne

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News

2018 Hyundai i30, Elantra and Tucson Trophy editions arrive

Hyundai winds up the value equation on its volume-selling i30, Elantra and Tucson

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News

Ford Fiesta RS is ‘wishful thinking’ says Ford Performance boss

It would seem reports of a Fiesta RS revival are too good to be true

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News

Ford Performance puts power per litre predictions on the table

Head of Ford Performance in Europe says future performance cars will boast prodigious grunt

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News

Ford ‘2nd Car’ subscription scheme launched in Australia

Service allows Escape and Ranger owners to drive a Mustang for up to two weeks at a time

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News

Next-gen Accord will be Honda’s showroom flagship, but delayed until late 2019

Honda has confirmed it will bring the tenth-generation Accord to the Australian market, though it’s still about a year and a half away from touching down in showrooms.

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News

BMW X8 reportedly coming as flagship super-luxe SUV

BMW looks set to bridge the gap between the X7 and Rolls Royce Cullinan with a high-riding, high-featured SUV flagship predictably dubbed the X8

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News

Meghan Markle to receive military-grade driver training

American actor and newly minted royal Meghan Markle will learn how to steer like the special forces

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News

Baby seat crash testing finds only one five-star result

Local testing by Crashlab reveals less than a quarter of child seats assessed rated four stars or higher

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News

Alpina boss says performance diesel has bright future

The head of Alpina says the brand won’t turn its back on diesels despite recent controversies

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Reviews

2019 Ford Fiesta ST review

Ford’s third-gen compact hot hatch is a true scorcher – and arguably the best of its breed. It’s just a shame we’ll need to wait so long for it

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Features

2019 Ford Fiesta ST – 9 things you should know

The all-new Fiesta ST is packed with tricks and tech that make it the fastest compact hot hatch in Ford’s history. Here are the most interesting factoids

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Features

Wheels magazine May 2018 issue preview

Brabham’s Aussie supercar, Jeep’s ballistic Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, Volvo’s impressive XC40 – here’s what you’ll find inside the latest issue of Wheels

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News

Mazda CX-3 diesel recalled for self-destructing engines

Own a CX-3 diesel or know someone who does? Read this

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Features

The best of Nissan’s Australian touring cars

As Nissan’s domestic racing programme evaporates, we take a look back at the Japanese brand’s most notable touring cars

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News

Car parts of the future may be designed by AI, not humans: GM

General Motors reveals it’s researching how to design better parts … by eliminating humans from the engineering process.

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News

2018 Holden Equinox diesel joins range

Holden brings diesel power to its Equinox mid-size SUV family, providing a fuel-sipping alternative to low-capacity turbo petrols.

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News

2019 Range Rover Velar gains new diesel, tech tweaks

The first running update for the stylish Velar adds a torque-laden V6 turbodiesel, as well as improvements to driver assistance tech

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News

Jeep Wrangler Golden Eagle and Freedom Edition announced

Two oh-so-American Wrangler special editions will be the curtain call for the JK-series offroader, ahead of the arrival of its all-new replacement later this year