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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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Reviews

2017 Nissan Qashqai TL review video

Nissan’s Qashqai is a dependable small softroader, though the range-topping diesel may dent your wallet more than you’d expect

2017 Audi RS3 Sedan review
Reviews

2017 Audi RS3 Sedan Quick Review

Audi’s given the red-hot RS3 a facelift for 2017, and added an attractive sedan bodystyle to boot (pun-intended).

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Reviews

2017 Audi RS3 Sedan review

Audi has given the RS3 new clothes and a new heart for 2017 – not to mention a sedan bodystyle for the first time in the nameplate’s history.

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News

Skoda Kodiaq Coupe may be previewed by Vision E concept

Czech brand Skoda’s first foray into the world of fastbacked SUVs may be previewed in concept from at this year’s Shanghai Motor Show

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News

Aston Martin DBX crossover to be “world’s first beautiful SUV”

Aston Martin’s vice president says the DBX will not only be the first-ever SUV for the marque, but will also be the world’s most beautiful SUV

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News

Aston Martin boss details future product plan: mid-engined supercars, EVs and SUVs

A whopping seven new models are set to march into Aston Martin showrooms over the next seven years, with CEO Andy Palmer revealing the British marque’s mid-term product plan in detail

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News

Audi RS leans towards electrification as emissions laws tighten

Audi Sport is keeping an open mind about what form its electrification strategy should take, but has yet to decide if its next battery-enhanced RS models should be pure electric or hybrid.

2018 Audi RS5 Coupe cutaway
News

V6-powered Audi RS4 and RS5 will bring V8-matching thrills

The head of Audi Sport says the turbo six RS4/RS5 twins will equal the outgoing 4.2-litre atmo V8 for excitement.

2017 Audi R8 V10 Plus
News

Audi R8 V6 turbo simply isn’t going to happen: Audi Sport chief

The head of Audi Sport has thrown cold water, bucket and all, over rumours of a turbocharged bent-six for the R8 supercar.

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News

Mini Countryman plug-in hybrid could be heading to Australia

Mini Australia has the Countryman PHEV on its wishlist, but has yet to finalise a business case for what could be its first hybrid model Down Under

2016 Renault Koleos video review
Reviews

2016 Renault Koleos video review

Renault’s Koleos impresses with design, though the technology under the skin could be better

Honda Civic Type R Geneva motor show
News

2017 Geneva Motor Show: The nine cars you can afford to buy

This year’s festival of cars in Geneva was chockers with high-end rides and adventurous concepts, but there was plenty of showroom-ready – and attainable – metal on display

2017 Toyota C-HR twocar
News

2017 Toyota C-HR costs less than half as much to service as a Corolla

Toyota’s newest arrival also lays claim to being the most affordable model to maintain over a five-year period thanks to a generous 12-month maintenance interval and capped-price servicing scheme.

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News

2017 Geneva Motor Show: RUF CTR Yellowbird Geneva tribute revealed

Legendary Porka tuner RUF have unveiled their tribute to their iconic CTR “Yellowbird” – but there’s hardly any Porsche content in it.

2017 Mini Countryman - Australia
Reviews

2017 Mini Countryman Quick Review

The 2017 Mini Countryman is the retro-mad Mini brand’s second bite at creating an SUV, and is easily one of its better products in the brand’s contemporary portfolio.

2017 Mini Cooper Countryman
Reviews

2017 Mini Countryman Review

Mini’s maxi earns itself the title of “Most Improved”

Renault Zoe e-Sport
Events

2017 Geneva Motor Show: Renault Zoe e-Sport debuts as mega-quick EV hot hatch concept

Nestled amongst some updated crossovers at Renault’s Geneva stand was the Renault Zoe e-Sport, a sub-compact hot hatch with supercar levels of speed. Zero-to-hundred? Try a blistering 3.2 seconds. Fuel use? Zilch.

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News

Toyota C-HR designer wants proper performance variant

The man behind Toyota’s edgy C-HR is a performance freak, and he wants his compact SUV baby to morph into something properly swift. Is a C-HR GT4 on the way?

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Events

2017 Geneva Motor Show: McLaren 720S gets tech tease and a sneaky leak

The drapes are slowly being pulled back from McLaren’s second-gen supercar… and we like what we see.

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News

Carlos Ghosn: legacy of “Le Cost Killer”

As Nissan’s imported CEO – the man credited with saving the Japanese automaker – steps away from leadership, we take a look at his legacy.

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Events

2017 Geneva Motor Show: Range Rover Velar images leaked ahead of reveal

The covers have been prematurely lifted off Range Rover’s ‘tweener, the Velar.

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Events

2017 Geneva Motor Show: Alpine A110 revealed

Alpine A110 redux is shown ahead of its debut at the Geneva Motor Show – but performance stats remain under lock and key until next week

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News

Lexus LC F to debut at Tokyo Motor Show with 447kW twin-turbo V8

Fresh off the rumour mill is news that Lexus’ new performance flagship will boast an all-new 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 with 447kW – and we’ll see it for the first time at the Tokyo Motor Show in October.

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Advice

6 fundamental driving techniques you’re probably getting wrong

Sure, you’ve got a licence in your pocket, but do you know how to actually drive? You’d be surprised how many people are unaware of the basic rules of driving – but are you one of them?