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Articles by Bruce Newton

Bruce started his career as a daily newspaper journalist but quickly gravitated to the motoring sphere. He has written about motorcycles, motorsport and motor vehicles for nearly 40 years. In that time he has edited Auto Action, Which Car, the GoAuto website and contributed to many fine publications here and internationally.

Bruce has been a freelance writer for 15 years, which allows him to indulge in a passion for mountain bikes when some editors think he’s actually slaving away at the laptop (ssh!). Bruce is a father of three adult daughters and lives on the Western Port coast in Victoria with wife Jane and loyal Dachshund Eddie.

2026 Chery Tiggo 8 CSH.
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2026 Chery Tiggo 8 CSH Urban Review: Sharp pricing and heaps of equipment aren’t the only positives offered by this plug-in seven-seat family SUV

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January 3, 2026January 2, 2026
Bruce Newton 1154 Views 0 Comments Chery, Chery Tiggo 8 CSH Urban review, Tiggo 8 CSH

If 2025 was the year plug-in hybrids became really relevant to Australian mainstream car shoppers then Chery was a big

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2026 Zeekr 7X Performance AWD.
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Bruce Newton’s best electric car of 2025: Zeekr 7X

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December 31, 2025December 31, 2025
Bruce Newton 5822 Views 1 Comment 7X, Bruce Newton's best EV of 2025, Zeekt 7X

I could be easily accused of recency bias for this choice, but here goes anyway. The Zeekr 7X gets my

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2026 Denza B8 6S.
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2026 Denza B8 6S Review: The Toyota LandCruiser is about to be tested more seriously than ever by this full-size Chinese PHEV 4×4 wagon

December 21, 2025December 20, 2025 Bruce Newton 4190 Views 0 Comments B8, B8 6S, Denza, Denza B8 6S

Many have tried to take on the mighty Toyota LandCruiser 4×4 wagon and very few have succeeded. The latest challenger

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2026 Zeekr 7X Performance AWD.
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2026 Zeekr 7X Performance AWD Review: Take note, Tesla fans, because this could be the best Chinese EV yet!

December 14, 2025December 14, 2025 Bruce Newton 12284 Views 1 Comment Zeekr 7X, Zeekr 7X Review

So what is it about the Zeekr 7X that’s cut through with Aussie electric SUV buyers so convincingly and so

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2026 Toyota RAV4
bZ4X HiLux EV LATEST News Toyota 

Toyota chases 7400% sales lift for EVs and PHEVs in Australia! Yep, you read that right … Says it’s “nonsense” to call current EV performance a flop

December 9, 2025December 9, 2025 Bruce Newton 11974 Views 1 Comment BZ4X, BZ4X Touring, C-HR EV, hilux ev, Toyota

Toyota has rejected its electric vehicle strategy in Australia is “a flop” at the same time it has announced it

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2026 BMW iX3.
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2026 BMW iX3 50 xDrive Review: The best car of 2025? Neue Klasse stakes its claim

December 6, 2025December 6, 2025 Bruce Newton 5728 Views bmw, BMW iX3, iX3

You’ve probably got the message by now. The second-generation BMW iX3 is important. BMW talks about its first Neu Klasse

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2026 RHD Nio Firefly.
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How China’s Nio Firefly EV has been influenced by the Aussie Holden

December 1, 2025December 31, 2025 Bruce Newton 13291 Views Firefly, Mike Barber, Multimatic, Nio, Nio Firefly

An Australian automotive engineer integral to the development of the last locally-developed Holden Commodore has been revealed as a key

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2026 Toyota RAV4 Cruiser.
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2026 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Review: This car could be Australia’s best seller in 2026. It’s a bit of a struggle to understand why…

November 30, 2025November 29, 2025 Bruce Newton 4719 Views RAV4 hybrid, Toyota, Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, Toyota RAV4 Hybrid review

If there’s one thing the editorial team at EV Central argue about more than anything else it’s whether we should

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2026 BYD Sealion 5 Premium.
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2026 BYD Sealion 5 Premium Review: This PHEV SUV is the Mitsubishi Lancer wagon of its generation. That’s a compliment, by the way…

November 29, 2025November 28, 2025 Bruce Newton 4675 Views BYD, BYD Sealion 5, BYD Sealion 5 review

The latest model in BYD’s Aussie model rush is the Sealion 5 plug-in hybrid compact SUV. As much aimed at

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2026 Nissan Frontier Pro.
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Nissan Frontier Pro coming to Australia: Plug-in hybrid ute will fight the BYD Shark 6 and lead a China-sourced electric new model attack

November 27, 2025November 26, 2025 Bruce Newton 13800 Views Frontier Pro, nissan, Nissan Frontier Pro

The BYD Shark 6 will face more tough competition with the Nissan Frontier Pro plug-in hybrid ute confirmed to arrive

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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle
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FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

January 10, 2021 EV Central team Comments Off on FCEV: Fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle

Hydrogen electric vehicles, often called hydrogen fuel cells vehicles (FCEV), drive the same as regular EVs. They can have one

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PHEV: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

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Hybrid vehicle
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Hybrid vehicle

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EV or BEV: Electric vehicle or battery electric vehicle

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Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

April 13, 2024 Iain Curry Comments Off on Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

With acceleration to rip the skin from your cheekbones, Ford’s SuperVan 4.2 is an electric Transit with performance from another

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