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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.

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Indian Mutiny! While Toyota sells thousands of hybrids in Australia, Mahindra will jump straight to EVs as soon as 2027

July 3, 2025August 8, 2025 Bruce Newton 6749 Views BE, Born Electric, INGLO, Mahindra

The Indian auto giant Mahindra will not prioritise hybridisation and instead remains committed to bringing battery electric vehicles to Australia

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2026 Polestar 5 test vehicle.
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Take Five! New Polestar 5 flagship snapped testing in Australia months before its global launch

July 2, 2025August 8, 2025 Bruce Newton 12719 Views polestar 5

The most ambitious model yet from the emerging luxury electric brand Polestar has been caught testing in Australia. The sleek

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2026 Nio Firefly spotted testing in Australia. Pic: carsales.com.au.
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Scoop pics: Cute Nio Firefly electric hatch caught testing in Australia, could be on-sale here in 2026

June 30, 2025June 30, 2025 Bruce Newton 7969 Views Firefly, Nio

The long-expected arrival of the Chinese start-up Nio in Australia could be led by this compact electric hatchback, the Firefly.

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2025 Ford Ranger PHEV Stormtrak.
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2025 Ford Ranger PHEV Review: The best diesel dual cab ute is now plug-in petrol-electric, should BYD Shark 6 and GWM Cannon Alpha be scared?

June 29, 2025October 31, 2025 Bruce Newton 4345 Views ford, Ranger PHEV

The Ford Ranger is unchallenged as the best dual cab 4×4 ute going around in Australia today. As a diesel.

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2025 XPeng P7+.
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Is this the car to replace the iconic Tesla Model S? XPeng P7+ shown in Australia for the first time, sub $90K price promised!

June 27, 2025June 28, 2025 Bruce Newton 11025 Views

The Chinese large luxury car that could fill the void left by the departure of the Tesla Model S from

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2025 Kia PV5 van.
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Look out Toyota HiAce! Kia PV5 electric van business case looking “positive” for Australia

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025 Bruce Newton 10661 Views Kia, PBV, PV5, Toyota HiAce

The prospects of Kia launching into the local van market with the groundbreaking electric PV5 are looking positive. Officially unveiled

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2025 Ford Ranger PHEV.
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Advantage China? Ford cautious on Ranger PHEV expansion as BYD and GWM plan faster plug-in roll-out

June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 Bruce Newton 10534 Views ford, GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV, PHEV, ranger

While other brand such as BYD, GWM and Chery’s multitude of spin-offs strike out boldly into the plug-in hybrid space,

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2025 Hyundai Inster Cross.
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Deflated: With no rear airbags the new Hyundai Inster EV is expected to cop a four star ANCAP safety rating

June 5, 2025June 4, 2025 Bruce Newton 7083 Views ANCAP, Hyundai, inster

The new Hyundai Inster electric SUV is set to be another point of contention between the Korean auto giant’s Australian

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2025 Tank 700 Hi4-T.
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Massive 4500kg braked towing from a PHEV for close to $100K! Tank 700 SUV could deliver that to Australia as soon as 2026

June 3, 2025June 2, 2025 Bruce Newton 9400 Views 700, GWM, Tank, towing 4500kg, V8

The Chinese auto giant GWM is set to tackle one of the last bastions of the Aussie car market preserved

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2029 Hyundai dual cab ute. ChatGPT's view.
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Diesel out. EV later. PHEV in! Hyundai finally firms up its dual cab ute plans for Australia

June 2, 2025June 1, 2025 Bruce Newton 8187 Views Hyundai, Hyundai ute, NVES, PHEV ute

Hyundai wants to skip diesel power and electrify its first dual cab ute, which should be on-sale in Australia before

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