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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.

2025 Tesla Cybertruck.
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“That’s their opinion”: Tesla boss confident Cybertruck can comply for Aussie sale, less confident it will actually be sold here

April 16, 2025April 16, 2025 Bruce Newton 14531 Views Cybertruck, Tesla

Commentary on social media that the gargantuan Tesla Cybertruck could not be made compliant with Australian Design Rules [ADRs] and

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IM Presented By MG IM6 at the Melbourne motor show.
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Now that’a a BIG statement! MG promises IM Motors electric luxury IM5 and IM6 will be the most “advanced cars anyone will be able to buy in Australia this year”.

April 15, 2025April 14, 2025 Bruce Newton 10945 Views IM Motors, IM Presented By MG, IM5, IM6, mg

MG is launching its IM Motors electric luxury sub-brand in Australia with two models, five variants and rhetoric that’s super-heated

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2025 Smart #5 Brabus.
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Get Smarter! Boxy 2025 Smart #5 Brabus squares up against the Tesla Model Y Performance and Hyundai Ioniq 5 N

April 14, 2025April 14, 2025 Bruce Newton 9012 Views #5, Brabus, smart

Mercedes-Geely owned Smart has released pictures of the hot electric 2025 Smart #5 Brabus mid-size SUV ahead of its official

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2025 Kia Sportage.
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Toyota targeted! Cheaper hybrids coming as Kia plans dramatic Aussie petrol-electric expansion

April 14, 2025May 12, 2025 Bruce Newton 8279 Views Carnival, hybrid, K4, Kia, Sorento, Sportage

Hybrid affordability in the Kia Australia line-up will be dramatically improved in 2025 as part of a strategy to ensure

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2025 Volvo EX30 Twin Performance Ultra.
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2025 Volvo EX30 Twin Performance Ultra Review: The fastest production Volvo ever comes with standard sincerity and a dash of devil

April 13, 2025April 12, 2025 Bruce Newton 9211 Views EX30, Twin Performance Ultra, volvo

The folks at Volvo have always seem so … sincere. They are sincere in how they don’t want people to

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2025 Tesla Model Y Long Range
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Rejected! EV makers Tesla and Polestar lash reported Coalition plan to wind back Australia’s CO2 reduction scheme

April 10, 2025April 11, 2025 Bruce Newton 7254 Views NVES, polestar, Tesla

Outspoken electric vehicle makers Tesla and Polestar have reacted strongly to a newspaper report forecasting a Dutton Coalition federal government

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Deepal S07
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We can rebuild it! Deepal S07 electric SUV gets “re-engineered” safety software, brand aims for “redemption”

April 10, 2025September 23, 2025 Bruce Newton 6592 Views Deepal, E07, S05, S07

The newly-arrived Chinese brand Deepal is re-engineering the safety software of its S07 electric SUV and hoping its own image

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2025 MG HS PHEV.
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Made for Australia: New MG Super Hybrid PHEV system designed specifically for local driving conditions will debut within months

April 9, 2025April 9, 2025 Bruce Newton 7955 Views HS, mg, QS, super hybrid

MG is promising a big step forward via plug-in hybrid technology developed specifically for Australia when the PHEV version of

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2025 Leapmotor C10 REEV at the Melbourne motor show.
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Smart solution: Leapmotor C10 Apple and Android smartphone shortfall will be addressed in August

April 8, 2025May 6, 2025 Bruce Newton 12425 Views Apple CarPlay, B10, Leapmotor

If you’ve been turned off the new Leapmotor C10 electric SUV because it lacks Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone

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2025 Kia EV3 GT-Line
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Staying positive! Kia aims for huge EV sales growth and hybrid expansion in Australia in 2025 to avoid CO2 emissions penalties

April 8, 2025April 7, 2025 Bruce Newton 4741 Views EV3, EV9 GT, Kia

Kia has declared its ambition to claim a vastly larger chunk of Australia’s slow-growth EV market in 2025 and place

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

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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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