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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 Kia EV4 GT-LIne hatchback.
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Kia doubles up on EV4! Hatchback set to join sedan in Australia to battle Tesla Model 3. But Kia EV6 range to be reduced

August 1, 2025September 3, 2025 Bruce Newton 11976 Views Air, EV4, EV6, Hatch, Kia, sedan

Kia is set to launch both the electric EV4 medium sedan and hatch in Australia in 2026 as a double-pronged

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2025 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Touring.
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2025 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Touring Review: A great car with relevance deprivation disorder

July 27, 2025July 28, 2025 Bruce Newton 5675 Views bmw, BMW EV, i5 M60 xDrive Touring

You want everyman relevance? Well, you’ve come to the wrong place! The 2025 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Touring is a

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2025 Subaru Forester AWD Hybrid.
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2025 Subaru Forester AWD Hybrid Review: A worthy step along the road to EVs, or not quite good enough? Unpacking the sixth generation of one of Australia’s best known medium SUVs

July 26, 2025July 26, 2025 Bruce Newton 7131 Views AWD Hybrid, Forester, Subaru

When it comes to electrified vehicles some people accept only zero emission EVs. And that’s understandable. But other people regard

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2025 Haval H7 Vanta.
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New Chinese rival for Toyota RAV4 revealed: Haval H7 hybrid joins GWM’s triple-pronged strategy to topple top-selling Toyota in Australia

July 24, 2025July 24, 2025 Bruce Newton 21733 Views GWM, H6 GT PHEV, H7, haval, rav4, Toyota

Chinese giant GWM has revealed the latest weapon in its multi-pronged strategy to topple the Toyota RAV4 hybrid from its

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2025 Audi A6 Sportback e-tron Performance.
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Flagship Audi A6 e-tron EV no guarantee for Australia: SUV mania could signal the local demise of luxury sedan after 30 year run

July 23, 2025July 23, 2025 Bruce Newton 10380 Views A6, A6 e-tron, Audi, Q3, q4

While it eagerly awaits the arrival of electrified SUVs, Audi Australia has admitted the sophisticated new A6 e-tron flagship luxury

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2026 Subaru Uncharted.
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Subaru Uncharted and Trailseeker EVs looking good for Australia: “Watch this space for some exciting announcements” promises local Subaru boss

July 23, 2025July 22, 2025 Bruce Newton 11133 Views solterra, Strong Hybrid, Subaru, Trailseeker, Uncharted

Subaru is expected to soon confirm the Trailseeker and Uncharted electric SUVs will join its Australian line-up. And they could

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2025 Audi A5 TFSI Sedan.
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Audi reveals big NVES impact: Cheapest Aussie PHEV has been priced to woo buyers from in-house ICE rival!

July 17, 2025August 22, 2025 Bruce Newton 8448 Views Audi A5 PHEV, Audi S5, NVES

The impact of Australia’s new NVES CO2 emissions laws have been starkly illustrated by launch pricing for Audi’s cheapest plug-in

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2025 Hyundai Ioniq 9 Calligraphy.
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Hyundai Ioniq 9 pricing and spec announced: Electric family SUV will be offered in Australia as one expensive model

July 16, 2025July 16, 2025 Bruce Newton 7669 Views Calligraphy, Hyundai, Ioniq 9

Only well-heeled families are going to be able to afford the new Hyundai Ioniq 9 three-row electric SUV in Australia,

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Deepal S07
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Air time! Delayed Deepal S07 software updates are now rolling out, as Chinese EV newcomer announces huge Aussie dealer expansion

July 14, 2025July 15, 2025 Bruce Newton 11000 Views Deepal, S05, S07

Deepal has pressed the button on substantial over the air updates to improve the driving behaviour of its launch Australian

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2025 Leapmotor C10 REEV Design.
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2025 Leapmotor C10 REEV Design Review: Is this range-extender SUV the most frustrating new car on-sale in Australia today?

July 13, 2025July 12, 2025 Bruce Newton 6707 Views C10, Leapmotor, leapmotor c10 reev, range extender, REEV

Leapmotor, if you didn’t already know, is one of the phalanx of new Chinese brands arriving in Australia. With the

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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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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

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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VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

February 25, 2022 Toby Hagon Comments Off on VIDEO: Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD review

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