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Articles by Andrew Chesterton

Andrew Chesterton
Andrew Chesterton

Andrew began his career as a journalist at Sydney’s The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph, before he was lured into the fast-paced world of supercars at TopGear Australia. He has also held senior roles at The Daily Mail, which involved spending time at HQ in London, and on the other side of the automotive divide with FCA Australia.

As one of Australia’s best-read freelance writers, Andrew now contributes to Robb Report, Wish in The Australian, Domain in The Australian Financial Review, CarsGuide, The West Australian, and more, as well as taking on judging duties for TopGear Car of The Year and CarsGuide Car of The Year awards.

His love for writing has carried him around the world and back again, writing for clients in Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the USA. He secretly enjoys it so much he’d probably do it for free, but he hopes his editors never find out that bit…

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The Hyundai Ioniq 5 range has been right-sized, rationalised, insert HR jargon of choice here. The point is, the offering

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For some reason, the BYD Sealion 7 kind of slipped past me last year. I drove the Performance (albeit briefly)

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Chinese newcomer Leapmotor says China now sits above Europe in terms of new-car build quality,. The brand reckons its domestic

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Chinese brand Leapmotor says it will eventually target the “crazy champions” of the off-road 4WD space – the Toyota LandCruiser

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The Alfa Romeo Tonale is back for 2026, and it’s packing a promise under its undeniably pretty sheet metal that

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If I had a dollar for every time a carmaker said they’d borrowed expertise from another brand to give its

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2025 Zeekr 7X.
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Zeekr eyes former Holden and Ford tuners to localise its incoming product rush

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Zeekr says it has local engineering firms Walkinshaw and Premcar on the must-call list as it looks at local ride

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Zeekr to take aim at BYD Shark 6 with new premium plug-in ute now on the table

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Zeekr’s willingness to embrace its sibling brands to help crack the Australian market could pay off in the shape of

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