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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…

2026 Leapmotor B10.
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Is made in China better than made in Europe? This Chinese electric car brand thinks so

November 20, 2025November 22, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 12768 Views 0 Comments Leapmotor B10

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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Leapmotor D19
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Should LandCruiser lookout? Leapmotor D19 targets “crazy champions” with desert-ready 400kW electric 4×4

November 14, 2025November 14, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 9621 Views 0 Comments D19, Leapmotor, Leapmotor D19

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

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Alfa Romeo Tonale Q4 PHEV
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2026 Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV Review: Italian brand promises a small SUV antidote to “computers with four wheels”

November 1, 2025November 1, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 2160 Views Alfa Romeo Tonale

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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2026 Leapmotor B10 Review: The cut-price Chinese EV that doesn’t drive like a Chinese EV

October 29, 2025October 29, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 3995 Views Leapmotor B10

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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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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Lynk & Co 08.
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Zeekr bets big on Australia! 7X SUV the start of new-model attack with 8X, 9X and Lynk & Co 08 on the hit list

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Zeekr will use the success of the 7X SUV in Australia as the launch pad for a new model and

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Deepal S07
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Deepal has just solved the single biggest problem with Chinese electric vehicles in Australia with the 2026 S07 SUV

September 24, 2025September 28, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 32738 Views Deepal, SO7

Deepal, working with its Australian imported Inchcape, might have just solved what is by the far the most annoying feature

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MG IM6
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2025 MG IM6 Performance Review: Chinese brand’s big premium push to take on Audi, Lexus and Tesla

September 6, 2025September 6, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 3934 Views

Having already had a fair crack at the mainstream market – and having secured its place inside Australia’s top 10

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Hyundai i30 N
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Hi-po hybrids coming soon to Hyundai’s fire-breathing N Performance department in Australia

August 15, 2025August 15, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 11012 Views Hyundai i30 N

Hyundai says hybrid powertrains will carry its N Performance department into tomorrow, with the brand confirming replacements for models like

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