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

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

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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 5135 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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Hi-po hybrids coming soon to Hyundai’s fire-breathing N Performance department in Australia

August 15, 2025August 15, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 11360 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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Hyundai Ioniq 9 Calligraphy lead
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2025 Hyundai Ioniq 9 Review: Hyundai goes Audi and BMW hunting with huge electric SUV

August 10, 2025August 9, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 4561 Views hyundai ioniq 9

Hyundai’s answer to the Kia EV9 has arrived in the sky-scraping shape of the Ioniq 9 SUV, but there is

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2026 Mazda CX-5.
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Mazda CX-5 Hybrid is just the beginning as brand vows to “get hybrids through everything”

July 18, 2025August 22, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 8373 Views cx-5, mazda

The all-new and in-house hybrid engine Mazda is developing for the CX-5 will spark a wave of hybridisation at the

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Trouble for the new Toyota RAV4 PHEV? Geely Starray EM-i the latest plug-in hybrid medium SUV from China – and it should seriously undercut the mega-popular Toyota

July 16, 2025July 16, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 9931 Views Geely Starray EM-i

The Geely Starray EM-i will arrive in Australia in the fourth quarter of this year, with two trim levels now

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2025 Mazda CX-60 Pure PHEV Review: Rapid-fire refresh for posh CX-5 sibling brings refinement to the ride 

July 6, 2025July 6, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 14519 Views Mazda CX-60, PHEV, PURE, review

Consider this the Mazda CX-60, take two. The first version, launched in Australia in 2023, was expensive, copped criticism for

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Is Chery about to crack the diesel ute code? Chinese brand plots plug-in diesel powertrain for first BYD Shark 6 and GWM Cannon Alpha-challenging ute

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 9839 Views Chery, ute

Chery is set to enter Australia’s crowded dual-cab ute market, only potentially with a major twist, with the Chinese brand

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2025 Tesla Model Y Junipers lined up to be delivered.
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“It is influencing the sales figures”: External factors are impacting local Tesla sales as China’s BYD Sealion 7 takes the lead

May 22, 2025May 22, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 7806 Views Cybertruck, elon musk, model 3, model y, Tesla

Tesla’s local management says “a lot of things going on in the world that are outside of our control” have

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