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Articles by Andrew Chesterton

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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 pool of plug-in hybrid utes is set to grow more crowded still in Australia, with Chinese brand JAC whipping

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2025 Volvo EX90 Review: Sizeable seven-seat electric SUV delivers on space in spades

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The EX90 might look a bit like some of Volvo’s petrol-powered product, but beneath the skin it’s an EV-from-birth, capitalising

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EV price parity is here: Bargain Geely EX5 electric SUV priced to thrill in Australia

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Geely has taken a razor to even its own pricing predictions for its EX5 electric SUV, with the mid-size model

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Cadillac has confirmed two more factory right-hand-drive electric vehicles for Australia, with the Optiq (pictured above) and Vistiq to join

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2025 Geely EX5 Review: Is this cut-price electric SUV bad news for the Leapmotor C10, BYD Sealion 7 and Tesla Model Y?

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I know that home brands don’t always scream quality. Value, maybe. But you don’t usually find too much premiumness amongst

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2025 BYD Sealion 7 Review: Chinese giant unleashes its alternative to the Tesla Model Y Juniper in Australia

February 23, 2025February 23, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 25712 Views BYD Sealion 7, BYD Sealion 7 review, Juniper, Tesa Model Y

When you think EVs in Australia, you’re really thinking two brands, at least at the moment — Tesla, which started

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This is exciting. I’ve heard good things about the XPeng G6, not least of all from EV Central’s very own

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Before I even climbed into the Deepal S07, I was ready to happily issue it at least one important award.

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January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 Andrew Chesterton 18423 Views Atto 3, BYD Shark 6, Dolphin, Pricing, Seal, Sealion 6

Get set for big BYD bargains with just about the entire range in Australia undergoing a pricing shake-up, with big

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2025 Mazda CX-80 plug-in hybrid review: A true replacement for the CX-8 and CX-9?

November 17, 2024December 20, 2024 Andrew Chesterton 13722 Views CX-80, mazda

Another day, another large SUV from Mazda. In fact, Australia is the only market to get the CX-60, CX-70, CX-90

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