Articles by Andrew Chesterton

Andrew Chesterton

Contributing Journalist

CarsGuide contributing journalist Andrew Chesterton is an award-winning Australian automotive reporter with more than 20 years of experience across newspapers, magazines, digital publishing and automotive corporate communications.

Andrew began his journalism career at Sydney’s The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph, reporting across business, courts, crime, property and state politics before moving into automotive journalism.

He joined Top Gear Australia as its online editor in 2008, later being appointed editor of Top Gear New Zealand. He subsequently worked as an assistant editor during the Australian launch of the Daily Mail Australia, and as communications manager at FCA Australia, now Stellantis.

His experience on both sides of the media industry gives him an unrivalled understanding of the automotive industry, and the relationship between car manufacturers, the media, and Australian consumers.

Andrew’s work has appeared across leading automotive, news, business, luxury, travel and lifestyle publications, including CarsGuide, EV Central, DMARGE, The Sydney Morning Herald, Marie Claire, Top Gear, GQ Australia, The Australian, WISH Magazine, Boss Hunting, The West Australian, The Nightly, Women’s Day Australia, Carsales, NRMA, Men’s Health, CEO Magazine, Australian Financial Review and more.

Andrew specialises in industry news, vehicle reviews, policy, performance and luxury cars, electric vehicles, automotive technology, EVs hybrid and plug-in hybrids, and the broader Australian new-car marketplace.

In 2025, Andrew was named Newspress Australia News Journalist of the Year and was a finalist for the overall Journalist of the Year award.

Earlier honours include Website of the Year wins at the Australian Magazine Awards and ACP Awards, the ACP Rising Star Award and recognition in the Bauer Media and News Ltd journalism awards.

Expertise

Electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles
Performance, luxury and supercars
New-car reviews and road testing
Australian automotive industry and new-car sales
Chinese automotive brands and emerging manufacturers
Utes, SUVs and family vehicles
Automotive technology
Policy

Awards

2025 Newspress Australia News Journalist of the Year

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Note: The author, Andrew Chesterton, is a co-owner of Smart As Media, a content agency and media distribution service with a number automotive brands among its clients. When producing content for CarsGuide, he does so in accordance with the CarsGuide Editorial Guidelines and Code of Ethics, and the views and opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author.

Toyota Land Cruiser 300 gets tested in Aus

By Andrew Chesterton · 28 Jul 2021

The Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series has been spotted in Melbourne, with the new off-road icon looking like it’s been put through its paces in Australia’s unforgiving outback.

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Are you ready for a Toyota LC300 Series ute?

By Andrew Chesterton · 27 Jul 2021

The incoming Toyota LandCruiser 300 series has been imagined as a tough-as-nails ute in a new render that makes us pine for the Japanese giant to deliver a tray-backed version of its 200 Series replacement.Now, it must be pointed out that this is pulled s

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Can China take down the Prado?

By Andrew Chesterton · 27 Jul 2021

The first images of the Great Wall Tank 600 have emerged, ahead of the Chinese answer to the Toyota LandCruiser Prado's official reveal at the Chengdu motor show in August.

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SsangYong wants to take on the RAV4 Hybrid!

By Andrew Chesterton · 26 Jul 2021

First Great Wall fired a warning shot across the bow of the Toyota LandCruiser Prado with a new sketch detailing the beefed up Tank 600 which is expected to be powered by a new V6 engine.And now SsangYong has joined the Toyota-hunting party, with Korea's

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Will the 400Z be the last of its kind?

By Andrew Chesterton · 26 Jul 2021

We know that the Nissan 400Z (rumoured to now be simply called the 'Z') is the first new Zed car in years, but fresh reports out of Japan suggest it might also be the last - at least with this style of powertrain.The full suite of details surrounding the

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Toyota's brutal LC300 contract

By Andrew Chesterton · 23 Jul 2021

Toyota in Japan is asking its customers to sign a LC300 contract that bans the export and resale of the new LandCruiser 300 Series, as the brand reportedly tries to stop the vehicle falling into the wrong hands.It's no secret that the LandCruiser 200 Seri

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Subaru BRZ to be CHEAPER than outgoing model

By Andrew Chesterton · 23 Jul 2021

The Subaru BRZ could be cheaper than the model it replaces in Australia, if the Toyota GR 86's international price lists are any guide.The BRZ's pricing was announced in the USA overnight, and it's good news for buyers of the two-seat sports car based in

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Can GMSV succeed where Holden and HSV failed?

By Andrew Chesterton · 21 Jul 2021

The battle between Holden and Ford seems as old as Australia automotive history itself, but there's one department in which the Red Lion consistently lost the war with the Blue Oval, and that's the battle between the Colorado and the Ranger.A recap?

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Toyota's X-rated feature!

By Andrew Chesterton · 20 Jul 2021

In the great tradition of questionable automotive names, a few stick out from the rest. Great Wall Motors' new L.E.M.O.N Platform (yep, lemon) probably needed an extra spin around the marketing department before going public, for example.

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Isuzu MU-X pricing leaked

By Andrew Chesterton · 19 Jul 2021

The price list of the upcoming Isuzu MU-X has been seemingly been leaked, with the document pointing to a $5k price jump for the entry-level model of the brand's D-Max-based SUV.The data - apparently leaked on FB Group Isuzu D-MAX, MU-X Owners Group Austr

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