Articles by David Morley

David Morley

Contributing Journalist

Morley’s attentions turned to cars and motoring fairly early on in his life. The realisation that the most complex motor vehicle was easier to both understand and control than the simplest human-being, set his career in motion. Growing up in the country gave the young Morley a form of motoring freedom unmatched these days, as well as many trees to dodge. With a background in newspapers, the move to motoring journalism was no less logical than Clive Palmer’s move into politics, and at times, at least as funny.

The 4WD accessories you need for off-roading

By David Morley · 07 Feb 2021

Modern adventure four-wheel-drives (4WDs) are incredible machines; most of them capable of delving farther into the bush than most owners will ever ask them to.

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What car to take on a road trip?

By David Morley · 31 Jan 2021

While COVID has become a by-word for uncertainty, one thing has emerged as a sure thing as a result of the pandemic.

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Is there such a thing as too much power?

By David Morley · 09 Jan 2021

With rumours of a locally modified Chevrolet Silverado pick-up due in showrooms soon packing more than 520kW and as much as 900Nm of torque, the question of how much power is too much has been raised yet again.

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Everything you need to know about buying a Nissan Patrol V8

By David Morley · 07 Jan 2021

On the basis that there’s no Australian automotive problem that can’t be fixed by adding more horsepower, it stands to reason that we’d be pretty keen on anything with a V8 engine.

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Everything you need to know about buying a Toyota Land Cruiser V8

By David Morley · 06 Jan 2021

Despite much of our motoring history being dominated by six-cylinder engines, it’s no secret Australians love a V8 engine.

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Diesel engine is nearly a thing of the past

By David Morley · 28 Dec 2020

Cast your mind back a decade-and-a-half or so, and a turbo-diesel car was the new black

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What goes into making a police car

By David Morley · 20 Dec 2020

Have you ever wondered what goes into making a car a modern police car?Aside from the obvious lights and sirens, what needs to be changed or beefed up to cope with a life of crime busting?The loss of our home-grown car-makers has forced Aussie police forc

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Imported police cars don’t work in Australia

By David Morley · 13 Dec 2020

If you’re lamenting the loss of our homegrown passenger cars, you’re not alone. In fact, it seems The Force is with you: The police force, that is.

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Does GV80 have us worried about Hyundai ute?

By David Morley · 05 Dec 2020

If you're old enough you might remember the very first Hyundai Sonata to land here in 1989.It was, without being unfair to it, awful.A reverse-engineered narrow-body Mitsubishi, the Sonata gave very little indication of what was to come from Hyundai speci

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The straight-six is officially back in action

By David Morley · 29 Nov 2020

Given the world’s (well, most of it, anyway) march to embrace electrification, it seems a bit strange that new internal-combustion engine technologies continue to evolve.

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