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    Articles by Graham Smith

    Graham Smith

    Graham Smith

    Contributing Journalist

    With a passion for cars dating back to his childhood and having a qualification in mechanical engineering, Graham couldn’t believe his good fortune when he was offered a job in the Engineering Department at General Motors-Holden’s in the late-1960s when the Kingswood was king and Toyota was an upstart newcomer. It was a dream come true.

    Over the next 20 years Graham worked in a range of test and development roles within GMH’s Experimental Engineering Department, at the Lang Lang Proving Ground, and the Engine Development Group where he predominantly worked on the six-cylinder and V8 engines.

    If working for Holden wasn’t exciting enough he also spent two years studying General Motors Institute in America, with work stints with the Chassis Engineering section at Pontiac, and later took up the post of Holden’s liaison engineer at Opel in Germany.

    But the lure of working in the media saw him become a fulltime motorsport reporter and photographer in the late-1980s following the Grand Prix trail around the world and covering major world motor racing events from bases first in Germany and then London.

    After returning home to Australia in the late-1980s Graham worked on numerous motoring magazines and newspapers writing about new and used cars, and issues concerning car owners. These days, Graham is CarsGuide's longest standing contributor.

    Used Chrysler 300C review: 2010-2011

    15 November 2013 by Graham Smith

    Used Volkswagen Polo review: 2010-2012

    5 November 2013 by Graham Smith
    Small cars no longer equate to poverty as they once did, today's little...Read more

    Used Honda Civic review: 2006-2011

    22 October 2013 by Graham Smith
    That the Civic Honda launched in 2006 was the eighth generation of the...Read more

    Used Ford Focus review: 2011-2012

    17 October 2013 by Graham Smith
    The all-new Focus launched by Ford in 2011 was part of a larger global...Read more

    Volkswagen Caddy Life review: 2006-2010

    14 October 2013 by Graham Smith
    When you talk peoplemovers large cumbersome wagons or four-wheel drives...Read more

    Used Mercedes-Benz C-Class review: 2007-2010

    3 October 2013 by Graham Smith
    Mercedes-Benz built an enviable reputation based on safe, solid,...Read more

    Used Citroen C5 review: 2008-2010

    3 October 2013 by Graham Smith
    Let's face it Citroen is at best a bit player in the Australian motoring...Read more

    Used Volkswagen Tiguan review: 2008-2010

    26 September 2013 by Graham Smith
    There can be no disputing the fact that the SUV is the car of the moment;...Read more

    Used Mercedes-Benz ML350 review: 2005-2010

    20 September 2013 by Graham Smith
    Mercedes-Benz was the first to hit the showrooms with a new prestige SUV,...Read more

    Used Peugeot 207 review: 2007-2010

    16 September 2013 by Graham Smith
    NEW The 207 replaced the 206 as Peugeot's baby car in 2007, and like many...Read more

    Used Mitsubishi Challenger review: 2009-2011

    5 September 2013 by Graham Smith
    Mitsubishi's Challenger off-roader arrived on the market as buyers were...Read more

    Used BMW 1 Series review: 2004-2010

    30 August 2013 by Graham Smith
    The 3-Series was once the model that opened the bidding for the BMW brand...Read more

    Used Alfa Romeo Spider review: 2006-2011

    23 August 2013 by Graham Smith
    As winter fades and summer fast approaches thoughts often turn to open-top...Read more

    Used Jaguar X-Type review: 2002-2010

    16 August 2013 by Graham Smith
    Remarkably the Jaguar name has maintained its traditional position as a...Read more

    Used Toyota Camry review: 2006-2011

    9 August 2013 by Graham Smith
    It's easy to criticise the Camry, it doesn't do anything very special, but...Read more

    Used Toyota RAV4 review: 2006-2010

    31 July 2013 by Graham Smith
    There was no such car as an SUV when Toyota unleashed the RAV4 on the...Read more

    Used Volvo S40 review: 2006-2009

    15 July 2013 by Graham Smith
    After years of safe, sensible, but somewhat stodgy cars Volvo...Read more

    Used Land Rover Discovery 3 review: 2005-2009

    5 July 2013 by Graham Smith
    Early Discoverys were in equal measure praised for their off-road...Read more

    Used Hyundai i20 review: 2010-2012

    24 June 2013 by Graham Smith
    It's a measure of the transformation of small cars in the last couple of...Read more

    Used Suzuki Alto review: 2009-2011

    20 June 2013 by Graham Smith
    The on-going quest to reduce fuel consumption was always going to throw up...Read more

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