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    Articles by Laura Berry

    Laura Berry

    Laura Berry

    Senior Journalist

    Laura Berry is a best-selling Australian author and journalist who has been reviewing cars for almost 20 years. 

    Much more of a Hot Wheels girl than a Matchbox one, she grew up in a family that would spend every Friday night sitting on a hill at the Speedway watching Sprintcars slide in the mud. The best part of this was being given money to buy stickers. She loved stickers… which then turned into a love of tattoos.

    Out of boredom, she learnt to drive at 14 on her parents’ bush property in what can only be described as a heavily modified Toyota LandCruiser.  

    At the age of 17 she was told she couldn’t have a V8 Holden ute by her mother, which led to Laura and her father laying in the driveway for three months building a six-cylinder ute with more horsepower than a V8.  

    Since then she’s only ever owned V8s, with a Ford Falcon XW and a Holden Monaro CV8 part of her collection over the years. 

    Laura has authored two books and worked as a journalist writing about science, cars, music, TV, cars, art, food, cars, finance, architecture, theatre, cars, film and cars. But, mainly cars.  

    A wife and parent, her current daily driver is a chopped 1951 Ford Tudor with a V8.

    Used electric car prices in free fall : Exclusive report shows buyer's market as second hand Tesla Model 3, Tesla Model Y, BYD Atto 3 and MG ZS EV prices dive | Analysis

    19 January 2025 by Laura Berry

    Porsche wants petrol Macan back, said insiders as bosses change their mind about electric Macan: Report

    17 January 2025 by Laura Berry

    Porsche appears to be reconsidering axing combustion engines from its...Read more

    Has Leapmotor's boss come up with the perfect EV solution for Australia with the 1000km C10 REEV that could leave other electric cars like Tesla's Model Y stranded?? 

    16 January 2025 by Laura Berry

    First it was hybrids that were going to replace combustion engine cars...Read more

    Wait - how much torque? 2026 RAM 2500 and 3500 announced with more tech and collossal torque to take on Chevrolet Silverado and Toyota Tundra

    13 January 2025 by Laura Berry

    RAM’s 2500 and 3500 Heavy Duty full-sized pick up trucks have been...Read more

    Mazda CX-70 2025 review: GT D50e long-term | Part 1

    12 January 2025 by Laura Berry
    The Mazda CX-70 arrived the same day my family said goodbye to the Kia Carnival which had been with us for the past four months and had so completely won us over that we were looking into how to change its last name to Berry. Seriously, the youngest was still in tears in the driveway when I came...Read more

    Zeekr X 2025 review: AWD

    6 January 2025 by Laura Berry
    Zeekr is a new electric brand and the X small SUV is one of its first cars to come to Australia. Owned by the Chinese carmaker Geely , which also has a big stake in Volvo, the X is designed in Sweden, built in China and now sold here. Rivals to this little electric SUV include the Smart #1 , Volvo...Read more

    The car world's new names and words for 2024: Is you car software defined and V2G capable? Do you know your Xpeng from your Xiaomi?

    24 December 2024 by Laura Berry

    Just what is a “software-defined vehicle”? Why did we start calling...Read more

    Laura Berry's Top 5 cars of 2024: From Audi TT to Kia Carnival 

    22 December 2024 by Laura Berry
    Cars are like people. Meet enough cars and you can pick an outstanding one pretty quickly. When it comes to outstanding cars they don’t have to do everything right, but what’s important is that they do the things they’re intended for almost perfectly. The same probably goes for people, too. Anyway...Read more

    Think your Tesla Model 3 or Model Y is smart? The first AI powered car race is a hilarious reminder that completely autonomous cars on our roads might never happen | Opinion

    20 December 2024 by Laura Berry

    Before you go believing whatever your carmaker said about the self-...Read more

    Here come the 1000km hybrids! Another Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, Kia Sorento, Hyundai Santa Fe and Toyota Kluger rival from China? Details of the 2025 GAC Trumpchi S7 plug-in hybrid emerge

    13 December 2024 by Laura Berry

    Chinese car giant GAC will launch its 1000km Trumpchi S7 plug-in hybrid...Read more

    Kia Carnival 2025 review: GT-Line Hybrid long-term | Part 3

    10 December 2024 by Laura Berry
    Four months - that’s how long this long-term test of the Kia Carnival GT-Line Hybrid has been. From the short, chilly days of early August to the end of a hot and humid November. We travelled more than 3000km, with most of them no more than 30km from our home in the inner suburbs of Sydney...Read more

    Last call for iconic V8! 2024 Ram 1500 ditches Hemi V8 leaving Chevrolet Silverado as the last US pick-up with eight cylinders since Ford F-150, Toyota Tundra moved to turbo 'sixes

    10 December 2024 by Laura Berry

    The final Ram 1500 pick-up powered by a Hemi V8 rolled down the...Read more

    Secret ute confirmed? Game over Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux, Isuzu D-Max and Mitsubishi Triton as electric Kia Tasman casually confirmed, could beat rivals to the all-electric pick-up punch: Report

    9 December 2024 by Laura Berry

    The cat is out of the bag — an electric Kia Tasman ute is coming and it...Read more

    Is your new car really safer: How would an old Toyota Corolla or Hyundai i30 cope in a crash with a newer model? The answer might surprise you

    9 December 2024 by Laura Berry

    Are older cars less safe than new ones?

    Okay, let’s rephrase that...Read more

    Manual returns to iconic Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series: New four-cylinder diesel gets five-speed transmission after 70 Series V8 was axed earlier this year

    6 December 2024 by Laura Berry

    Australians will once again be able to buy the Toyota LandCruiser 70...Read more

    Kia Carnival put on notice: 2025 Volkswagen Multivan price and details revealed as it gears up to tackle popular family haulers

    4 December 2024 by Laura Berry

    Volkswagen Australia has announced its new-generation Multivan people...Read more

    Is a baby Ram ute headed to Australia? Ram's boss wants it to take on Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux and Isuzu D-Max

    3 December 2024 by Laura Berry

    Like the Ram pick-up truck but wanted something a bit smaller? Like the...Read more

    Is it illegal to eat and drive?

    29 November 2024 by Laura Berry

    The answer to is it illegal to eat and drive is... yes and no. See, it...Read more

    Is it illegal to live in your car?

    27 November 2024 by Laura Berry

    No, it’s not illegal to live in your car in Australia - but there may...Read more

    The one thing stopping record-setting 500km/h top speed for new Bugatti Tourbillon hypercar is tyre technology... and a big enough proving ground: Report

    21 November 2024 by Laura Berry

    Bugatti is looking to develop a production car capable of hitting 500km...Read more

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