Articles by Matt Campbell

Matt Campbell
Managing Editor - Head of Video

Matt Campbell has been at the forefront of automotive media for more than a decade, working not only on car reviews and news, but also helping manage automotive outputs across print, online, video and audio.

After completing his media degree at Macquarie University, Matt was an intern at a major news organisation as part of the motoring team, where he honed his skills in the online automotive reviews and news space. He did such a good job there they put him on full time, and since then he has worked across different automotive media outlets, before starting with CarsGuide in October 2017.

At CarsGuide Matt has helped shape the video output of the business, while also playing a key role in management behind the scenes, and helping in-market new car buyers make the right choice by continually evolving CarsGuide's comparison reviews. Driving more than 100 cars a year seemed like a dream to Matt when he first started out, but now it's all just part of the job - a job he loves and plans to stay in for a long time to come.

Matt is also an expert in used car values, as he's always on the hunt for a bargain - be it a project beater or a prime example of the breed. He currently owns a 2001 Audi TT quattro and a 2007 Suzuki Jimny JLX.

Hyundai Ioniq 6 2023 review: Prototype drive
By Matt Campbell · 10 Aug 2022
The Hyundai Ioniq 6 electric car is just like every other EV, but also, nothing like any BEV car that has come before it. Read this review of the prototype version Matt Campbell drove in Korea to find out why.
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Holden capped price servicing - cost, schedule & info
By Matt Campbell · 10 Aug 2022
Holden offers a capped price servicing plan for all of its current models called “Know Your Price Servicing”.
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Ford capped price servicing - cost, schedule & info
By Matt Campbell · 09 Aug 2022
Ford offers a capped price servicing program for all of its current models known as "Service Price Promise".
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Don't you dare ghost us, Hyundai! We need the Casper - and so do you!!
By Matt Campbell · 08 Aug 2022
Hyundai’s Australian success story started from humble beginnings.  
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Isuzu capped price servicing - cost, schedule & info
By Matt Campbell · 05 Aug 2022
Isuzu Ute Australia offers a capped-price servicing program for all of its current models, with the company’s local arm labelling its program Isuzu Ute Service Plus.
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Citroen capped price servicing - cost, schedule & info
By Matt Campbell · 05 Aug 2022
French brand Citroen offers a capped price servicing plan that it dubs its Citroen Confidence Service Price Promise.The company backs it model range with a five-year capped-price servicing plan for its model range, from the Berlingo small commercial van through to the Grand C4 Picasso people mover.The service intervals vary depending on the model. All are due annually, but the distance varies between 15,000km and 20,000km.In terms of the costs? They’re high by class standards. See the table below for the full breakdown of the Citroen model range service intervals and costs, but almost $4000 over six years for a basic compact delivery van negates the initial affordability, to a degree.The brand offers a five-year/unlimited-kilometre warranty and a five-year roadside assist plan for its passenger car range, but the Berlingo suffers a shorter three-year/100,000km plan, with 36 months roadside assist cover. 
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Audi capped price servicing - cost, schedule & info
By Matt Campbell · 05 Aug 2022
Audi Australia offers customers a capped price servicing plan that it labels the Audi Genuine Care Service Plan.
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Look out Toyota RAV4 Hybrid - Kia Sportage hybrid could be coming in the first half of 2023!
By Matt Campbell · 03 Aug 2022
Kia is expected to expand its Sportage SUV range in 2023 with a new petrol-electric hybrid version.
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All-new Volkswagen Amarok 2023 details emerge: Petrol engine, manual, cab-chassis and more could be coming to Australia!
By Matt Campbell · 02 Aug 2022
The 2023 Volkswagen Amarok is set to shake things up in its bit to stand apart from its codeveloped cousin, the 2023 Ford Ranger.As such, the new-generation VW Amarok ute range is set to give buyers a few different choices when compared to the Ranger that
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More affordable electric cars are coming!
By Matt Campbell · 31 Jul 2022
The Hyundai Ioniq electric car range is going to expand - but crucially, there will be smaller, cheaper EV models from the brand.
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