Articles by Peter Anderson

Peter Anderson

Contributing journalist

Peter grew up in a house in Western Sydney where automotive passion extended to white Sigmas and Magnas. At school he discovered "those" magazines that weren't to be found in the house. Magazines that offered him the chance to sit in the driver's seat of cars he’d never even heard of let alone seen. His path to rebellion was set - he would love cars, know cars and want to write about cars, much to his family’s disgust. They wanted him to be a teacher. He bought a series of terrible cars and lusted after Ford Escort Cosworths, the Alfa Romeo 164 Q and occasionally kicked himself for selling his 1977 Alfa GTV. From 1.0-litre three cylinders to roaring V12s, Peter has driven them all and can't wait to tell you all about it.

Citroen C3 2021 review

By Peter Anderson · 05 Mar 2021

The 2021 Citroen C3 keeps everything that's good about the tiny French hatch while adding a few useful bits and pieces in an effort to justify its ambitious pricing. Fans of the brand will still love it, but I can't help thinking its high price is holding back this excellent small hatch.

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Hyundai i30 2021 review: N Line sedan

By Peter Anderson · 05 Mar 2021

The Hyundai i30 Sedan N-Line wears a number of angular hats. The first is to offer buyers a choice between the SUV they can see in the dealership and a sporty, eye-catching sedan - younger buyers in particular. Secondly, it's a halfway-house between the standard sedans and forthcoming hyperactive i30 Sedan N coming later in the year.

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Lexus IS 2021 review: 350 F Sport

By Peter Anderson · 03 Mar 2021

The Lexus IS350 is the solitary six-cylinder variant of the mid-size sedan. Those with long memories will know the original was exclusively six-cylinder in Australia. After a big facelift that included a lot of reworking of the rear suspension, we've got the best looking IS in 20 years.

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Hyundai Santa Fe 2021 review: Highlander

By Peter Anderson · 22 Feb 2021

The Hyundai Santa Fe was just settling in and the Korean maker gave it an unexpected facelift. It isn't just the nose, though, there's a heap of new tech inside and even a new dash and console design for the Highlander, as well as bunch of safety upgrades.

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Lexus IS 2021 review: 300 Luxury

By Peter Anderson · 13 Feb 2021

The Lexus IS has had such a major facelift that the company would like us all to think that it's substantially new. But with the same engines behind the fresh, bolder face, the Luxury is perhaps the one that is most like the old.

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Hyundai Palisade 2021 review: Highlander 7-seat

By Peter Anderson · 11 Feb 2021

The Hyundai Palisade is the biggest yet from the Korean maker, with a seven- or eight-seat interior, diesel or petrol engines, and a whole lot of tech.

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Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross 2021 review: Exceed AWD

By Peter Anderson · 28 Jan 2021

For three years, Mitsubishi has tried to make the Eclipse Cross happen in the compact SUV segment. While it's sold a few of them, so far the car hasn't done the job it was made for, which is to replace the very long in the tooth ASX. So, Mitsubishi gave it a bigger backside to increase boot and rear seat space, threw in a few more bits of spec and sent it into battle in the mid-size SUV landscape.

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Suzuki Vitara 2021 review: Turbo long-term

By Peter Anderson · 27 Jan 2021

Peter Anderson has take delivery of a box-fresh Vitara Turbo and will spend the next few months seeing what it's like to live with. He's already a fan from his previous drives of Suzuki's rebooted, lightweight Vitara SUV, so will a few months reinforce that affection or will more time with it uncover faults he just can't love?

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Kia Seltos 2021 review: Sport+ - Smarter than a Hyundai Kona, more spacious than a Mazda CX-3!

By Peter Anderson · 20 Jan 2021

Kia's compact SUV, the Seltos, was a sure-fire winner the day it arrived. Offering tons of space, sharp pricing and, as you work your way up the range, excellent safety and spec inclusions, it's extremely hard to ignore in a very crowded field. Since its arrival, the price has inched ever upwards, with the MY21 range costing $1300 more than 18 months ago. Is it still good value?

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Volvo XC40 2021 review: Recharge PHEV

By Peter Anderson · 12 Jan 2021

The Volvo XC40 Recharge PHEV is a part-petrol, part-electric compact SUV (with a huge interior) that will set you on the path to electrification.

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