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.

Kia Sportage SLi petrol auto 2016 review

By Peter Anderson · 20 Dec 2016

Peter Anderson road tests and reviews one of the most fashion conscious members of the Kia SUV family.

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Fiat 500X Popstar auto 2016 review

By Peter Anderson · 19 Dec 2016

Peter Anderson has put Fiat’s compact SUV, the 500X through the urban grind, and finds the mid-spec Popstar variant on-song in some areas, but leaving the audience wanting more in others.

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Mazda CX-5 Akera 2016 review: Torquing Heads

By Peter Anderson · 15 Dec 2016

Nikki Cousins and Peter Anderson road test and review the 2016 Mazda CX-5 Akera, with specs, fuel consumption and verdict.

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Toyota 86 GTS 2017 review

By Peter Anderson · 13 Dec 2016

Peter Anderson road tests and reviews the 2017 Toyota 86 with specs, fuel consumption and verdict. Want to start an argument? Well, yes, that's not hard, but if you really want to start a big one with car-loving folk, start talking about Toyota's 86. For maximum troll points (ie arguing like my father), gauge the room

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Audi SQ7 2016 review

By Peter Anderson · 13 Dec 2016

Peter Anderson road tests and reviews the 2016 Audi SQ7 at its Australian launch.

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Mini Cabrio John Cooper Works manual convertible 2016 review

By Peter Anderson · 07 Dec 2016

Peter Anderson road tests and reviews the new Mini John Cooper Works Convertible manual with specs, fuel consumption and verdict.

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Abarth 124 Spider manual convertible 2016 review

By Peter Anderson · 07 Dec 2016

Peter Anderson road tests and reviews the new Abarth 124 Spider convertible with specs, fuel consumption and verdict.

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Fiat 500C Lounge manual 2016 review

By Peter Anderson · 30 Nov 2016

Peter Anderson road tests and reviews the new 2016 Fiat 500C Lounge manual with specs, fuel consumption and verdict.

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Audi A3 2.0 TFSI Quattro 2016 review: snapshot

By Peter Anderson · 30 Nov 2016

For what seems a more modest jump in price, you can have the same 2.0 TFSI as the sport spec but with Quattro all-wheel drive.

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Audi A3 2.0 TFSI 2016 review: snapshot

By Peter Anderson · 30 Nov 2016

The 2.0 TFSI comes with a big power bump from the new engine, but a new seven-speed wet clutch S-tronic transmission and a few more gadgets.

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