Articles by Philip King
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Philip King
Contributing Journalist
Philip King is a former CarsGuide contributor, and currently is Motoring Editor at The Australian newspaper. He is an automotive expert with decades of experience, and specialises in industry news.
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20 July 2015 by Philip King
If the latest Ferrari is not to your taste, there are a growing number...Read more
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7 July 2015 by Philip King
Everything's riding on the replacements for the Falcon and the...Read more
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3 July 2015 by Philip King
Record low interest rates and tax breaks in the budget have driven...Read more
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29 June 2015 by Philip King
Lamborghini's Huracan shows just how far supercars have come. I suspect...Read more
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21 May 2015 by Philip King
For years, BMW's most cherished brand value was its adherence to rear-...Read more
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27 April 2015 by Philip King
Porsche makes such an extraordinary variety of 911s that even among...Read more
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7 April 2015 by Philip King
Buyers went mad for vehicles in March and sent sales soaring 8 per...Read more
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11 December 2014 by Philip King
Last year the vehicle market notched up a record with 1,136,227...Read more
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10 December 2014 by Philip King
Tesla buyers will finally get their cars after the first nine...Read more
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24 November 2014 by Philip King
When Porsche unveiled the Targa variant of its 911 sportscar at the...Read more
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9 October 2014 by Philip King
Lamborghini's symbol is a raging bull and its models invariably take...Read more
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4 October 2014 by Philip King
European luxury carmakers have begun a massive rollout of plug-...Read more
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7 April 2014 by Philip King
Twenty years ago if you wore your cap backwards and fancied yourself a bit...Read more
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28 March 2014 by Philip King
All the hype about alternatives has barely moved the needle on the...Read more
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10 February 2014 by Philip King
A row of lolly-coloured cars is moving down an assembly line as though the...Read more
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30 January 2014 by Philip King
It's been a fave, and the third-generation Mazda 3 has the goods to regain...Read more
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16 January 2014 by Philip King
A fleet of 50 Corvette Stingrays formed an escort convoy for the Z06,...Read more
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14 January 2014 by Philip King
The US car industry has come full circle and returns to old-fashioned...Read more
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4 December 2013 by Philip King
People imagine being a motoring writer involves nothing more than stepping...Read more