Articles by Stephen Ottley

Stephen Ottley

Contributing Journalist

Steve has been obsessed with all things automotive for as long as he can remember. Literally, his earliest memory is of a car. Having amassed an enviable Hot Wheels and Matchbox collection as a kid he moved into the world of real cars with an Alfa Romeo Alfasud.

Despite that questionable history he carved a successful career for himself, firstly covering motorsport for Auto Action magazine before eventually moving into the automotive publishing world with CarsGuide in 2008. Since then he's worked for every major outlet, having work published in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Drive.com.au, Street Machine, V8X and F1 Racing.

These days he still loves cars as much as he did as a kid and has an Alfa Romeo Alfasud in the garage (but not the same one as before... that's a long story).

Low sales volume for these car brands

By Stephen Ottley · 27 Apr 2020

If 2020 has taught us anything it's, be prepared for the unpredictable.Purely from an automotive point-of-view, this year has seen the shocking news that Holden will cease to exist.

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Are you sad to see the Focus RS go extinct?

By Stephen Ottley · 25 Apr 2020

In a blow to hot hatch fans around the world, news leaked this week that Ford has decided to axe the next-generation Focus RS.According to European reports, the fourth-generation of the red-hot Focus has been abandoned because of the cost of developing a

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Hyundai Santa Fe plug-in hybrid is coming soon

By Stephen Ottley · 20 Apr 2020

Hyundai will electrify its SUV range, starting with the Santa Fe and all-new Tucson later in 2020, that could give it an edge on arch-rivals Toyota and Mazda.

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Hyundai Veloster not among N deluge

By Stephen Ottley · 18 Apr 2020

Hyundai is busy preparing a new eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission that will arrive in its red-hot N models from next year.This week saw a short video of the Veloster N with the new two-pedal layout, which is expected to be an eight-speed wet-

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Chinese brands surge in 2020

By Stephen Ottley · 11 Apr 2020

That headline isn't meant to be a jibe at the American off-road brand.

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The best car comebacks

By Stephen Ottley · 11 Apr 2020

Some models are staples, others come and go with the whims of the market.For example, it's hard to imagine Toyota without the Corolla or Volkswagen without the Golf, as each generation rolls neatly into the next.

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MG’s Chinese revival is finally being felt

By Stephen Ottley · 05 Apr 2020

It was always just a matter of time. Like the Japanese and South Korean brands before them, it took Chinese carmakers time to understand the demands of the Australia new-car market and adapt accordingly

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NSW Government considers EV tax

By Stephen Ottley · 30 Mar 2020

For years car companies have been asking Australian governments for incentives to encourage electric vehicle growth - the New South Wales government is looking at the opposite.

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Will online car sales be the new norm?

By Stephen Ottley · 29 Mar 2020

At first glance Honda Australia's decision to scale back its operations and adopt a new 'agency-style' sales model looks like a backwards step.

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Toyota plots two new SUVs

By Stephen Ottley · 26 Mar 2020

Can you have too many SUVs?

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