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).

Hyundai's full Tucson line-up now here

By Stephen Ottley · 16 Sep 2021

The Hyundai Tucson is in position to boost its sales and close the gap to the likes of the Subaru Forester, Nissan X-Trail and Mitsubishi Outlander in popularity.The all-new Tucson launched back in April, but it has taken until September for all models of

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Is the Carnival's dominance ending?

By Stephen Ottley · 15 Sep 2021

The Kia Carnival is Australia's clear favourite when it comes to people movers, accounting for almost 60 per cent of all minivans sold in this country, but it faces two new threats that could impact its sales domination - the semi-conductor shortage and t

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Craig Lowndes: 17 things you didn't know about the Aussie race ace

By Stephen Ottley · 13 Sep 2021

Craig Lowndes is one of Australia’s favourite racing drivers. He’s been retired from full-time driving for more than two seasons but remains one of most recognizable and beloved V8 Supercar stars.

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Michael Schumacher: 14 things you didn't know about the seven-time F1 drivers champion

By Stephen Ottley · 13 Sep 2021

Michael Schumacher is one of the most successful, and controversial, drivers in the history of Formula One.

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Used cars for exotic-option prices

By Stephen Ottley · 12 Sep 2021

Used cars for exotic-option prices.

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The 2021 Munich motor show’s highlights

By Stephen Ottley · 11 Sep 2021

Motor shows may be a distant memory in Australia, but they’re still going strong in the rest of the world. This week’s Munich motor show gave carmakers their chance to show off their next generation of cars with the usual array of new production cars and wild concepts.

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