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).

Australia still lacking EV direction

By Stephen Ottley · 23 May 2021

Australia is missing out on some of the world's most exciting new electric cars because of a lack of government action on cleaner cars.In the wake of CarsGuide's report last weekend that Volkswagen is upset at the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries

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Could Hyundai be number one in Australia?

By Stephen Ottley · 23 May 2021

Hyundai is on a mission. The South Korean brand is in the middle of a new product offensive that will see it launch 18 new models in an 18-month period.

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Cars to get cleaner thanks to new fuel plans

By Stephen Ottley · 18 May 2021

Australians will soon have access to a range of cleaner and more efficient cars thanks to a $1.6 billion investment by the Federal Government to upgrade local fuel refineries.

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Should more be done to get cleaner cars?

By Stephen Ottley · 16 May 2021

The continued lack of national policy for electric cars and cleaner petrol-powered cars is causing tension within the car industry's peak body.Volkswagen Australia has hit out at the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) - which is made up of th

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When will Australia get serious about EVs?

By Stephen Ottley · 09 May 2021

After years of inaction, it seems Australia’s lawmakers have finally begun to take the widespread acceptance of electric vehicles (EVs) more seriously - and it comes not a moment too soon.

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Will these electric SUVs become Aussie favs?

By Stephen Ottley · 02 May 2021

Australians have been searching for a replacement to the once-beloved Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon sports sedans - and the answer might finally be on the way.The Commodore and Falcon, particularly the respective SS and XR models, were staples in Austr

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Alfa Romeo to rebuild … again

By Stephen Ottley · 01 May 2021

Alfa Romeo is one of the oldest and most evocative car brands in the world, but it also might be the most troubled.For many, the idea that it can be Italy's answer to BMW is laughable, because for more than a generation the brand has been a shadow of its

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Electric car names explained

By Stephen Ottley · 25 Apr 2021

To steal a line from Jerry Seinfeld, what's the deal with electric car names?As the automotive landscape shifts towards EVs, car makers have come up with some creative names ... and some downright odd ones.

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Where are the EVs from these brands?

By Stephen Ottley · 24 Apr 2021

Toyota became the latest brand to confirm its electric future this week with the striking new bZ4X that is headed our way in 2022.Even as the market sales leader and a front-runner with hybrids, without the arrival of the bZ4X Toyota risked falling behind

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What does the new WRX STI have in store?

By Stephen Ottley · 18 Apr 2021

What you're looking at is the best illustration yet of the all-new Subaru WRX STI that's coming soon.This exclusive CarsGuide computer generated image of the new 'Rex' is based on various recent spy shots and all the information we've assembled in the yea

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