Articles by Tim Nicholson

If you’re after a European semi-premium SUV, but don’t want to wait months, you might be in luck - unless you’re after a plug-in hybrid.

If you’re after a spicy turbocharged petrol-powered hot hatch in Australia, your options are becoming increasingly limited.

Volvo will have a full suite of electric models ready for the Australian market by the time it transitions to an EV-only brand by 2026, but it’s unclear if that range will include sedans and wagons.

Volvo's global chief has said that full autonomous driving would not happen for a long time to come, despite him confirming that his company has the technology to roll it out now.

It is by far the most dominant automotive brand in Australia, and it’s just been confirmed that it was the biggest selling manufacturer globally last year.

An electric people mover is a bit niche, but it could be a great solution for hire car operators, or just people with big families, who want to go green.The Mercedes-Benz EQV is one of the first electric MPVs to hit the Australian market, but is it the answer to a question no one asked?

It's fair to say that I am easily annoyed by noise. Piercing phone alarms, birds with high-pitched squawks outside my window at 5am, car alarms, or people watching videos on their phones without using earphones. All of these things, and more, do my head in. I have been a motoring journalist for more than a decade now so I am used to cars making noises, like alerts, beeps, chimes and dings that ar

Volvo will expand its line-up very soon, with the Swedish brand's global CEO confirming that a new small SUV will be uncovered in mid-2023.A smaller SUV model was teased in November last year when Volvo was also teasing its EX90 large SUV - that it has si

If you want the most Nissan Qashqai money can buy, look no further than the flagship Ti.At $47,390 before on-road costs, the Qashqai would tip over the $50,000 mark when you factor in on-roads. And that is a whopping $8300 more than the old Ti!But, you do get high-end features like a 10.8-inch head-up display, 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster, quilted leather accented seats with a massage function at the front, driver seat memory function, 10-speaker Bose audio system, panoramic sunroof, hands-free power tailgate, auto parking and the Divide N Hide boot storage system.Until the 'ePower' hybrid arrives at some point in 2023, the Qashqai range uses a new 1.3-litre turbocharged petrol engine - found in some Renault models - pumping out a decent 110kW/250Nm, matching the Skoda Kamiq. It’s front-wheel drive and uses a continuously variable transmission (CVT).There’s a lot more safety gear too, including auto emergency braking (AEB) with pedestrian, cyclist and junction detection, rear AEB with pedestrian detection, adaptive cruise, rear cross-traffic alert, a front centre airbag, lane departure warning, and a blind spot warning. 

If you are one of the many Australians keen to put your money down for a new Suzuki Jimny, we have some bad news.An internal document seen by CarsGuide reveals that the Japanese carmaker has put a stop on all sales of the Jimny three-door automatic, as of