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Articles by Tim Nicholson

Tim Nicholson
Managing Editor

Calling out the make and model of every single car he saw as a toddler might have challenged his parents’ patience, but it was clearly a starting point for Tim Nicholson’s journey into automotive journalism.

Tim started his journalism career as a staff writer for the Australian Open tennis tournament in 2011, completing an internship as part of his Master of Arts (Media and Communications) at Swinburne University.

Tim followed his passion for all things automotive by launching the program, Fender Bender, on community radio station JOY 94.9. This led to an entry role at industry publication GoAuto, before eventually holding the role of Managing Editor.

A stint as RACV’s Motoring Editor – including a year as an Australia’s Best Cars judge – provided a different perspective to automotive media, before leading him to CarsGuide where he started as a Contributing Journalist in September 2021, and transitioned to Senior Editor in April 2022, before becoming Managing Editor in December 2022.

You can find Tim on LinkedIn and Instagram

Education

  • Master of Arts (Media and Communications) | Swinburne University | 2010-2012

Featured Publications

Customer feedback to improve BYD models
By Tim Nicholson · 04 Apr 2022
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD will use Australian customer feedback to make any necessary improvements and adjustments to its current and future models.BYD, distributed in Australia via EV Direct, has just launched with its first model, the At
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Where does Australia rank for ute sales?
By Tim Nicholson · 03 Apr 2022
Australians are buying more utes than ever before.
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Electric BMW 3 Series debuts as i3
By Tim Nicholson · 01 Apr 2022
BMW has added yet another fully electric model to its line-up, and this time it's a charged-up version of its most famous model.The German carmaker has resurrected the i3 name for the new all-electric version of the 3 Series sedan, in long-wheelbase guise
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Porsche Taycan 2022 review: RWD
By Tim Nicholson · 31 Mar 2022
Want a hi-po EV but miss the feeling of a rear-wheel drive performance car? Porsche might have the answer with the new rear-wheel drive Taycan.
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BYD Dolphin and Seal EVs locked in for Aus
By Tim Nicholson · 31 Mar 2022
More cut-price electric cars are headed to Australia in the next 12 months, with recently launched Chinese brand BYD leading the charge.BYD has just arrived in Australia via distributor EV Direct and the first model available to Australians is the Atto 3
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No wait list for 2022 Jeep Gladiator ute
By Tim Nicholson · 31 Mar 2022
If you're in the market for a one-tonne ute right now, chances are you've been told by a dealer that it will take a while to be delivered.Most of the top-selling utes in Australia - as well as SUVs and passenger cars - have been impacted by the semiconduc
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2022 Porsche Taycan wait time revealed
By Tim Nicholson · 30 Mar 2022
The new entry-level Taycan rear-wheel drive (RWD) variant has the shortest wait time out of the whole Taycan range in Australia.Porsche's flagship electric model gains two new variants in 2022, including the sporty GTS that arrives in May from $237,000 be
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Fuel costs to drop soon with excise cut
By Tim Nicholson · 30 Mar 2022
In good news for motorists, the Australian federal government has temporarily cut the fuel excise in a bid to lower petrol and diesel prices and address rising household costs.The announcement was made yesterday as part of the Morrison government's final
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BYD pre-sells more than 2000 Atto 3 EVs
By Tim Nicholson · 30 Mar 2022
Burgeoning Chinese electric vehicle brand BYD has already topped 2000 pre-sales in Australia for its first mass-market model, the Atto 3 SUV.Launched in Australia in late February, the Atto 3 - also known as the Yuan Plus in its native China - is priced f
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2023 Porsche Macan EV interest ramps up
By Tim Nicholson · 29 Mar 2022
Keen Porsche fans are putting in orders for the next-generation all-electric Macan - and it hasn't even been revealed yet.Porsche announced back in 2019 that the second-generation Macan will be an EV, and the German company has been busy testing prototype
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