Articles by Tung Nguyen

Tung Nguyen
News Editor

Having studied journalism at Monash University, Tung started his motoring journalism career more than a decade ago at established publications like Carsales and Wheels magazine.

Since then, he has risen through the ranks at GoAuto to Managing Editor before joining the CarsGuide team in 2019 as the newly-appointed News Editor.

Since starting at CarsGuide, Tung has spearheaded the push for well-researched and unique stories that will shines a light on the automotive industry for new-car-buying intenders, who might struggle to keep up to date with the fast-paced environment of motoring.

The last few years alone have seen an explosion of interest in electric cars, as well as a push for autonomous driving, and as News Editor, it is Tung’s job to stay abreast of all the latest and deliver stories worthy of CarsGuide growing audience.

Porsche prices latest Boxster
By Tung Nguyen · 13 Jan 2021
Porsche will celebrate a quarter century of the Boxster convertible with the creatively named 25 Years special edition that is limited to just 1250 units worldwide.Australia's allocation is yet to be revealed, but locally the car starts from $183,900 befo
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Hyundai Kona N confirmed for 2021
By Tung Nguyen · 12 Jan 2021
Hyundai Australia has confirmed no less than eight new N and N Line vehicles to hit local showrooms by the end of 2021, led by its first full-fat performance SUV, the Kona N.Though the brand stopped short of confirming outputs and performance, the Kona N
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Which brands struggled most in 2020?
By Tung Nguyen · 08 Jan 2021
Last year was undoubtedly tough for all automotive brands as each scrambled to react to the ever-changing landscape brought about due to a global pandemic and its economic impact.
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Renault ups the equipment of Koleos
By Tung Nguyen · 07 Jan 2021
Renault Australia has updated its Koleos mid-size SUV for the 2021 model year with extra equipment, but bumped pricing up for all but the entry-level variant.New in 2021 is the standard fitment of LED headlights and automatic high beams on the entry Life
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Jeep uncovers new Grand Cherokee SUV
By Tung Nguyen · 07 Jan 2021
Jeep has finally ripped the covers off its crucial fifth-generation Grand Cherokee large SUV, which will be available in three-row L form as well as the standard five-seat version, and is due to touch down in Australian showrooms in from late 2021.Built o
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Australia's hottest-selling SUVs
By Tung Nguyen · 06 Jan 2021
With 454,701 SUV sales in 2020 making up nearly half of all overall Australian new-car volume, it's no surprise to see high-riders parked on every street, at all the schools and the supermarket stable.For every humble passenger car sold in Australia last
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Australia's premium new-car sales results
By Tung Nguyen · 06 Jan 2021
Mercedes-Benz has once again emerged as the most popular premium brand in Australia, notching 29,455 (-7.9%) new vehicle sales in 2020 that is also enough to catapult it into the overall top 10 list.In a surprise though, it wasn't the GLC SUV (5799, -14.4
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Positive signs for market as Toyota takes another crown
By Tung Nguyen · 06 Jan 2021
Toyota has once again cemented its stranglehold on the Australian new-car market, finishing first in a year that saw overall volume drop 13.7 per cent to 916,968 total units – the first time since 2007 where less than 1,000,000 vehicles were sold.
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More hardcore BMW M5 incoming
By Tung Nguyen · 04 Jan 2021
BMW has officially confirmed a CS version of its M5 super sedan, which will bump power from its 4.4-litre twin-turbo petrol V8 engine from 460kW in the M5 Competition to 467kW.Due to be revealed in full later this month, BMW Australia is still yet to conf
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SUVs are big business for BMW
By Tung Nguyen · 01 Jan 2021
Though BMW SUV sales are running hot this year, representing nearly 60 per cent of overall volume, the brand still believes it is crucial to offer passenger vehicles such as the venerable 3 Series to provide customers with choice.Speaking exclusively to C
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