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.

Mercedes confirms T-Class

By Tung Nguyen · 29 Jul 2020

Mercedes-Benz Vans is teasing its next new model, a small van that will be called T-Class and launch internationally in the first half of 2022.Positioned as a passenger-focused companion to the Citan light-commercial van, which is under study for introduc

Read the article

On-the-fly wheel alignment built by Aussies

By Tung Nguyen · 28 Jul 2020

Australian automotive research and development company Doftek has built the world's first on-the-fly wheel alignment system that is expected to be picked up by a European car brand in the near future.Called the Active Wheel Alignment System (AWAS), the te

Read the article

Lexus NX 2020 review: 300h F Sport

By Tung Nguyen · 27 Jul 2020

In the red-hot competitive SUV slab of the market, is the Lexus top seller, the premium crossover NX, a worthwhile contender in Australia's rapidly advancing realm of inner-city-cool SUV cruisers?

Read the article

Pandemic to prolong LCT

By Tung Nguyen · 24 Jul 2020

The ongoing Coronavirus pandemic and Australia's battered economy has pushed plans to begin dismantling the controversial luxury car tax (LCT) from as early as this year to somewhere in the mid-term future.Speaking to CarsGuide, Federal Chamber of Automot

Read the article

Vehicle emissions reporting introduced

By Tung Nguyen · 24 Jul 2020

The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCA), Australia's peak automotive governing body, will implement its own voluntary carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions reporting system, targeting an overall drop of around 30 per cent by the end of the decade.Four

Read the article

Avis Budget Group rolls out online check-in

By Tung Nguyen · 23 Jul 2020

Avis Budget Group has finally rolled out a more streamlined car rental check-in service with a new digital system that will get you into a car sooner.

Read the article

Electric Korando set for 2021 rollout

By Tung Nguyen · 22 Jul 2020

SsangYong's first all-electric model, which is based on the Korando mid-size SUV, will hit global markets in the first half of next year, but its Australian introduction remains up in the air.Built as a global vehicle, the project codenamed E100 will firs

Read the article

BMW’s new M5 is now $245,000

By Tung Nguyen · 21 Jul 2020

BMW Australia has revealed pricing for its updated M5 Competition hero sedan, which cops a $10,000 price rise and now starts at $244,900 before on-road costs.Touching down in Australia from October, the facelifted M5 Competition scores tweaks to its dynam

Read the article

Mini Cooper 2020 review: SE

By Tung Nguyen · 16 Jul 2020

Australians are yet to fall madly in love with electric cars, but Mini wants to put its most stylish foot forward with the Cooper SE hatch. For the mid-$50,000 price tag, buyers are treated to a fun-to-drive model, but it's tempered with a relatively small driving range and cramped ergonomics.

Read the article

Toyota Corolla Apex Edition revealed

By Tung Nguyen · 16 Jul 2020

It might not be the Corolla GR hot hatch everyone is waiting for, but Toyota has rolled out the track-focussed Apex Edition sedan to whet your appetite before the main meal.The limited-edition Corolla is exclusive to North America though, with a Toyota Au

Read the article