Bruce Newton
Hydrogen cars: Australian fuel breakthrough could replace petrol
An Australian breakthrough could finally pave the way for hydrogen to become a bonafide mainstream automotive fuel. But the message from the...
Is safety and performance more important than a cheap price? Toyota is about to find out
Toyota has launched the all-new 12th generation of Australia’s biggest-selling passenger car, the Corolla, which has moved 1.4 million units here since 1966...
Toyota HiLux drivers to wait months for engine fault fix
Toyota has no plans “at this stage” to recall its top-selling HiLux utility to fix an engine fault that can cut the...
Volkswagen has killed the diesel car
Volkswagen, the car company that made diesel a dirty word, is abandoning the technology in Australia. It’s an industry-wide trend. Come October,...
Takata airbag recall: Website will tell you if your airbags are dangerous
Are you travelling with a killer in your car? It’s now as easy as clicking on a new website to find out....
The pain and the glory: Taking on one of the world’s biggest bike races at 55
Argh! Cramps! Not now! ‘Now’ is just three hours into the week-long odyssey that is the BC Bike Race, one of the...
‘The most beautiful car I’d ever seen’: A car fanatic remembers
Bruce Newtown is a motoring writer and co-author of Kings of the Road: 50 Cars That Drove Australia. Here he recalls a motoring...
Dust problem is causing Toyotas to lose power without warning
Up to 170,000 Toyotas on Australian roads including the top-selling HiLux utility have a design flaw that can force the engine to...
Toyota reveals secret design centre – and priciest HiLux ever
Car companies rarely let outsiders into their design centres and check out the new models it has under development. But Toyota Australia...
Test driving the first imported Holden Commodore
Despite the despair and loathing of Holden’s true believers, the first imported Commodore is on sale. Based on the German Opel Insignia...