Joshua Dowling

Joshua Dowling has been a motoring journalist for more than 20 years, most of that time with Fairfax (The Sydney Morning Herald), News Corp Australia (Herald Sun and News.com.au), and most recently Drive.com.au (owned by Nine Media). He is also a World Car of the Year judge, has won numerous journalism awards, and test drives up to 200 cars per year.
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LDV T60 updated with more safety tech, upmarket interior

One of Australia’s cheapest utes – the LDV T60 – has a new flagship variant called the LDV T60 Max…

2 days ago
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Honda here to stay despite sales slowdown. More hybrid and electric cars coming soon

The boss of Honda Australia says the Japanese brand is here to stay despite two years of record low sales…

2 days ago
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New Honda Accord Hybrid: Tesla-style tech comes to Honda’s flagship sedan

The new Honda Accord Hybrid will debut a range of new technology for the Japanese brand – and in doing…

2 days ago
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Toyota RAV4 Hybrid tops sales charts, but Ford Ranger streets ahead of Toyota HiLux year-to-date

The new-car sales race had quite a few upsets last month, according to official figures for April 2024 released today.…

5 days ago
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Nissan Z NISMO now part of the line-up after first 100 cars sold out in 53 minutes

The flagship NISMO edition is now a permanent part of the Nissan Z sports-car range locally after the first 100…

6 days ago
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Cupra facelift for Leon and Formentor to lead next phase of Australian expansion

Sweeping changes to two of Cupra's top-selling models in Australia – the Formentor SUV and the Leon hatch – will…

1 week ago
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Road test: Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series Workmate single-cab 2.8-litre four-cylinder

What is it:  This is the oldest new car on sale in Australia today. The Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series dates…

1 week ago
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2024 Isuzu D-Max facelift: New equipment, higher prices, coming to showrooms soon

One of Australia's top-selling utes – the Isuzu D-Max, which ranked third outright last year in the new-car sales race…

1 week ago
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Raise a glass to the epic Ram TRX, the fastest and most powerful V8 pick-up on the planet

The Ram TRX – powered by a supercharged 6.2-litre Hemi V8 (523kW/882Nm) which delivers a real-world 0 to 100km/h acceleration…

2 weeks ago
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Tesla Cybertruck lands in Sydney, set to tour Australia and New Zealand

The Tesla Cybertruck – the electric-powered, stainless-steel bodied, triangular-shaped pick-up – has arrived in Australia and is on display at…

2 weeks ago