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Daniel Gardner

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Daniel Gardner is a former staff writer and contributor for Wheels Media.

With a degree in mechanical design, Daniel has enjoyed tenures as a mechanic and engineer – but he eventually realised writing about cars is far better than a real job.

Many cars have passed through his garage over the years. All of them produced more power than the manufacturer intended, and most of them ended up in a hedge.

Ten years on the spanners in both the UK and Australia has given Daniel a unique perspective of the constantly changing automotive landscape and a genuine insight into what customers want and need.

If you’re after a new set of wheels, he’s all ears. Just don’t ask to borrow his socket set.

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Reviews

2023 Skoda Fabia review: Monte Carlo Edition 150 – Australian first drive

Skoda’s baby of the family isn’t so little anymore but big-car features come at a price

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Comparisons

2022 Lexus LX600 vs Toyota LandCruiser LC300 comparison review

Toyota’s long-awaited Landcruiser 300 has a dizygotic twin but is the Lexus LX a costly exercise in badge-engineering or an informed alternative?

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Reviews

2023 Cupra Formentor VZx review: Australian first drive

Formentor VZx fights for a place in a busy high-performance small SUV segment – and wins

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News

Skoda extends seven-year warranty offer

Scheduled service packs open up two more years of warranty for new and used Skoda owners

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Reviews

2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 pre-production review

Our first drive in a fully disguised Ioniq 6 highlights the evolution of Hyundai’s all-electric family

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News

Top tech coming to Ioniq first – no cheap electric models planned for lineup

All-electric family to pioneer the latest tech with the company’s most daring concepts

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News

Hyundai N Vision 74 concept unveiled on N Day

Show-stopping N Vision 74 previews new technology for Hyundai and its most potent car to date

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News

Hyundai Ioniq 6 N RN22e electric concept revealed

Potent RN22e concept plots Hyundai N’s next electrified move

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Reviews

2022 Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 review: Australian first drive

EQS 53 blasts Mercedes-AMG into a brilliant electric era

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Reviews

2022 Porsche 911 GTS review

Manual GTS completes the perfect all-round Porsche 911

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Advice

How far can you drive with your fuel light on?

Is it okay to keep driving with the last drops of fuel? How big is your 'reserve fuel tank'?

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News

2023 Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 pricing and features for Australia

Mercedes-AMG launches into an electric era with mighty EQS 53

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Comparisons

2022 Honda HR-V hybrid vs Toyota RAV4 hybrid comparison

Amid spiralling fuel prices, Honda’s new HR-V hybrid offers a frugal SUV alternative to the dominant Toyota RAV4

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Reviews

2022 Porsche Taycan GTS review

Electric Taycan honours the GTS mantra as well as any petrol Porsche before it

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News

Mercedes: 'Subscription features will reduce car costs'

Mercedes considers subscription features for new cars to drive down purchase prices for everyone

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Reviews

2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV review: Pre-production drive

Mitsubishi’s pioneering plug-in returns with a bigger battery, more power and more ways to use it. We take a pre-production Outlander plug-in hybrid off road in an exclusive first drive.

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Reviews

2022 Subaru WRX tS Sportswagon review

If you grew up with the WRX and are now needing to take on grown-up duties while holding onto a little nostalgic dynamism, Subaru has a Sportswagon for you

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Reviews

2022 Volkswagen Golf R wagon review

Wagon significantly boosts Golf R practicality with only small dynamic compromises, but is it trying to do too much?

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News

EXCLUSIVE: Mitsubishi MD crosses Simpson Desert in PHEV

Outlander PHEV proves its off-road mettle in epic Simpson Desert challenge

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News

Mercedes-AMG One finally revealed, eight Australian buyers confirmed

Australian customers secure three percent of global Mercedes-AMG One supply

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News

BMW M badge turns black

Blacked-out M badge to replace 50-year old tricolor design on all-new high-performance BMWs

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News

Racing to spawn first electric BMW M-cars

BMW won’t produce full-electric M-power models until tech proves itself on the track

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Reviews

2022 BMW iX M60 review: International first drive

BMW’s iX M60 is the company’s fastest electric vehicle to date but is that enough to earn its stripes?

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News

2023 BMW M4 CSL Australian pricing and features revealed

Resurrected CSL badge drops 100kg from M4 but pumped-up track potential comes at a price