Daniel Gardner

Contributor

Daniel Gardner is a former staff writer and contributor for Wheels, WhichCar and 4x4 Australia.

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.

News

2019 Mitsubishi Triton facelift teased

Dynamic Shield family facelift gets applied to Mitsubishi’s one-tonne ute

2018 Range Rover SDV8 review
Reviews

2018 Range Rover SDV8 review

Big diesel Range Rover takes luxury everywhere without the thirst

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2019 Ford Focus pricing and features

Sedan usurped by wagon for Ford’s fourth-gen Focus family, as AEB joins the line-up as standard

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High-powered SUVs bend BMW sales trend

Potent SUV onslaught set to push hot hardware sales beyond more affordable versions

Car Style

2019 Porsche Cayenne Turbo – six things you need to know

World-first brakes, monstrous power and unique aero take Porsche’s third-gen large SUV into new territory

Reviews

2019 Subaru Forester review

The fifth-generation Subaru Forester might wear a familiar face, but the newest iteration has some tricks up its sleeve for its mid-size SUV competition

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Subaru confirms hybrid Forester, more special editions for Australia

Hybrid Subaru Forester and XV coming to Australia as well as the return of Sport special editions

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Subaru to take dealerships mobile with test drives that come to you

Subaru’s future retail network may ditch ‘Taj Mahal’ dealerships in favour of a mobile experience

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Prince Charles buys Jaguar I-Pace and launches the Royals into the electric car era

Petrolhead prince orders Jaguar’s first all-electric model

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2019 Subaru Forester pricing and features

New, pared-back Subaru Forester range now comes with just one engine option and new face-scanning driver recognition technology

2019 Subaru Forester review
Reviews

2019 Subaru Forester review

Fifth-generation Forester hides a big technological step up beneath a familiar face

2018 Porsche Cayenne base review
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2018 Porsche Cayenne base review

The most affordable option in Porsche’s large SUV line-up is a wallflower with surprising virtues

2019 Mazda CX-3
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2019 Mazda CX-3 update offers better value

Updated Mazda CX-3 is more expensive yet more affordable with driveaway pricing and new features and equipment

Holden Acadia
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Holden Acadia spotted on holiday

First batches of US-made Holden Acadia spied loaded and on their way to Australia

Hyundai Tucson CRDi Elite
Reviews

2019 Hyundai Tucson CRDi Elite review

Popular mid-sized SUV gets a light refresh to keep buyers keen as it enters its fourth year

2019 Jaguar I-Pace
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2019 Jaguar I-Pace gets milestone warranty

Jaguar’s first electric vehicle bolts two extra years onto standard company warranty

MG EVs
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MG EVs coming when the time is right

Consumer demand and infrastructure will start the flow of ‘new energy’ MGs to Australia

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Subaru opens Do Service centre in Victoria

Shopping centre service allows Subaru owners to get an oil change while they cruise the mall

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MG Australia expanding local footprint

Local suspension tuning a possibility as MG broadens its local presence and portfolio

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2019 BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe spotted

Prototype BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe snapped in public wearing light disguise

Advice

Car subscription services: explained

Owning a car could be a thing of the past as subscription services become a reality

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2019 MG3 gets auto

Major MG3 overhaul headlined by four-speed automatic transmission

Hyundai mulls seven year warranty
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Hyundai mulls seven-year warranty

Five-year offer could extend to seven years as Hyundai looks to differentiate its value proposition

hyundai kona
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2019 Hyundai Kona Electric confirmed for Australia

Kona Electric joining the local battery powered carpark as early as this year