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

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

Reviews

2022 Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 review: Australian first drive

EQS 53 blasts Mercedes-AMG into a brilliant electric era

Reviews

2022 Porsche 911 GTS review

Manual GTS completes the perfect all-round Porsche 911

Audi TT RS no fuel
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'?

News

2023 Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 pricing and features for Australia

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

2022 Honda HR-V Hybrid e-HEV L and Toyota RAV4 XSE Hybrid Australia JStrickland
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

Reviews

2022 Porsche Taycan GTS review

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

News

Mercedes: 'Subscription features will reduce car costs'

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

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.

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

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?

News

Mercedes-AMG One finally revealed, eight Australian buyers confirmed

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

News

BMW M badge turns black

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

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

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?

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

News

BMW M5 to go hybrid

Next-gen BMW M5 switching over to plug-in hybrid power

News

Mitsubishi joins the premium push bandwagon

All models to introduce more luxurious and better-equipped variants as Mitsubishi hunts a more discerning buyer

News

Jeep wants to build a new kind of patriot

Jeep endeavours to be 'more Australian' in the wake of local manufacturing closure

News

Jeep plots course for multiplied market share

Three-part strategy starts to reap reward as Jeep eyes ambitious sales target

Reviews

2022 BMW X3 xDrive 30e review

Hybrid X3 plugs the gap between petrol, diesel and electric – for a price

Top paint repair tips to avoid trips to the paint shop
Advice

How to fix a scratch on your car and other paint repair tips

How to buff out scratches, chips and marks to bring your car's paint back to nearly new condition

COTY

2022 Wheels Car of the Year contender: Subaru BRZ

A top sport that couldn’t quite resurrect its glory of 2012

COTY

2022 Wheels Car of the Year contender: Mazda MX-30

Short range and high price take their combined toll on quirky EV