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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.

4 X 4 Australia Comparisons Jeep Grand Cherokee L Vs Nissan Patrol 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee L 50
News

Jeep plots course for multiplied market share

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

2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Summit Reserve
Reviews

Read & watch: 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee L review – Australian first drive

Seven-slot flagship goes long for the catch

2022 BMW X3 xDrive30e Phytonic Blue Australia ABrook
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

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COTY

2022 Wheels Car of the Year contender: Subaru BRZ

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

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COTY

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

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

2023 Skoda Fabia 81TSI
Reviews

2023 Skoda Fabia review: International first drive

Baby of the Skoda range has never felt so grown up

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News

2022 Audi E-Tron price and features: S model arrives, prices go up

Audi's luxurious electric SUV is now available to take on the Mercedes-Benz EQC

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COTY

Hyundai Palisade takes 5th in Wheels Car of the Year

Eight-seater SUV makes its case on value, packaging and road manners

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Performance COTY

Behind the scenes of Performance Car of the Year 2022

Hail, a cracked windscreen, a software update and Omicron... Nothing gets in the way of Performance Car of the Year

2022 Peugeot 508 GT Fastback Plug-in Hybrid Pearl White Australia ABrook
Reviews

2022 Peugeot 508 GT Plug-in Hybrid review: First drive

Peugeot’s posh plug-in hybrid has plenty to offer – but at a price

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Features

How Trevor Worthington led Ford Australia to the world stage… and kept it there

From being a Ford Australia engineer to leading the Blue Oval's global product development, this boy from Tallangatta has quite the resume

Wheels Reviews 2022 Porsche Taycan Cherry Metallic Australia Dynamic Front 11
Reviews

2022 Porsche Taycan RWD review: Australian first drive

Porsche’s most affordable Taycan contrasts its older siblings but shines as brightly

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Features

Chasing the Extreme E series in Sardinia

Pioneering off-road racing series Extreme E is thrusting EVs into global motorsport in spectacular style. We join the electric circus in Sardinia to dish the dirt

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Features

We take a look inside Skoda's Mlada Boleslav museum

More than a century of Skoda evolution lies perfectly preserved in its hometown’s hallowed halls

High ULP petrol and diesel prices Australia 2022
Advice

Does my car need pricier 98 RON fuel?

We discuss high octane petrol, run ‘flat’ tyres and petrol vs diesel with 2HD Newcastle

2022 Audi A3 sedan 40 TFSI Daytona Grey Australia
Reviews

2022 Audi A3 40 TFSI sedan review: Australian first drive

Has the fourth-generation Audi A3 strayed from the original brief or evolved and matured with the times? Either way, the recipe is a success

2022 Audi S3 Sportback Python Yellow Australia
Reviews

2022 Audi S3 Sportback review: Australian first drive

Fourth-gen Audi S3 packs in performance, practicality and a pleasing price

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Features

Exploring Norway's EV haven in a Hyundai Ioniq 5

We take Hyundai’s new Ioniq 5 through Norway to experience EV mobility the way it should be done

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Opinion

Opinion: The Hyundai i20 N taps into hot hatch nostalgia

Looking forward, looking back. Daniel gets all misty-eyed over a Fiat while driving Hyundai’s baby N

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News

Mazda plans premium EV push

Petrol, PHEV and rotary range-extender all plot a path to electrification for Mazda line-up

2022 Mazda MX-5 GT RS Soul Red Crystal Metallic Australia
Reviews

2022 Mazda MX-5 RS review: First drive

Introduction of KPC chassis innovation sharpens the MX-5's manners on track and road

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Opinion

Opinion: Australia is at risk of losing important automotive cultural artifacts

If Aussies aren’t careful, important parts of our nation’s motoring history could soon be lost forever to urban sprawl

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Comparisons

Audi SQ5 TDI vs Jaguar F-Pace P400 HSE comparison review

A pair of familiar SUV faces bring advanced new six-cylinder engines to a fierce under-bonnet battle