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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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WHICHCAR STYLE AWARD

Behind the scenes at the 2019 WhichCar Style award

Dan takes us behind the scenes at this year's WhichCar Style Award

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News

Explained: Forged Carbonfibre

High-fibre diet keeps Lamborghini carbon components regular

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Opinion

Domino’s wants a pizza your car and your dough

American pizza giant gives a whole new meaning to carb pre-loading

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News

Five cool McLaren 570 GT features

McLaren’s 570GT steps out of the brand’s comfort zone with its most comfortable model to date

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News

Don’t panic about Australia’s softening new car market

Current sales slump will bring improved value and more choice to Australia’s car buyers

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News

Quartet of next-gen electrified BMWs on the way

BMW’s plug-in hybrid range gets high-capacity batteries for more zero-emissions mileage

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Reviews

2019 BMW 3 Series review

A return to first principles puts BMW’s trend-setting sedan back onto pole position

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News

2019 BMW M340i, 330e, 320i inbound

Australia’s first all-wheel drive 3 Series set to arrive in 2019 with turbo six power and hybrid stablemate

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News

Mitsubishi Engelberg Tourer previews next-gen Outlander PHEV

Home power management and evolving EV technology headline Mitsubishi’s Geneva show stage

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News

Subaru recalls 122,000 pleasant smelling cars

Brake light switch fault prompts Subaru Australia’s largest recall to date.

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2019 Jaguar XE range gains athletic R-Dynamic pair

Sporty bodykit, extra tech and an interior refresh headlines new XE range addition

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News

Exclusive: 2020 Genesis GV80, G80 spied in Aus

Genesis’ first SUV spotted roaming Victoria’s high country along with next-gen G80 luxury sedan

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Car Style

Alpine A110: Five of the best and worst features

Before you slap down a $100k cheque for an Alpine check out our five best and worst A110 personality traits

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News

Explained: Adaptive inlet geometry

Adaptive inlet geometry is not a new idea, but Ferrari takes it to a new level

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News

Jaguar confirms Ingenium straight-shooting six

Mild-hybrid six-cylinder petrol engine set to succeed Jaguar’s ageing supercharged V6

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News

Our favourite Mazda MX-5 specials

As the world’s favourite sportscar turns 30 we look back at some of the most memorable MX-5s

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Opinion

Google turns your car into an information dragnet

Cars are inescapably sliding into the permanently connected world and you should be worried about it

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News

Electric Volkswagen Golf nears end of epic Amsterdam-Sydney roadtrip

Dutchman drives VW Golf from the Netherlands to Australia using free electricity and the kindness of strangers

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Reviews

2019 Toyota Hilux Rugged X quick review

A carefully considered set of enhancements take the iconic Hilux further away from the beaten track

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Car Style

5 cars for watch enthusiasts

From G-Shock to Rolex, here are the cars to match your watches

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News

Five Hondas we want in Australia

From the bantamweight to the bruiser; here’s a handful of Hondas that we’d like to see on local roads

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Reviews

2019 Lamborghini Huracan Evo review

Baby Lambo gets Performante fire in its belly and a sting in its tail

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News

Built-in Android Auto coming to cars in 2020

‘Powered by Android’ takes Google out of the smartphone and hardwires it into new vehicles

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Aussies crippled by $8b car debt: report

Impulsive Australian car buyers will shell out more than $500m in car loan interest this year