Mike Stevens

Contributor

Mike Stevens has been writing, ranting and raving about cars since the early 2000s, and professionally since 2007 – after throwing in the towel on a decade of graphic design. (The client is not always right!)

An early prototype of the ‘always online’ motoring journo, Stevo has had stints in the reporter, road tester, news editor and deputy editor seats.

Instagram: @yomikestevens

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Kia is launching an AI chatbot... Do we want that?

Welcome to 2023, where nobody is safe from AI – but Kia is keen to make it more a blessing than a curse

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Kia's two new electric concepts revealed ahead of today's big event

Here's what we can expect from Kia's journey to electrification over the next couple of years

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2024 Kia EV9: Variants confirmed, strong monthly supply assured

Kia Australia has confirmed it will have access to 100 build slots each month for its big new EV9 electric SUV – and it believes it has the interest to use them all

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2024 Toyota GR86 pricing and features: AEB added; Performance Pack returns

Toyota has finally outfitted manual GR86s with AEB and lane-departure warning

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2024 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: Expressions of interest open ahead of release

Ahead of its local release in December 2024, Volkswagen has opened expressions of interest for the ID.Buzz

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Nissan Navara EV imagined for electric future switch

Nissan has already hinted that it could offer an electric ute in the near future. What if it looks like this?

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Hyundai i30 hatch orders will pause for Korea-Euro transition, mild hybrid coming

We'll seen see a second facelift for the popular i30 hatch, along with mild-hybrid power – but not before we go a few months without

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2024 Toyota Camry: Speculative renders appear in official Toyota video – UPDATE

The ninth-generation Camry is expected to launch in the coming years, with familiar underpinnings and hybrid-only powertrains likely

New 2024 VW Tiguan R-Line, imagined by Theottle | © Wheels Media
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2024 VW Tiguan: This is it! Our renders turn official patent images into reality

Expected to debut next year, this is how the new VW Tiguan will look

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Last-ever Kona N: Just 26 cars left in stock

There's a handful of opportunities to pick up this high-riding hot hatch before the show is over

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2025 Volkswagen Tiguan: Petrol-only for Oz, PHEV dreams dropped

New Tiguan won't get a plug-in hybrid variant in Australia, despite early hopes

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Electric Cars: Best Buys, Advice, Guides & Explainers

Everything you need to know about how EVs work, their 'pros & cons', which ones to buy and how to make the most of them!

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2024 Audi Q6 E-Tron electric SUV previewed: New interior, Android tech

The upcoming Audi Q6 E-Tron promises to offer practicality, rapid charging and modern tech in a popular mid-size electric SUV package

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2025 Nissan Leaf replacement to be ‘mini-Ariya’ small SUV

It probably won't look like the hatch we've presented in this story, but at least we know a new Leaf is coming

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Motoring magazines growing audience, Wheels up 41 per cent!

Vinyl records, film cameras, classic cars, and magazines – as much as progress and technology tries, you just can't keep a good thing down.

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2024 Genesis GV70 & GV80: Fewer engines, prices up as inflation grips

Genesis does away with the GV70's unpopular diesel option, and getting into a GV80 is now a lot more expensive...

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2024 Ford Mustang & Mach-E hit Melbourne, go directly for coffee

Pre-production Ford Mustang and Mach-E gatecrash Melbourne cars-and-coffee, months ahead of launch

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Australia's Premcar develops Coyote-powered V8 Bronco for American brand

Australian engineering outfit tames American icon.

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Kia EV9: Is this the giant, electric, seven-seat SUV Aussies want?

So who’s buying a massive, seven-seat, electric SUV that weighs in at almost 3000kg? Arms are wide open, it seems

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Hyundai Ioniq electric ute imagined

Hyundai has confirmed an electric pickup will join its line-up – and while we don't know exactly how it'll look, it could go a little like this...

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Mini is slapping a smartwatch on the dash of its new Cooper, and I'm into it

BMW's 'budget' brand, Mini, is doubling down on the iconic round display with a fully frisbee'd screen and graphics that look like they've come straight from my Samsung Galaxy Watch.

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Eco-friendly Google Maps routes have dramatically cut vehicle pollution

Google claims its Maps eco-friendly route suggestions have saved more than a million tonnes of vehicle CO2 emissions in a year

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Tidbits from MG: New MG3, reinventing the brand, deleted air-con buttons & more

Australian media recently travelled to China to drive a number of new MG models, and speak with the brand's key executives. Here's a few choice quotes from the trip.

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2023 BMW X1 pricing and features for Australia

BMW's small SUV has also spawned an all-electric variant, with both models set for an Australian launch – and now we've driven both