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Articles by Stephen Ottley

Stephen Ottley

Stephen Ottley

Contributing Journalist

Steve has been obsessed with all things automotive for as long as he can remember. Literally, his earliest memory is of a car. Having amassed an enviable Hot Wheels and Matchbox collection as a kid he moved into the world of real cars with an Alfa Romeo Alfasud.

Despite that questionable history he carved a successful career for himself, firstly covering motorsport for Auto Action magazine before eventually moving into the automotive publishing world with CarsGuide in 2008. Since then he's worked for every major outlet, having work published in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Drive.com.au, Street Machine, V8X and F1 Racing.

These days he still loves cars as much as he did as a kid and has an Alfa Romeo Alfasud in the garage (but not the same one as before... that's a long story).

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The architect behind Hyundai’s high-performance N division has one last...Read more

“Never just drive.” That’s the motto for Hyundai’s high-performance N division and it’s been the guiding principle for each model the brand has developed. Up until now it’s been a fairly easy task, as Hyundai N has followed the tried and tested path of building hot hatches with turbocharged petrol...Read more

Range Rover is synonymous for building luxury SUVs with powerful...Read more

Breadth of capability. That’s the key phrase the engineers, public relations managers and even the support crew keep using when discussing the all-new Range Rover Sport SV. And with good reason. There aren’t too many SUVs on the market that can match it for its bandwidth. Within the space of a few...Read more

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