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Articles by Chris Thompson

Chris Thompson

Chris Thompson

Journalist

Racing video games, car-spotting on road trips, and helping wash the family VL Calais Turbo as a kid were all early indicators that an interest in cars would stay present in Chris’ life, but loading up his 1990 VW Golf GTI Mk2 and moving from hometown Brisbane to work in automotive publishing in Melbourne ensured cars would be a constant.

With a few years as MOTOR Magazine’s first digital journalist under his belt, followed by a stint as a staff journalist for Wheels Magazine, Chris’ career already speaks to a passion for anything with four wheels, especially the 1989 Mazda MX-5 he currently owns.

From spending entire weeks dissecting the dynamic abilities of sports cars to weighing up the practical options for car buyers from all walks of life, Chris’ love for writing and talking about cars means if you’ve got a motoring question, he can give you an answer.

It could have been predicted, given the BMW M3 CS exists, but there’s...Read more

It's not often a car is elevated to 'icon' status, cars like the VW Beetle...Read more
The GV80 Coupe is a new addition to Genesis’ large SUV offering, with a...Read more
The Genesis GV80 was the brand’s first SUV, having launched only a few years ago. Since then, along has come the smaller and more popular GV70, and the new electric GV60. Now, there’s an updated GV80 with a coupe body style. This blingy big dog’s sloping roofline wants to throw down with the BMW X6...Read more

Chery has revealed a larger sibling to its Omoda 5 small SUV, the plug-...Read more

Nissan just can’t seem to get enough of electrified concept cars,...Read more

Another small electric car could be on the way from BYD if the Ocean M...Read more

Signs of the impending launch of the MG Cyberster are starting to show...Read more

Reports of a smaller variant of LandCruiser is under development in...Read more

Not to spoil anything, but it turned out to be quite difficult to say goodbye to the CX-30. I’m finishing writing this having returned the sleek small SUV to its owner, Mazda Australia, and it might have become my new benchmark for balancing price, style, driveability and practicality. In previous...Read more

Porsche Australia has set the date it will close the order books for...Read more

Mercedes-Benz Australia has confirmed pricing and a revised line-up for...Read more

Pricing for the upcoming updated version of the Kia Carnival has been...Read more

Much like Australia, an influx of Chinese brands is shaking up the...Read more

The stop-sale on the 1.4-litre four-cylinder naturally aspirated...Read more

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