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    Articles by Stephen Corby

    Stephen Corby

    Stephen Corby

    Contributing Journalist

    Stephen Corby stumbled into writing about cars after being knocked off the motorcycle he’d been writing about by a mob of angry and malicious kangaroos. Or that’s what he says, anyway. Back in the early 1990s, Stephen was working at The Canberra Times, writing about everything from politics to exciting Canberra night life, but for fun he wrote about motorcycles.

    After crashing a bike he’d borrowed, he made up a colourful series of excuses, which got the attention of the motoring editor, who went on to encourage him to write about cars instead. The rest, as they say, is his story.

    Reviewing and occasionally poo-pooing cars has taken him around the world and into such unexpected jobs as editing TopGear Australia magazine and then the very venerable Wheels magazine, albeit briefly. When that mag moved to Melbourne and Stephen refused to leave Sydney he became a freelancer, and has stayed that way ever since, which allows him to contribute, happily, to CarsGuide.

    BMW spills on next-gen cupholders

    21 November 2019 by Stephen Corby

    BMW to go all electric by 2050

    20 November 2019 by Stephen Corby

    Facing the complete phasing out of its internal-combustion engine (ICE...Read more

    BMW to double its electric car driving range by 2030

    20 November 2019 by Stephen Corby

    As a sparky new version of motoring’s age-old power wars heats up, BMW...Read more

    Who invented the first car and when was it made?

    18 November 2019 by Stephen Corby

    Who invented the first car? The commonly accepted answer is Karl Benz,...Read more

    Reversing cameras. Which new cars do it best?

    13 November 2019 by Stephen Corby

    Reversing cameras are like mobile phones - only with smaller brains and...Read more

    How to choose the right insurance for Learner drivers

    12 November 2019 by Stephen Corby

    There are some people - cruel types perhaps - who would suggest that...Read more

    Car insurance claim process | what to do after an accident

    12 November 2019 by Stephen Corby

    The one merciful thing about car accidents is that they’re over very...Read more

    Does the Mazda MX-30 make sense for Australia?

    29 October 2019 by Stephen Corby

    Bringing Mazda's first ever production-ready full-electric vehicle to...Read more

    Mazda unsure if the world would accept a new rotary sports car

    25 October 2019 by Stephen Corby

    Mazda desperately wants to build another rotary-engined sports car, and...Read more

    Mazda to electrify range, but BT-50 ute to miss out

    24 October 2019 by Stephen Corby

    Mazda’s announcement at the Tokyo Motor Show that it will apply some...Read more

    Mazda MX-30 2020 electric SUV goes official

    23 October 2019 by Stephen Corby

    Mazda has officially unveiled its first mass-produced electric vehicle...Read more

    Self-driving cars are too expensive to put on the road: Citroen

    16 October 2019 by Stephen Corby

    Cost, not technology, will be the biggest hurdle to overcome in the...Read more

    Servicing costs for VW Tiguan detailed

    14 October 2019 by Stephen Corby

    So, you’ve weaved your way through the maze of choices that is the mid-...Read more

    When does your new car warranty actually start?

    14 October 2019 by Stephen Corby

    You'll often hear the phrase "check the fine print" when it comes to...Read more

    World's best looking cars: All-time Top 10

    20 September 2019 by Stephen Corby

    Right off the top of your head, tell us, who is the most beautiful...Read more

    Toyota autonomous cars to be 'fun (not) to drive'

    18 September 2019 by Stephen Corby

    Toyota’s global president, Akio Toyoda, is a man of boundless...Read more

    Toyota takes flight with plan to build jets under Lexus brand

    18 September 2019 by Stephen Corby

    Lexus is, quite literally, preparing for take-off.

    The Japanese...Read more

    Mazda to go carbon neutral with new biofuel

    4 September 2019 by Stephen Corby

    Mazda is working on a radical carbon-neutral approach to alternative...Read more

    Australia a key market for Mazda's rotary revival

    4 September 2019 by Stephen Corby

    Mazda has finally given us a sneak peek of its exciting new rotary-...Read more

    Autonomy will not come at the cost of driver enjoyment: Mazda

    4 September 2019 by Stephen Corby

    Mazda is set to take a completely different, and slightly radical,...Read more

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