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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.

    2016 Ford Focus RS | new car sales price

    20 October 2015 by Stephen Corby

    Why buy a commercial vehicle?

    20 October 2015 by Stephen Corby

    In England, they are referred to as a race apart; a speed-obsessed,...Read more

    Mazda Tokyo concept teaser hints at rotary comeback

    30 September 2015 by Stephen Corby

    Mazda releases teaser shot of new sports coupe concept for Tokyo motor...Read more

    2016 Jaguar F-Pace SUV teased | video

    7 September 2015 by Stephen Corby

    Imagine someone turning up for a New Year's Eve celebration on January...Read more

    Volkswagen Passat sedan 2015 review

    10 October 2014 by Stephen Corby
    Imagine being told that Sprite, the colourless, essentially flavourless...Read more

    Why coupes and child seats don't quite mix

    4 August 2014 by Stephen Corby

    You may be able to squeeze child seats in the back of that two-...Read more

    Volvo C30 2008 review

    30 May 2008 by Stephen Corby
    Like criticising Lara Bingle for not being erudite, or knowing what...Read more

    Cross purpose

    23 May 2008 by Stephen Corby

    There was a time when it was quite acceptable for SUVs to handle like a...Read more

    Lewis Hamilton need not worry

    22 May 2008 by Stephen Corby

    Pulling on a race suit is a transmogrifying experience, much as one...Read more

    Sheer cruising pleasure

    21 May 2008 by Stephen Corby

    Logic tells me that German engineers are infallible, and that the BMW...Read more

    BMW M3 track day!

    20 May 2008 by Stephen Corby

    The first words you hear when you tell someone you’ve...Read more

    Hummer H3 ho-Hummer

    20 May 2008 by Stephen Corby

    I thought I would hate driving this huge, hubristic hunk of Americana...Read more

    BMW 6 series 2008 Review

    6 February 2008 by Stephen Corby
    And another few grand that you’ve just remembered you left in those ski...Read more

    Frozen gear

    8 January 2008 by Stephen Corby

    You might think Richard Hammond's jet-car crash at 460km/h last year...Read more

    Subaru Impreza WRX 2007 review

    30 October 2007 by Stephen Corby
    The WRX is a legend, of sorts, in car world, but it's never, ever been...Read more

    Mini Cooper 2007 Review

    11 September 2007 by Stephen Corby
    It lurks on the roof of the new Mini Cooper S and if it wasn’t designed by...Read more

    BMW's Night Vision

    5 September 2007 by Stephen Corby

    It's not every day you drive along a dark, winding road at night,...Read more

    Cooper S impractical fun

    28 August 2007 by Stephen Corby

    It has been a long and painfully infuriating search, but I have finally...Read more

    Saab 9-5 2007 Review

    31 March 2007 by Stephen Corby
    Generally, I’m in favour of trying the local delicacies in a foreign...Read more

    Maserati Quattroporte manual 2007 review

    15 February 2007 by Stephen Corby
    The trident logo on the grille and the hefty proportions – five metres...Read more

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