Mike Costello
2025 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series review
How does the LandCruiser 70 Series – a decades-old design kept just modern enough to keep up with regulations – hold up today?
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Mike Costello is the Comparisons Editor at CarExpert. He also writes a lot of content focusing on wider trends in the car industry as a whole, looking at sales, policy and alternate-fuels.
Mike has been an automotive journalist since 2010. His previous roles included Senior Editor at CarAdvice and Nine Entertainment’s auto arm, and Managing Editor at industry-facing title GoAuto News. He has also worked as a car salesman and detailer, and wrote his Honours thesis on the uses of social media in global politics. That wasn’t a smart way to get a HECS debt…
His garage includes a 2019 Suzuki Jimny - blue with a black roof, BF Goodrich AT tyres, steel wheels, and a manual ‘box - an E36 318i manual, and a Honda CB300. The dream cars at the time of writing are a Taycan, and a Lexus LFA just to hear that Yamaha V10 in the Burnley tunnel.
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Mike Costello
2024 Mazda BT-50 GT Thunder Pro review
The Thunder Pro is the most capable BT-50 you can buy from a Mazda dealer, with much of the aftermarket work taken care of.
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2024 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series Single Cab GX review
How does the LandCruiser 70 Series – a decades-old design kept just modern enough to keep up with regulations – hold up today?
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2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee review
The Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe PHEV brings electrification to an off-road icon, but its push upmarket leaves it with an uphill battle to fight.
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What is novated leasing, and how does it work?
There's a lot of talk about novated leasing, but what is it and how can it help you save money? And what if you're leasing an electric car?
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Australia's top-selling electric cars in 2023
Tesla, BYD and MG led the way as electric car sales grew 160 per cent in 2023, with four-in-five EVs sourced from one country: China.
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VFACTS 2023: All-time Australian sales record, Ford Ranger tops charts
More than 1.2 million new vehicles were sold last year for the first time, as supply improves, but expect the market to cool in 2024.
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2024 GWM Ora review
The GWM Ora all-electric hatchback isn't a household name, but is this entry EV a surprise achiever, or one to steer clear of?
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2023 Hyundai Kona N Line Hybrid review
The new Kona Hybrid sits between petrol and electric versions, and challenges a range of electrified small SUVs. It stands out in yellow...
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2023 MG HS Plus EV Essence review
The MG HS Plus EV is Australia’s most affordable, and biggest-selling plug-in hybrid vehicle in 2023 so far.
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Ford Ranger v Toyota HiLux: Which will be 2023 sales champion?
Will Australia have a new sales champion come the end of 2023? The Ranger is breathing down the HiLux's neck with weeks to go...
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MG 4 outsells Tesla Model 3 as cut-price electric cars arrive
Tesla's EV market share in Australia slipped below 50 per cent in November, as Chinese options hit the market from $40,000 and create choice.
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VFACTS November 2023: All-time sales record in sight
The Australian car market will almost certainly reset the record books in 2023, but there are storm clouds on the horizon...
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Used car prices keep falling as market supply improves
Used vehicle inventories are at their healthiest since 2020, contributing to cuts in prices bringing relief to cash-strapped households.
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Which SUVs don't match their fuel economy stickers in the real world?
Which SUVs meet their lab-based fuel economy claims in the real world, and which ones fail? A government program is finding out.
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2024 GWM Haval Jolion Hybrid review
Handsome, hybrid, well-equipped and spacious. There's a lot to like about the $40k Haval Jolion range-topper – but there are some quirks.
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