Iain Curry

Noosa

Photographer, Motoring Writer and Editor at Freelance

Motoring Writer and Photographer, APN Australian Regional Media and https://t.co/gAnv1rA01T

Articles

See, you can build lightweight EVs! Spectacular sub-1000kg Longbow sports car set for 2026 launch to trump Tesla's Roadster

1 week ago | evcentral.com.au | Iain Curry

British start-up Longbow is promising the first ever “Featherweight Electric Vehicles” (FEVs), with rear-drive Speedster and Roadster models previewed ahead of planned customer deliveries in 2026. It’s positive news for those who fear the death of the lightweight sports car as we move into an EV age of hulking batteries and lardy kerb weights.
Ford Tourneo Active 2025 review

1 week ago | chasingcars.com.au | Iain Curry

Ford hasn’t had a people mover on the Australian market since 1990, when it pulled up stumps on the deliciously ’80s Spectron eight-seater. So why, after a 35-year hiatus, do we now have the turbo-diesel Tourneo MPV landing? Ford Australia says it’s down to a “sharpened focus” on commercial vehicles, including anything that can riff off the impressive Transit platform – 2024’s International Van of the Year, no less. Lovely stuff, but the people mover market is hardly a volume-bringer.
Uber Eats tech about to change everything

2 weeks ago | theaustralian.com.au | Iain Curry

Waiting at a pedestrian crossing in Austin, Texas, a large Esky on wheels rolls up beside me and stops. With its little red flag and cute digital face, this autonomous robot joins me in waiting for the light to turn green before we can cross. It’s genuinely like a sci-fi movie. It knows sooner than I do that it’s now safe to walk into the road, and drives away at up to 8km/h, dodging other people on its way to destinations unknown. The Uber Eats logo on its flanks gives the game away.
Uber Eats tech about to change everything

2 weeks ago | dailytelegraph.com.au | Iain Curry

Waiting at a pedestrian crossing in Austin, Texas, a large Esky on wheels rolls up beside me and stops. With its little red flag and cute digital face, this autonomous robot joins me in waiting for the light to turn green before we can cross. It’s genuinely like a sci-fi movie. It knows sooner than I do that it’s now safe to walk into the road, and drives away at up to 8km/h, dodging other people on its way to destinations unknown. The Uber Eats logo on its flanks gives the game away.
Uber Eats tech about to change everything

2 weeks ago | news.com.au | Iain Curry

Waiting at a pedestrian crossing in Austin, Texas, a large Esky on wheels rolls up beside me and stops. With its little red flag and cute digital face, this autonomous robot joins me in waiting for the light to turn green before we can cross. It’s genuinely like a sci-fi movie. It knows sooner than I do that it’s now safe to walk into the road, and drives away at up to 8km/h, dodging other people on its way to destinations unknown. The Uber Eats logo on its flanks gives the game away.
Australia’s top ute faces uncertain future

2 weeks ago | news.com.au | Iain Curry

The dual cab ute arms race welcomes back a high performance player in 2026, as Volkswagen’s Walkinshaw-enhanced hardcore Amarok returns. This halo “W-Series” one-tonner will come with performance and handling upgrades, boosting the Amarok’s already muscly 184kW and 600Nm from its 3.0-litre V6 turbo-diesel. Unless, that is, Walkinshaw chooses the 222kW/452Nm 2.3L turbocharged petrol four-cylinder in the Amarok range as an intriguing alternative.
Australia’s top ute faces uncertain future

2 weeks ago | dailytelegraph.com.au | Iain Curry

Don't miss out on the headlines from On the Road. Followed categories will be added to My News. This halo “W-Series” one-tonner will come with performance and handling upgrades, boosting the Amarok’s already muscly 184kW and 600Nm from its 3.0-litre V6 turbo-diesel. Unless, that is, Walkinshaw chooses the 222kW/452Nm 2.3L turbocharged petrol four-cylinder in the Amarok range as an intriguing alternative. For now, Volkswagen’s keeping the powertrain – and pricing – under wraps.
Why the massive influx of Chinese EVs will end in tears | Opinion

2 weeks ago | evcentral.com.au | Iain Curry

I’ve been writing about cars and motoring for 25 years, and never known a time like it. New brands and EV models are arriving on Aussie shores at a furious pace, most of them hailing from China. Often, this debuting brand has come completely from left field, unrecognised and unknown even by ardent car enthusiasts. Massive saturation of around a dozen new brands landing here in under two years is absolutely a recipe for disaster.
Why the massive influx of Chinese EVs will end in tears | Opinion

2 weeks ago | evdriven.com | Iain Curry

I’ve been writing about cars and motoring for 25 years, and never known a time like it. New brands and EV models are arriving on Aussie shores at a furious pace, most of them hailing from China. Often, this debuting brand has come completely from left field, unrecognised and unknown even by ardent car enthusiasts. Massive saturation of around a dozen new brands landing here in under two years is absolutely a recipe for disaster.
New ‘premium SUV’ launches in Aus

3 weeks ago | news.com.au | Iain Curry

A new car brand launching in Australia was once cause for front page news and fanfare. But recently, new marques have been arriving on our shores faster than students to a free bar. Latest arrival is Jaecoo, the self-proclaimed “premium SUV” brand from Chinese budget giant Chery. Chery only relaunched locally in 2023 (after selling cheap nasties here from 2011 to 2014), yet now asks us to accept Jaecoo and, later this year, Omoda as a separate brand too. What on earth is going on? China, that’s what.