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Tom Baker

Sydney

Editor at Chasing Cars

Motoring journalist with a particular focus on EVs. Interested in cars, the auto industry, travel. Opinion expressed is mine only.

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  • New Model Y revives Tesla sales in Australia New Model Y revives Tesla sales in Australia

    5 days ago | chasingcars.com.au | Jez Spinks |Tom Baker

    Tesla sales have rebounded in Australia thanks to strong demand for the heavily updated Model Y SUV. The midsized electric SUV registered its best sales month for nearly a year with 3580 units shifted in May. It was the updated ‘Juniper’ model’s first full month in showrooms. It marked a 123 per cent increase on the 1609 Model Ys sold in May 2024, and reduces the year-to-date decrease from 58 percent at the end of April to 27% at the end of May.

  • Will a new electric Volkswagen Golf R give the Hyundai Ioniq 5N the rival we desperately need?

    6 days ago | chasingcars.com.au | Iain Curry |Tom Baker

    Do you know what the world needs? A proper performance EV challenger to take on Hyundai’s multi-award-winning Ioniq 5N weapon. Where might it come from? Signs point to Wolfsburg, Germany, where Volkswagen’s ‘R’ team make no secret of its ongoing electric performance car development.

  • Car news today: Subaru Wilderness confirmed… sort-of, BMW i4 now faster than an M3 CS, and more - 30 May 2025

    1 week ago | chasingcars.com.au | Lukas Foyle |Tom Baker

    Thanks for joining us this Friday, May 30th 2025. Notably in car news today: Subaru starts the process of bringing Wilderness trim models to Australia, BMW improves its i4, but not in Oz, Peugeot Expert dumps manual transmission, and more.

  • Volkswagen Tiguan 2025: first Australian review

    1 week ago | chasingcars.com.au | Tom Baker |Curt Dupriez

    The confidence Volkswagen Australia has in the new third-generation Tiguan is perhaps best demonstrated in the breadth of the line-up at launch: it wants to take on everyone, from China at the bottom end of its revamped mid-size SUV range, to premium-badge German contemporaries at the top. New Tiguan lobs with just five variants – Hyundai’s Tucson numbers 17 at last count – and all with turbo-petrol power.

  • Car news today: MG HS ‘Super Hybrid’ priced, Ssanyong axed in Australia, and more - 29 May 2025

    1 week ago | chasingcars.com.au | Lukas Foyle |Tom Baker

    Thanks for joining us this Thursday, May 29th 2025. Notably in car news today: MG HS ‘Super Hybrid’ pricing and specs, Ssanyong name put to pasture in Australia, and more.

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Tom Baker | EV reviews & more
Tom Baker | EV reviews & more @tom_baker
5 Sep 23

Here’s the #Tesla Model 3 #EV refresh at a rare press event for the brand: the Munich motor show. Mobbed is the only way to describe the attention. Punters clearly realise it’s probably the most relevant car here in 2023. Don’t miss the infamous stalk-less steering wheel. https://t.co/cBVysbiIKn

Tom Baker | EV reviews & more
Tom Baker | EV reviews & more @tom_baker
4 Sep 23

Cupra time! Once called the Urban Rebel, this 4m-long #EV hot hatch is now the Raval. It starts rolling out of a new factory Spain, late 2025. But Cupra is still tossing up about whether to send it to Australia, or concentrate only on Europe where small cars remain very popular. https://t.co/85VuYaJgkN

Tom Baker | EV reviews & more
Tom Baker | EV reviews & more @tom_baker
4 Sep 23

Forbidden fruit in Australia: the Volkswagen ID7 #EV sedan. It’s much larger than a Model 3, positioned instead as a large segment car. A wagon is coming soon in Europe. RWD or AWD versions. Looks better in the metal than photos, I think. https://t.co/zYm10DKHur