Michael Stahl

Writer

Michael Stahl is one of Australia’s most celebrated motoring Journalists. He has won numerous writing awards, including Motoring Journalist of the Year in 1998 and the magazine industry association Publishers Australia Journalist of the Year in 2011. In addition he was contributing Editor of Wheels magazine and Motoring Editor for the Australian Financial review.​

Latest articles

Call it bambino, cinquecento, or the funny little Fiat that circus clowns climb out of – the Fiat 500 went…

Mazda’s rotary-engine RX-7 sports coupe is often seen as emblematic of the Hiroshima-based car maker’s willingness to break from convention….

Best known for its starring turn in the Back to the Future movie franchise, the DeLorean DMC-12 is remembered more…

Nicknamed ‘Godzilla’ by Australia’s Wheels magazine, the Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 was a revelation on both road and track, thanks…

The DB5’s association with the James Bond film franchise propelled the luxury grand tourer to automotive immortality The Aston Martin…

The 2002 Turbo was clearly ahead of its time for BMW, who subsequently steered away from turbocharging for decades beyond,…

Benchmarked against the Ferrari 328 and with development input from the great Ayrton Senna himself, the Honda NSX introduced a…

Demure enough for church-going, racy enough for the dragstrip, and modish enough for the country club, the original Ford Mustang…

Michael Stahl drove his first 911 in 1987, five years into his motoring journalism career, and it was almost identical…

The 1961 Continental was the first year of the fourth-generation model, best defined by its rear-hinged doors and unfortunate presidential…