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Riding on nearly three decades of expertise in hybrid vehicles, Toyota has finally made the switch toward fully electric mobility. The Japanese auto giant’s first electric model comes in the form of a RAV4-sized SUV called the bZ4X. The quirky naming isn’t just a random amalgamation of alphabets and letters, …

The updated BMW iX electric SUV will arrive in Australia in the middle of 2025 starting with the iX xDrive45 M Sport which replaces the iX xDrive40 Sport. The latest update is the most extensive ever applied to iX, including a major facelift to the exterior, revised interior and improved …

A full-size four-wheel-drive SUV with 7 seats, 3-tonne towing capacity, a hybrid powertrain, lots of standard equipment and a 7-year factory warranty for $66,490 drive-away is a very attractive proposition. It’s one that Chinese manufacturer GWM is hoping could help the new Tank 500 penetrate the Australian large 4X4 market …

The all iconic Jeep Wrangler has finally ditched its long-serving 3.6-litre V6 aspirated petrol engine for a new downsized turbocharged engine. The new heart transplant coincides with new updates to a host of technologies, safety features and refinement. But the updates and added features are accompanied with a price hike …

It’s hard to believe that the Alfa Romeo Stevio has been around for 8 years because it’s still one of the most beautiful luxury medium SUVs on the market. Park one at a motor show floor today and it’ll look as fresh as when it was first unveiled at the …

Amongst the establishment of Mercedes AMG, BMW M and Audi RS lurks an often overlooked badge – SVR. It’s the high performance line-up of the Jaguar brand and it stands for Special Vehicle Rating. Having driven the F-Pace 400 Sport earlier in the year and came away impressed by how …

The Hyundai Kona Electric has returned for a second generation and this one couldn’t be more different from the original. Compared to the first-generation model, the new one stands out with its ultra-modern Robocop-style ‘Seamless Horizon” one-piece lightbar that stretches across the car’s front and back. It’s one of the …

The compact hybrid SUV segment sees the addition of two new entries this year, the Honda ZR-V e:HEV and the Nissan Qashqai e-Power. If our previous impression of the new generation Honda and Nissan hybrid drive systems in our CR-V vs X-Trail vs RAV4 comparison review was of any indication, both …

Ask someone twenty years ago if they’d pay $100k for a Kia and you’ll be laughed out of the pub quicker than the 5.3 seconds it takes the EV9 GT-Line to dash from 0-100km/h. Yet, what you see here is the first Kia to breach that mark, almost. Starting at …

The all-new 2024 Lexus GX has officially launched in Australia, marking the first time the rugged four-wheel drive is being sold Down Under. In terms of size and pricing, the GX slots comfortably between the RX and LX within Lexus’ SUV portfolio, expanding the luxury brand’s SUV offering to a …

Hybrid models now account for nearly 40 percent of all medium size SUVs sold in Australia. The largest hybrid seller in the country, Toyota, has even recently made the bold move of discontinuing the sale of non-hybrid models in 9 of its models, including the RAV4 – the nation’s best-selling …

At first glance, you might wonder what’s special about the Jeep Grand Cherokee you see here. It looks almost exactly like any other Grand Cherokee, until you spot the additional fuel door on the left-hand side front quarter panel. This is the Grand Cherokee Summit Reserve 4xe, the first-ever plug-in …

It’s been 10 years since the first Audi RS Q3 hit the roads as the fastest and most potent version of the Q3 Sportback range. Much has happened in automotive landscape in the last decade, most apparent was the rapid transition from internal combustion engine power to electric propulsion. Today …

A brand new Nissan Patrol, fresh from the production line in Japan, lands at Port Melbourne. From here it heads straight to a factory in Epping in the north of Melbourne where it transforms and becomes a Warrior. This is the Nissan Patrol Warrior, a special build by Australian company …