The next-generation Audi Q5 has added a pair of ‘e-hybrid’ plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variants overseas, and at least one is all but confirmed for the Australian market. Available in the same 220kW and 270kW versions like the related A5 e-hybrid, the 2026 Audi Q5 e-hybrid is offered in both SUV and Sportback body styles, and…

Can a new Chinese electric SUV replace our diesel Ford wagon as a family car? That is the question. My wife and I have chosen to novate lease a BYD Sealion 7 AWD. The BYD is our first leased vehicle and our first SUV. We chose the Sealion 7 after carefully considering the competing…

Mahindra is aiming to be one of Australia’s top 15 best-selling brands by the end of the decade as it moves from its traditional workhorse utes to mainstream SUVs – including electric vehicles (EVs). Speaking at the launch of the 2025 Mahindra 3XO SUV – Australia’s cheapest SUV – Mahindra head of international operations Sachin…

The Genesis GV70 may be the fledgling luxury brand’s best-selling model in Australia, but it doesn’t sell in the same volumes as rivals from Audi, BMW, Lexus and Mercedes-Benz – and we reckon that ought to change. We chose the GV70 as Australia’s best mid-size luxury SUV in our inaugural 2025 CarExpert Choice Awards, ahead…

MG has led the way for a wave of new auto brands in Australia. The Chinese-owned brand has built solid foundations since it was relaunched here in 2017, becoming a regular member of the top 10 list of automakers on our monthly sales charts thanks to its value-focused range of urban runabouts, family soft-roaders and…

Many automakers are busy delving into their archives and digging grand names for the past, attaching them to new vehicles, and tapping into our sepia-tinged memories. Mitsubishi is no different, with the Grandis the latest nameplate to be exhumed and repurposed. While the original car was a mid-size people mover that, in Australia at…

Bentley has controversially killed off its fairly wild 12-cylinder W12 petrol engine as part of its move to an electrified future. And, while the Continental coupe and Flying Spur sedan ranges now offer plug-in hybrid drivetrains, the Bentayga Speed SUV range retains a V8 without electrification, and it now adds the option of an epic-sounding…

Will this all-new compact SUV be the best-selling Mahindra in Australia? The Indian industrial giant thinks so, and there are plenty of reasons to suggest the Mahindra XUV 3XO will be a game-changer for the Indian auto brand in this country. The XUV 3XO might be a small SUV but it’s a seriously big deal…

Polestar is working closely with fellow Geely-owned brand Volvo when it comes to its upcoming Polestar 7, which will be built at a Volvo plant and will use Volvo technology. The all-new small electric SUV will be launched in 2028 and produced at a new Volvo Cars factory in Kosice, Slovakia. Volvo has also confirmed…

Tesla may have experienced a sales slump in recent months, but it’s still Australia’s number one electric vehicle (EV) brand by a huge margin. According to data supplied by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) and the Electric Vehicle Council (EVC), Tesla delivered 14,156 EVs in the first half of 2025, placing it well…