Ram, Jeep and Chrysler owners in the United States are frustrated after their vehicles began showing advertisements on their touchscreens. Social media posts, reported by The Autopian, have shown adverts suddenly appearing on the centre touchscreen of several Jeep, Ram and Chrysler vehicles, causing surprise and irritation for owners. All three brands are part of…

The new, seventh-generation Subaru Outback due in 2026 will be the first model from the Japanese brand in Australia to be available in a more rugged flagship version from the new Wilderness sub-brand. In a recorded video announcement, Subaru Australia confirmed the new Outback for local showrooms. The brand also confirmed the inclusion of the…

Subaru has confirmed the heavily revised seventh-generation Outback is coming to Australia in 2026, when it will bring an edgier design, a larger body, and a price rise of nearly $5000 at the bottom of the range. The newest iteration of Subaru’s wagon-like ‘large’ SUV was revealed at the New York motor show in…

One of the world’s best-selling cars, the Toyota Corolla, has been updated in China with a redesigned front-end and roomier cabin – but it won’t be seen in Australian showrooms anytime soon. While images were leaked ahead of its official unveiling, the updated Corolla was shown at the Guangzhou motor show this week ahead of…

ANCAP has announced changes to its new 2026-2028 vehicle assessment criteria, with the safety authority breaking its assessment into pre-, during- and post-crash ‘stages of safety’. Every three years, ANCAP (Australasian New Car Assessment Program) reassesses its protocols – the method and rating criteria for testing new vehicles – to keep ratings relevant to emerging…

Audi is plugging into PHEV power with its passenger vehicle range for the first time in Australia. The 2026 Audi A5 e-hybrid quattro 270kW is arriving in showrooms now, debuting plug-in hybrid power in the German brand’s non-SUV range Down Under, and the first PHEV based on the new Premium Platform Combustion (PPC). Audi’s representatives…

The original Tata Sierra was a ute-based SUV that prioritised ruggedness over design, but the second-generation model flips the script entirely. Made between 1991 and 2003, the original Sierra was based on the Telcoline ute. Although the Telcoline was sold Down Under in small numbers in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the Sierra never…

Don’t be fooled – this isn’t just another Ranger with new shocks and a sticker pack. The Ford Ranger Super Duty is almost an entirely new ute under that familiar body, with nearly every nut, bolt, bracket, and component upgraded for heavy-duty commercial use. Except for the borrowed American name, the Super Duty is also…

The new-generation Toyota HiLux has only just been revealed and already a Thai entrepreneur is putting together a conversion kit for old HiLuxes. In these images shared by Pasit Reddevill on Facebook, we can see the process of turning the outgoing HiLux – referred to as the HiLux Revo in Thailand – into the new-generation…