Queensland has killed off the previous Labor state government’s mandate to replace all eligible government passenger cars with zero-emissions vehicles by December 2026. In its place, the state’s Liberal National Party (LNP) government has released a new strategy that sets a smaller 10 per cent emissions reduction target across the entire public service fleet by…

The Ford Everest has been recalled again as its windows may not stop winding up even if there’s an obstruction. The Blue Oval says Everests included in an October 2024 recall of over 38,000 vehicles may have had an incorrect software update installed. This latest recall covers 955 Everests in total. Hundreds of new…

The eighth-generation, or C8, Chevrolet Corvette has broken a lot of new ground — think mid-engine layout, twin-turbo engine, and electric propulsion — and now it’s about to merge all those ideas into one model. In a short video on Instagram, Chevrolet says: “The hype is real. A new Corvette is coming.” The new Corvette variant…

The 2026 Audi Q3 has been revealed globally ahead of its September release in Europe, and its expected Australian introduction by mid-2026 – perhaps including a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variant for the first time. First images of Audi’s third-generation small SUV show it will wear the German brand’s latest design language as it looks…

Skoda’s RS models have been providing surprising delight for 50 years now. Few, if any, of the motor racing fraternity saw the oh-so-cute rear-engined 110, 130 and 200 RS models coming back in the mid-1970s, but with class wins in the European Touring Car Championship and the 1977 Monte Carlo rally, the little Iron…

The next-generation Toyota Highlander – which is sold in Australia as the Kluger – will be offered with a range-extender EV (EREV) drivetrain option, at least in China. At GAC Toyota’s technology day event last week, Toyota said it would tailor core, globally-developed products for the Chinese market in concert with its local development team,…

The Ford F-150 Lobo is a new, lower, meaner-looking variant of the evergreen F-150 pickup truck with a V8 soundtrack. Under the bonnet – sorry, hood – is a naturally aspirated 5.0-litre ‘Coyote’ V8 petrol engine making 298kW and 556Nm. Despite the Lobo’s sportier appearance, this V8 doesn’t gain any performance upgrades. It’s hooked up…

Australia will continue to serve as the home of Ford Ranger and Everest development for many years to come, according to top global product executive, Jim Baumbick. Once a key cog of the local economy, the Australian car manufacturing industry effectively died in 2017 with the closure of Holden, Ford, and Toyota production facilities. Despite…

Ford was willing to sacrifice performance for efficiency in developing its first Ranger plug-in hybrid (PHEV) ute, which features a heavily detuned version of the turbo-petrol four-cylinder engine found in the Ford Mustang EcoBoost. While standard variants of the Ranger are offered with a choice of two turbo-diesel engines – a 2.0-litre four-cylinder and…