Cupra Australia has confirmed plug-in hybrid (PHEV) power will return to the Leon Hatch range early in 2026, bridging the gap between the mild-hybrid entry-level S variant and the go-fast VZx hot hatch. The 2026 Cupra Leon Hatch Ve is due for local release “at the end of the first quarter” of next year (around…

The Suzuki Jimny three-door has been given a suite of safety and tech upgrades – and a price increase – in Japan, providing a potential preview of what to expect from the updated model due on sale in Australia next year. An updated three-door Jimny is scheduled for local release in the first quarter of…

Subaru Australia has ticked over 70,000 sales of its rally-bred WRX, a significant milestone achieved over five generations since the iconic model launched locally in 1994. Characterised by rumbly turbocharged boxer engines and Subaru’s signature ‘Symmetrical’ all-wheel drive system, the WRX and the hotter WRX STI became legendary through their involvement in global rally competition…

Production at all Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) factories around the world has restarted after the Indian-owned British automaker was hit by a cyber attack last month. The “controlled, phased restart” sees JLR’s Halewood plant in the UK – where the Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport are manufactured – building vehicles for the first time since the…

Volkswagen Australia has introduced a series of offers for its ID.4 and ID.5 mid-size electric SUVs, coinciding with an electric vehicle (EV) showcase for prospective buyers. Tomorrow (Saturday, October 18), Volkswagen dealers across Australia will host an EV ‘education day’ of sorts, intended to expose customers to the German auto brand’s entire range of ID-badged…

Nissan has issued a nationwide product safety recall for its popular Qashqai small SUV, affecting more than 13,000 petrol-only (non e-Power hybrid) versions of the pre-facelifted model due to the potential for a fuel leak and subsequent vehicle fire. “Due to a manufacturing defect, the fuel pipe may chafe against the support bracket and become…

Cupra Australia has confirmed plug-in hybrid (PHEV) power will return to the Leon Hatch range early in 2026, bridging the gap between the mild-hybrid entry-level S variant and the go-fast VZx hot hatch. The 2026 Cupra Leon Hatch Ve is due for local release “at the end of the first quarter” of next year (around…

There’s nothing out there quite like the Mercedes-Benz C350e. That might seem like an odd statement, but it’s true. Options are limited in Australia’s plug-in hybrid sedan market, so limited that this new arrival from the three-pointed star has no real competition following the local axing of the BMW 330e and Volvo S60 T8. In a class of…

The four-cylinder Ford Mustang EcoBoost is finally getting some love and attention with the new RTR package that’s been developed by the Blue Oval and drifting world champion Vaughn Gittin Jr. The Mustang RTR is technically not a new model in the range, but a package that can be optioned on high-spec versions of the…