New legislation designed to encourage the introduction of new cars with efficient engines and lower emissions is already having an impact on the market. Prior to the new laws, a former spokesperson for Volkswagen Group Australia was quoted as saying Australia was leaving itself open to being a dumping ground for old, dirty engines –…

Italian brands Alfa Romeo and Maserati have launched a new joint ‘creative hub’ covering everything from classic vehicle restoration to the development of performance technologies and new ‘few-off’ vehicles. Dubbed BottegaFuoriserie, the initiative draws on the four pillars of Bottega, Fuoriserie, Corse, and La Storia, all of which serve as individual departments for the preservation,…

It was a tight race for first place in Australia’s new car market last month, when the Ford Ranger and Toyota RAV4 were separated by just one sale and the Toyota HiLux narrowly pushed past both of them for the top spot. A total of 100,658 new vehicles were delivered in October 2025, up 0.7…

Mercedes-AMG has turned up the volume – and value – of its mid-size performance SUV range, by adding performance features and a host of carbon-fibre design elements to the popular GLC43, for less money. Available to order from today (November 6), the new GLC43 4Matic Carbon Edition is priced at $133,100 before on-road costs for…

Subaru Australia has confirmed the heavily updated Solterra electric SUV is set for an imminent arrival, bringing new looks, refreshed tech, a larger battery, more driving range, and more power – but price cuts of as much as $7000. Arriving at the same time as its updated Toyota bZ4X sister model, the facelifted Solterra boasts…

The updated 2026 Nissan X-Trail range has been confirmed for Australian release in the first quarter of next year (January-March). Headlining the facelifted mid-size SUV lineup are minor design revisions, enhanced infotainment including connected-car tech, as well as price rises of $1150 across the range. The general grade walk remains the same – though the…

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’d know about Jaguar’s controversial decision to become a more exclusive, electric-only brand, publicised via a garish and widely criticised ad campaign. But had the decision not been made to pivot the Indian-owned British auto brand from tackling BMW to taking on Bentley, Jaguar would potentially have a…

Production of the current Audi A8 is due to finish by the end of 2026, and it’s not clear what will succeed it, if anything. Under the original plan the A8 was due to be replaced by a pair of vehicles in 2027: a SUV nicknamed Landjet and a sedan dubbed Landyacht. Both were to…

The Hyundai i30 Hatch is on borrowed time, and this funky electric hatchback could end up replacing it. Expected to be called the Hyundai Ioniq 3, the new electric hatchback was previewed by this year’s Three concept and is set to enter production in Türkiye in 2026. In the transition from concept to production car,…