Air pollution from motor vehicles results in more deaths in Australia than the national road toll, a new study led by the University of Tasmania has found. The first research to investigate the issue in Australia examined traffic-related air pollution, abbreviated to TRAP, across the country to determine the mortality rate caused by particulate matter…

The Skoda Felicia Fun is latest in a series of digital concepts from the automaker’s Icons Get a Makeover series. Made from 1997 to 2000, the original Fun (bottom) took the contemporary Felicia Pickup and gave it a “beach vibe”. All were painted yellow, with colour options limited to green, yellow or orange for the…

The Skoda Felicia Fun is latest in a series of digital concepts from the automaker’s Icons Get a Makeover series. Made from 1997 to 2000, the original Fun (bottom) took the contemporary Felicia Pickup and gave it a “beach vibe”. All were painted yellow, with colour options limited to green, yellow or orange for the…

Tesla has just rolled out its ‘Full Self Driving (supervised)’ system to right-hand drive markets including Australia, and we recently had the chance to test the autonomous vehicle technology around Brisbane in a Model Y, which drove me over 50km without needing to touch any controls (well, almost). Tesla will roll out FSD (supervised) to…

The time has finally come for Tesla’s Australian and New Zealand customers. Tesla has rolled out ‘Full Self Driving (supervised)’, the hands-off technology that allows a compatible Tesla vehicle to drive from door-to-door without driver intervention. While the technology has been available in left-hand drive markets for some time, Tesla has been working on…

Porsche Cars Australia has confirmed a range of new tech features for the Macan Electric as part of a running model year change. Due to hit local Porsche Centres “by the end of the year”, the model year 2026 (MY26) Macan adds several new tech items as standard or optional equipment – including a new…

The petrol-powered Chery Tiggo 7 is getting a fresh face and a new powertrain for model year 2026 (MY26), but it’s keeping a familiar price tag. Chery’s updated mid-size SUV retains its base price of $29,990 drive-away, which was introduced earlier this year. The top-spec Ultimate also remains priced at $33,990 drive-away. The updated Tiggo…

More details of the 2026 Volvo XC70 have been revealed as orders open in China, ahead of exports to global markets which may include Australia. Volvo revealed the five-seat XC70’s new SUV body – a shift from its origins as the V70 XC Cross Country station wagon launched more than two decades ago – earlier this…

Chery is growing rapidly in Australia, and it’s adding another SUV nameplate to its local lineup. The Chinese brand has confirmed it’ll launch the seven-seat Tiggo X by the end of this year, after it appeared in government approval documents this week. Chery says it’ll confirm more information on this vehicle closer to its on-sale…