The Volvo ES90 is launching in Australia as the brand’s first electric passenger car. Or is it? Volvo says the high-riding liftback blurs the line between sedan and SUV, offering the elegance of the former but the higher ride height and more spacious interior typically associated with the latter. It’s available to order now, and…

The Toyota HiAce has received a slew of new features, ranging from more safety technology to a new digital instrument cluster. The extra equipment comes at a cost, however – a premium of $2994 over the mid-size delivery van it replaces, to be precise. For now, Toyota has only released information on the HiAce Van…

The fastest, most powerful Volkswagen Golf R yet is set to hit showrooms in 2027, with the flagship hot hatch reportedly set to use the turbocharged five-cylinder petrol engine from the Audi RS3 and RSQ3 performance models. While the current Golf R and its predecessors have used 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engines, according to Autocar, the…

The Volkswagen T-Roc has been redesigned with a larger body, a higher quality interior and, to start off with, a pair of mild-hybrid powertrains. Stylistically the new T-Roc gains Volkswagen’s latest corporate face and lighting signatures, but retains the original’s signature C-pillar treatment, although it has grown half a size. Up front there are rounded…

Ford CEO Jim Farley has said the automaker is making an off-road “supercar for gravel”, arguing the traditional on-road supercar market is “completely over-served”. Speaking on the Hot Pursuit podcast by news outlet Bloomberg, the Ford CEO – fresh from judging and participating at Monterey Car Week in California – said he’s asked Ford engineers…

Plug-in hybrid (PHEV) versions of the Skoda Kodiaq and Superb have been approved for Australia, and both are set for a local launch early next year. Despite growing demand for hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fully electric vehicles (EVs), Skoda only launched its first EV in Australia in 2024 – the Enyaq – and has never offered any…

Skoda will expand its product lineup in Australia with the introduction of two new sporty EVs – the Elroq RS and updated Enyaq RS – next year. The mid-size Enyaq RS is already sold in Australia as a rakish coupe SUV, but the arrival of a facelifted model will also see the high-performance variant offered…

The Mazda BT-50received a promising mid-life facelift earlier this year, but you wouldn’t know that by looking at the sales figures. Instead of spiking in line with improvements to the vehicle, BT-50 sales have stagnated this year, and it remains an afterthought for ute buyers compared to segment leaders like the Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux,…

The Volkswagen T-Roc has been redesigned with a larger body, a higher quality interior, and, to start off with, a pair of mild-hybrid drivetrains. Stylistically the new T-Roc gains Volkswagen’s latest corporate face and lighting signatures, but retains the original’s signature C-pillar treatment and signature C-pillar treatment, although it has grown half-a-size. Up front there…