The CEO of Porsche Cars Australia is keen to get his hands on the successor to the discontinued petrol-powered Macan to sit alongside the new electric-only SUV when it’s launched in a couple of years. Speaking with media at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, the managing director and CEO for Porsche’s local arm, Daniel…

In late 2024, AI-generated images were posted online of fake pickups, purportedly from heavy machinery companies Caterpillar and John Deere. With the images creating a lot of buzz from fans of those brands, Caterpillar has actually gone ahead and unveiled a real pickup concept at a construction expo in Las Vegas this week. Called the…

From almost every angle the new SAIC Z7 looks to be rather heavily inspired by the Porsche Taycan. Not content to ape just the sedan, there’s also the Z7T, which has an uncanny resemblance to the Taycan wagon. Not only does the Z7 share the Taycan’s silhouette and body surfacing, but many of the details…

McLaren’s upcoming World Endurance Championship (WEC) hypercar is set to spawn a track-only customer version, and the British brand will make several tweaks to ensure it’s as accessible as possible to amateur drivers. Codenamed Project: Endurance, the limited-production customer car is being developed alongside the full-fat WEC racecar and will be available to buyers in…

The Tesla Model Y L is coming to Australia in 2026, giving the American brand a three-row SUV option Down Under for the first time in several years. The launch of the stretched Model Y derivative had appeared a fait accompli, given it appeared in Australian Government approval documents in February. However, Tesla Australia has…

So long, MG ZS EV – the MG S5 EVis the new electric kid on the block. Gone is the slightly awkward and dated electric version of the internal-combustion ZS, effectively replaced by the S5 EV, which, aside from being much newer, has an immediate advantage: it’s built on an EV-focused platform. That immediately eliminates…

Vietnamese automaker VinFast is jumping into the luxury game with its new Lac Hong brand. The Lac Hong name isn’t entirely new, having debuted on presidential and armoured versions of the VF9 SUV. Starting in 2027. Lac Hong will become its own standalone brand with the 900S, a gargantuan flagship sedan, and the 800S SUV.…

The facelifted Cupra Born has been revealed with a more aggressive exterior, and an upgraded interior with a more luxurious feel and some old-school switchgear. Externally, the Spanish electric hatch now has an even sportier design than before. Up front there’s a new C-shaped headlight cluster sporting triangular elements with optional matrix LED lighting, and…

To commemorate 75 years in Australia, Porsche has unveiled a quartet of special models inspired by different corners of Australia’s “vast 7.6-million square kilometre landscape”. Making their public debut at this week’s Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, the four special cars all feature showcase Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur and Sonderwunsch (special request) personalisation options…

Mercedes-Benz has launched the 2026 Mercedes-Maybach SL680 in Australia, where the premium German auto brand’s new flagship roadster is now on sale priced from $463,900 before on-road costs. That makes the first Maybach version of the SL the most expensive model currently offered by Mercedes-Benz in Australia, apart from the Mercedes-Maybach S680 limousine priced at…