The 2026 World Car of the Year will be either the BMW iX3, Hyundai PalisadeorNissan Leaf. The announcement of these three finalists closes the door on Kia taking the top spot for a third year in a row, though its sister brand Hyundai still has a chance – and Kia could still win one of…

Cupra (and the Volkswagen Group as a whole) is really starting to up its plug-in hybrid (PHEV) game, but if you’re like us you might be wondering how its PHEV powertrain tech stacks up when it comes to Australia’s vast travel distances. We’ve finally had a chance to get the new 2026 Cupra Terramar VZe…

Ford CEO Jim Farley is clear-eyed about how the Blue Oval has fumbled its electric vehicle (EV) rollout. “I totally would’ve done it differently. I mean, look, we didn’t know what we didn’t know,” Mr Farley told Car & Driver in response to being asked whether he would have done the F-150 Lightning electric pickup…

Nürburgring lap times have become a standard by which performance cars are measured, and now closer to home Beer O’Clock Hill has become a key test for off-road vehicles. The Denza B5 and B8 have become the latest model to brave the treacherous hill climb, located at The Springs 4×4 Park in The Glen, Queensland.…

The Polestar 3 large electric SUV has received its first update and it will arrive in Australia from the middle of 2026, bringing heavily upgraded underpinnings but a virtually untouched exterior. The headline change is the new 800V electrical architecture, which ups the maximum DC fast-charging rate from 250kW to 350kW. Polestar claims battery charging…

Australia’s most popular SUV in 2025, the Toyota RAV4, slipped outside the list of top-20 best-selling models in February as rivals including the even older Mazda CX-5 took full advantage of dwindling stock. With a sixth-generation successor due to land in showrooms next month, the outgoing RAV4 found just 723 new homes last month (February…

The Chery QQ3 electric hatch is going on sale in China this month ahead of a potential launch in Australia by early 2027. The BYD Dolphin rival debuted at last year's Chengdu motor show, and a camouflaged version of the new QQ3 was recently shown to Australian media alongside another disguised vehicle, the large Fulwin…

BMW Australia is recalling more than 24,000 vehicles across a raft of its model lines – including some under the Mini brand – as they pose a fire risk. “Due to a manufacturing defect, the Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) cooler may develop an internal coolant leak,” the company says in its recall notice. “If this…

Sales and deliveries of the Deepal E07 Multitruck are on hold in Australia as the Chinese auto brand addresses an unspecified compliance issue. “Deepal Australia has temporarily paused sales and deliveries of the MY25 E07 to complete required compliance work. We are contacting affected customers directly and will provide updates as this work progresses,” said…

The entry price of Skoda's flagship Superb has dropped to $66,990 drive-away with the introduction of a new base-spec, plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variant. Aimed primarily at fleet customers, the Superb PHEV Select undercuts the Sportline by $8000, and will be available in wagon form only. It also becomes the cheapest PHEV wagon on sale Down…