Hyundai may have just revealed its second electric N performance vehicle, but that doesn’t mean petrol power is dead at its go-fast division. “We are not limiting ourselves into EV,” Hyundai N boss Joon Park told UK outlet Car. “But this is some kind of tendency after we launched Ioniq 5 N, because Ioniq 5…

Arch-rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz have a close competition going on – just six deliveries separate them in this year’s sales race – but unusually both brands have simultaneously announced local leadership changes. In press releases both dated July 14, BMW and Mercedes-Benz have confirmed new Australian bosses. Vikram Pawah is returning to the position of…

A pair of legendary Holden race cars have starred at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, knocking off rivals including the Ford Mustang GTD, TWR Supercat and Porsche 911 GT3 R in the final of the timed shoot-out. The fastest Holden was the 2008 Holden Racing Team (HRT) VE Commodore driving by current British Touring Car…

Australia’s top-selling electric vehicle (EV), the Tesla Model Y, now has a longer claimed range in Long Range guise, while there are now six exterior finishes to choose from. The dual-motor Long Range version of the popular mid-size electric SUV now has a claimed 600km of range under the WLTP cycle, up from 551km. The…

Toyota has revealed both road and race versions of its new flagship performance coupe wrapped in heavy camouflage at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK on the weekend. No official images or information has been released by the Japanese automaker, which used Goodwood to show off a pair of disguised V8-powered sports cars,…

The Honda-Nissan merger may have fallen through, but a partnership between the two Japanese juggernauts could see Honda finally offer a traditional, body-on-frame rival to the Ford Ranger. The Nikkei newspaper, via Reuters, reports Nissan has commenced discussions with Honda to supply it with vehicles produced at its under-utilised Canton, Mississippi plant in the US.…

The Japanese-built Suzuki Jimny three-door is getting a safety upgrade to match its Indian-built Jimny XL five-door sibling. Japanese outlet Creative Trend reports the updated Jimny, which is set to launch in Japan this August, will gain the following equipment: “Dual camera brake support” Reverse brake support Adaptive cruise control Backward false start…

Our three-month tenure with Honda’s smallest SUV has come to an end, and returning the HR-V e:HEV X has left us with plenty to unpack. Unlike typical long-term car reviews where one journalist is gifted the majority of seat time, this HR-V was shared between myself and deputy marketplace editor Josh Nevett – the two…

William Stopford is an automotive journalist based in Brisbane, Australia. William is a Business/Journalism graduate from the Queensland University of Technology who loves to travel, briefly lived in the US, and has a particular interest in the American car industry. source

UPDATE 13/07/2025 8:00am:GWM has recently sharpened pricing of its Cannon Alpha PHEV once again, while also axing the regular hybrid. We’ve updated this article accordingly. The GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV became the second plug-in hybrid (PHEV) ute in local showrooms earlier this year, with customer deliveries beginning in May. It joined the existing turbo-diesel…