If the 1997 Jack Nicholson film As Good as It Gets was made today, it would have to star the 2026 Mercedes-AMG GT63 Pro. The ‘Pro’ is the new benchmark for Mercedes-AMG performance cars – the most powerful, capable version of the C192-series GT63 coupe yet – designed to pants the Porsche 911 GT3 and the McLaren…

Acura is finally heading to Japan, but it won’t be a full-throated assault on Lexus and the German luxury brands. Instead, a single model is due to go on sale in the second half of 2026: the US-made Acura Integra Type S hot hatch. It will be joined by another US-made model, the Honda Passport…

Cadillac has detailed its most affordable model yet for the Australian market, ahead of sales beginning “shortly”. The Cadillac Optiq is arriving here in a single dual-motor all-wheel drive Sport grade, priced at $80,000 before on-road costs. It produces 224kW of power and 480Nm of torque, and uses a 75kWh nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) battery.…

Australia may not be getting the Cadillac Escalade or Escalade iQ, but there’s another huge SUV arriving Down Under. Sales of the 5.2m-long Cadillac Vistiq will begin “shortly”, and the large electric luxury SUV will be priced at $116,000 before on-road costs. Based on the Lyriq that debuted the Cadillac brand in Australia, the Vistiq…

The Lyriq has been looking lonely in the local showrooms of American luxury brand Cadillac, but it’s about to get some company. Two more electric SUVs – the mid-size Optiq and the full-size, three-row Vistiq – are being launched soon, with sales to begin “shortly” following the confirmation of pricing. The Optiq is arriving here…

Record-high petrol and diesel prices could hit Australian motorists soon, with conflict in the Middle East threatening supply and the federal government admitting current fuel stocks remain below international benchmark levels. While the NRMA yesterday told News.com.au that fuel prices could lift by around 10 per cent in seven to 10 days, Compare the Market…

GWM Australia has big plans for 2026 on the back of its best sales year ever in 2025, with 10 new or refreshed models now confirmed for launch and more dealerships opening around the country. The company announced last year it wanted to become a top-five auto brand in Australia, and confirmed a raft of…

Two men are appearing before Brisbane Magistrates Court today after allegedly leaving a path of destruction across the Queensland capital’s northside in the space of less than an hour. During the early hours of the morning of Sunday, March 1, two men in a silver Holden Rodeo allegedly committed a string of offences. At 4:42am,…

The BMW 7 Series will lose its Level 3 conditional autonomous driving when the model is updated next month. The expensive ‘eyes-off’ driving system is said to be replaced with simpler – and more feature-rich – Level 2 semi-autonomous driving technology when the limousine is updated in April 2026, according to Automotive News Europe. However,…

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has confirmed Gerry McGovern, who spent more than 20 years at the automaker before reportedly being unceremoniously dismissed last December, is back with the company. Website Car Design News has reported an internal JLR employee email sent last week confirmed Mr McGovern was still working at the company. Further details, however…