Cupra Australia isn’t afraid of offering a niche model, and now it’s given its most niche model an even more niche configuration. The Cupra Leon VZe Sportstourer plug-in hybrid (PHEV) wagon – priced at $69,990 before on-road costs – is now available with the Extreme Package previously reserved for the Leon Hatch. CarExpert can save…

The Denza Z9 GT, China’s answer to the Porsche Taycan, has received a power bump in electric guise and more range as a plug-in hybrid. While the Z9 GT hasn’t officially been confirmed for Australia, a shadowy image of it appears on the Coming Soon section of the Denza Australia website alongside the D9 people…

We appear to be reaching a critical mass – the moment when neither electric vehicles (EVs) nor plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) are priced at a premium, making them available to the masses. Pre-production model shown throughoutAnd BYD is leading the charge (pun unfortunately intended). Last year, the Chinese automaker released the Atto 1 – the cheapest electric car…

As Paul Simon sang: “Cars are cars, all over the world.” But while Australia is considered by auto manufacturers to be a good testbed for the rest of the world, each market responds differently to each vehicle segment. In 2025, VFACTS data from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) showed buyers flocked to plug-in…

Jeep and RAM parent Stellantis lost up to €21 billion (A$35bn) in the second half of 2025, largely due to €22.2 billion (A$37.4bn) in costs related to the company’s less than successful electric vehicle (EV) push in the US. The write down encompasses payments to laid off employees, the pairing back of battery production, and reduced…

Drive-away deals on the slow-selling Kia Tasman have been extended for an extra month, with up to $3900 knocked off the price of several 2025-build model grades until February 28, 2026 or while stocks last. The savings kick off with the entry-level S – the only Tasman model grade available in 4×2 guise – with…

After so many of us ragged on the old Mitsubishi ASX for so long, we should be grateful it's finally been replaced, right? The old compact crossover SUV was finally discontinued here after 15 years in 2025 – surprisingly it lives on in other markets like the US – due to new government regulations concerning…

Let there be Luce! Ferrari’s first fully electric vehicle (EV) will be called Luce, meaning ‘light’ or ‘illumination’ in Italian, and the hallowed performance car brand says the new model “illuminates the path ahead”. The Prancing Horse brand has not only confirmed the new nameplate, but also revealed the interior of its groundbreaking new model…

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An updated Hyundai Santa Fe has been spied, and this is no mere tweaking of the bumpers and changing of the wheels. Instead, this facelift looks to be quite a comprehensive one for the polarising fifth-generation Santa Fe launched in 2024, with the large crossover SUV’s unusual low-mounted tail-lights – complete with bone-shaped graphics –…