Fiat has slashed thousands off the prices of its electric city car lineup amid slow sales. The Fiat 500e is now being offered for $38,990 drive-away nationwide, compared to $52,500 before on-road costs before. Taking into account on-road costs, the 500e is almost $20,000 cheaper in Victoria. The Abarth 500e Scorpionissima has been slashed to…

“What is that?”, I hear you ask. It’s the KGM Torres of course, though that probably doesn’t help clear things up. First of all, KGM (or KG Mobility) is the new name for what was once SsangYong, the South Korean automaker that was acquired by the KG Group in 2022, before the KGM name was…

The race for Australia’s cheapest SUV recently got a new entrant with the arrival of the Mahindra XUV 3X0. The Indian automaker has temporarily overtaken Chinese rival Chery and its popular Tiggo 4 at the head of the small SUV pack with its first city-sized soft-roader. Both compact SUVs offer exceptional value for…

The Audi A7 Sportback and S8 limousine are the latest passenger models from the German luxury brand to become unavailable to order in Australia. Audi Australia has updated its website to confirm orders for the large five-door liftback and even larger four-door sedan are now closed. While the A7 is at the end of its…

Although Alpine isn’t returning to the US as initially envisaged, the company is still working on two larger electric SUVs, and an electric sedan. One SUV is thought to be a model designed to take on the Porsche Cayenne, while the other SUV would be the next step up in size. The sedan is expected…

Chery wants to introduce sedans to Australia, even as their popularity dwindles in an increasingly SUV-hungry market. Sedans, at least those built by Japanese, Korean and European brands, have been slowly disappearing from Australia as sales decline and customers shift to utes and SUVs – as evidenced by the recent axing of models like the…

The boss of Porsche has told employees the automaker’s traditional business model – which previously saw it boast industry-leading profit margins – needs to be scrapped. According to Bloomberg, a memo from Porsche CEO Oliver Blume told employees, “Our business model, which has served us well for many decades, no longer works in its current…

Lamborghini hit an incredible sweet spot with the now-discontinued Huracan, the best-selling supercar in the brand’s history. A mix of good looks, a screaming naturally aspirated V10 engine and German reliability allowed the company’s entry-level model to remain a sought-after example of Italian automotive glamour, drama and performance for over a decade. So how does…

The seventh-generation Subaru Outback is set to continue offering both naturally aspirated and turbocharged four-cylinder boxer powertrains. Government documents list both ‘2.5i-L’ and ‘2.4i-T’ variants of the Outback as having been approved for Australian roads, though the largely blank documents don’t shed any other light on the next-generation large SUV. Subaru Australia has been tight-lipped…

Mercedes-Benz has been rolling out sporty Edition Rs across its lineup, and now its smallest passenger cars have received the special-edition treatment. Not only that, but there are even hotter Edition R+ variants. All are available to order now. The special edition lineup is comprised of Edition R versions of the Mercedes-AMG A35 sedan and…