More than 1000 pre-orders for the Zeekr 7X electric SUV have been received in the first seven days since it went on sale, with the brand set to break its previous 2025 sales target. Order books for the 7X opened last week, when Zeekr announced a starting-price of $57,900 before on-road costs, undercutting the rival…

Swedish brand Polestar has a set a new world record for a production electric SUV on a single battery charge. The record run was carried out in the UK, where three professional drivers covered 935.44km in a Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor SUV. It knocks off the previous EV SUV record set by a…

Remember when people used to scoff at the idea of a Porsche SUV? Well since its debut way back in 2002, the Porsche Cayenne has become quite the hot commodity. It quickly became the Stuttgart-based marque’s most popular model globally, before being dethroned temporarily by the smaller Macan SUV, which continues to be the brand’s…

Dodge CEO Matt McAlear has provided the strongest hint yet that the rumours are correct: the new-generation Dodge Charger muscle car will follow the Ram 1500 in returning to Hemi V8 power. Replacing both the previous V6- and V8-powered Challenger coupe and Charger sedan, the new Charger launched as an electric vehicle (EV) in North…

With the next-generation Mitsubishi ASX is winding its way through the government approval process, we now know what will power the restyled Renault Captur. Details gleaned from a government website reveal the new Renault-built ASX will be available with just one drivetrain option: a 1.3-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine making 113kW at 5500rpm mated to…

Ram has teased a body-on-frame ute to take on the Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger, but the new model may be exclusive to Latin America. The company posted a teaser video (bottom) on its social media accounts for several South American markets, including Argentina and Brazil. In it we’re treated to shadowy shots of the…

Authorities say consumers will end up paying twice for the disposal of hundreds of used car tyres found in Queensland national parks in recent weeks. The ABC reports that more than 550 used tyres were dumped in three separate locations in the Springbrook National Park west of the Gold Coast in a 48-hour period last…

Tesla has opened its largest Supercharger electric vehicle (EV) charging station in the Southern Hemisphere, and it’s just over two hours’ drive from Sydney, New South Wales. The new station in Lockyer Street, Goulburn – in the shadow of the ‘Big Merino’ landmark – includes 20 V4 Supercharger stalls providing charging speeds of up to…

Ford needs to improve its passenger car offering according to Bill Ford, chair of the automaker his great grandfather Henry Ford founded in 1903. Speaking to Autocar, Mr Ford admitted the brand – which has taken a global approach to go heavy on pickups and SUVs – has neglected passenger cars. “On the passenger car…

Ford says the move to electric vehicles (EVs) must be customer-driven, not pushed by regulators, as the automaker rolls out more EVs despite billions in losses. Speaking to British publication Autocar, Bill Ford – executive chairman of the automaker – said the move to EVs is important but there are lessons in what had not…