Subaru Australia has officially announced the 2019 Subaru Forester range, bringing in a whole suite of safety and technology improvements, while sporting the new Subaru Global Platform that debuted with the latest Impreza. As exclusively revealed last week, the 2019 Forester range will consist of four main variant levels; the 2.5i, […]
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BMW X2 M35i revealed, debuts potent new 2.0T engine
Welcome to the most powerful compact SUV on the market. It’s called the BMW X2 M35i, and it debuts BMW’s most powerful four-cylinder petrol engine. The engine is a 2.0-litre four-cylinder featuring TwinPower (twin scroll) turbocharging technology, producing 225kW of power and a strong 450Nm of torque. This is the […]
500kW Lister LFP (né Lightning) shown for the first time
This is it. The Lister LFP (formerly known as the Lightning). It’s pitched as the world’s fastest production SUV. Rather obviously, it’s based on the Jaguar F-Pace, but it has been completely reworked to the point where it comes with its own nameplate. We’ve seen plenty of teasers and previews, […]
Peugeot Australia announces special drive-away prices for September
For a limited time Peugeot Australia is offering special drive-away deals for the 208 and 308 hatchbacks, and the 2008 and 3008 SUVs. All Active variants of these models are being offered with sharp drive-away deals, presenting savings of up to $3735 (in the case of the 308 hatch). These […]
Sporty Ford Endura ST-Line confirmed for Australia (video)
Ford Australia has used social media to confirm the upcoming arrival of the Ford Endura ST-Line. The Endura launches late this year, coming in as a replacement for the Territory, based on the overseas Ford Edge. You can think of ST-Line as an intermediate step between the semi-hardcore ST models, […]
Audi e-tron production commences at Brussels plant, debuts soon
Production of Audi’s upcoming e-tron fully electric SUV has commenced at the company’s Brussels plant in Belgium, with the first example already complete. The Audi e-tron is the first electric SUV to be launched by the company. It’s set to be about the size of the Q5, powered by a […]
2019 Mitsubishi ASX, Outlander PHEV, Eclipse Cross updates announced
Mitsubishi Australia is bolstering its SUV range, announcing the arrival of the 2019 ASX, Outlander PHEV and Eclipse Cross range. The latter two welcome a new ES entry-level variant. Starting with the 2019 Mitsubishi ASX, the company has decided to provide the 2.0-litre petrol engine for all variants as standard. […]
Australian vehicle sales for August 2018 (VFACTS)
It’s that time of the month again. New vehicle sales stats for August 2018 have been released, in the form of the national VFACTS report, and it looks like sales are slightly down, by 0.3 per cent, for the first eight months of the year compared with last year. Toyota […]