To give the ever-popular Mazda CX-5 even greater appeal, Mazda Australia has applied some updates. Headlining the range is the arrival of an uprated twin-turbo diesel engine option. Mazda has applied new two-stage twin turbochargers to its 2.2-litre four-cylinder unit to help with versatility and performance. The unit’s outputs are […]
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2018 Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid plug-in on sale in Australia from $135,600
The 2018 Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid has been announced, pairing a powerful V6 motor with a plug-in-rechargeable electric motor assist system. Porsche claims the new variant offers the best driving dynamics in the class, with maximum efficiency. Most of this is thanks to a new powertrain consisting of a 3.0-litre twin-turbo […]
Jeep Wrangler Golden Eagle & Freedom editions on sale in Australia
Jeep Australia is getting ready for the introduction of the next-gen Wrangler, by sending off the current JK model with two special editions. Welcome to the Wrangler Golden Eagle and the Wrangler Freedom. Starting with the Golden Eagle, Jeep has taken the Wrangler Sport and added a number of special […]
All-electric Toyota C-HR to go on sale in China by 2020
Toyota is set to produce an all-electric variant of the C-HR compact crossover from 2020, though at this stage is only earmarked for the Chinese market. Announced at the 2018 Beijing motor show, the all-electric C-HR will land in Chinese showrooms just one year after plug-in hybrid versions of the […]
Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 hunting Nurburgring record? (Video)
It seems Mercedes-AMG could be looking to swipe the SUV Nurburgring lap record from the Alfa Romeo Stelvio QV, with a recent video showing a pre-production 2019 GLC 63 S attacking the circuit like there’s no tomorrow. The news stems from BridgetoGantry, which claims Mercedes had the track reserved for the […]
Elegant MG X-motion concept previews new flagship SUV
Chinese-based MG Motor has unveiled a funky new concept car at the 2018 Auto China event in Beijing, called the MG X-motion. It gives us some insight into a new flagship model set to be launched by the company in the near future. The company calls it the “Range Captain” […]
BMW iX3 concept unveiled, previews all-electric SUV for 2020
This is it. The precursor to the all-electric BMW X3. It’s called the Concept iX3 and it has just made its public debut at the 2018 Auto China event in Beijing. BMW is planning to launch an electric version of the X3 by 2020 and inspiration is set to be […]
Range Rover Velar SVR continues testing, sounds beefy (video)
Now that the Jaguar F-PACE SVR has been revealed, there’s only one other main vehicle from Jaguar Land Rover that’s waiting for a V8; the new Range Rover Velar. A prototype has been spotted on the Nurburgring again, continuing on testing from last season. The prototype looks to be wrapped […]