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Premium electric car now $10,000 cheaper
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (386+ words) Volvo has taken a knife to prices of its small SUV line-up with $10,000 sliced off cost-of-entry for its small EX30 Single Motor Extended Plus - now $49,990, before on-road costs. Base pricing for the slightly larger EX40 has also been cut with the entry-level…...
Europe strikes back with bold EV
2+ week, 2+ day ago (389+ words) Volkswagen's new ID. Cross all-electric city SUV has just been unveiled in lightly camouflaged guise overseas, with the model targeted for a launch later this year." We don't know yet whether the ID. Cross will make its way to Australia, but there…...
New monster SUV for successful luxury brand
2+ week, 3+ day ago (404+ words) Audi has confirmed it would focus on its latest and largest product, the Q9 flagship SUV. The Q9 will be Audi's largest SUV, sitting above the current Q8 and effectively replacing the outgoing A8 limousine, and will face off against a new wave of…...
The surprising car type making a comeback
2+ week, 4+ day ago (667+ words) Is the "uncool" people mover on the verge of a renaissance? New arrivals and rising sales suggest the once daggy family transport could become the new battleground in the Australian market. While large, seven-seat SUVs remain the preferred option for…...
Canberra petrol station runs out as panic buying takes hold
2+ week, 5+ day ago (395+ words) A petrol station in Canberra has run dry after waves of drivers turned up on Sunday and pumped its tanks down to zero. On Monday morning, the 7-Eleven station in Holt reported that it had only diesel left for sale....
Meet the V8s still on sale in 2026
3+ week, 3+ day ago (812+ words) V8 engines in Australia have been on the decline with increasingly stringent emissions requirements and changes in production and demand. It has seen the recent departure of V8 favourites such as the 4.5-litre twin-turbo diesel found in the Toyota LandCruiser. The options…...
Affordable EV SUV goes hybrid
3+ week, 4+ day ago (681+ words) GWM has confirmed via its Chinese social media channels that its upcoming Ora 5 small SUV will be available not just as a fully electric model, but as a hybrid and with pure-combustion power, too. The small SUV will launch to…...
Toyota's tough start to 2026
4+ week, 17+ hour ago (451+ words) Two months into 2026, traditional new car sales leader Toyota is 25 per cent down on the same period last year with a total of 27,916 units shifted to the end of February compared to 37,256 in 2025. So, what gives? RAV4 registrations have fallen off…...
Lengthy wait time for hot SUV slashed
4+ week, 2+ day ago (322+ words) Lexus" latest high-performance offering flew off the shelves when it first launched, but now a new influx of stock means wait times have been slashed. According to Lexus Australia, there is now only a wait of up to three months…...
Revealed: The best sounding cars in the world
4+ week, 2+ day ago (1652+ words) Sound has never been a hotter topic in the world of cars than it has been in the past decade. From the introduction of hybrid and electric vehicles to even the more muted soundtrack of modern F1 cars, the noise cars…...