Alfa Romeo is the latest brand to enter the small SUV market with its Tonale. Here are five things you need to know. It’s the cheapest Alfa Romeo The Tonale line-up starts at about $56,000 drive-away for the Ti variant and jumps to about $65,000 for the better equipped VeloceContinue Reading
Ram’s new battery-electric pick-up truck isn’t what it appears to be. Dubbed the Ram 1500 Ramcharger the American brand’s boss Tim Kuniskis calls it the “ultimate electric truck” with “unlimited battery-electric range” and “zero need for a public charger”. It achieves this claim by using a 3.6-litre V6 petrol engineContinue Reading
Volkswagen has confirmed the legendary GTI badge will live on in the electric era. The German giant debuted the ID. GTI concept at the Munich motor show, based on the coming ID. 2 small electric hatchback. It’ll have classic GTI features and will be front wheel drive only, which theContinue Reading
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, the team behind the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen will be blushing. There’s more than a hint of Geländewagen to the GWM Tank 300, a military-chic four-wheel-drive that combines butch looks with off-road prowess for little more than one tenth of the Mercedes’ price. CostContinue Reading
Toyota’s new C-HR small SUV is locked in. The Japanese brand has whipped the covers off its new coupe-SUV ahead of its arrival in Australia early next year. It’ll be sold alongside the similar sized and conventionally styled Corolla Cross SUV in Toyota’s booming SUV range. This generation C-HR willContinue Reading
Chinese brands are growing in popularity as mainstream makers ditch their more affordable models and ratchet up prices across their ranges. Great Wall Motors and its SUV arm Haval have sold roughly twice as many cars as Honda this year and almost as many as Nissan. THE JOLION IS HAVAL’SContinue Reading
Australia’s ute wars are heating up. Volkswagen is the latest maker to beef up its arsenal in an attempt to grab a bigger piece of the popular and profitable dual-cab ute market. The new Amarok is due to arrive in Australia shortly and has been co-developed with the Australian designedContinue Reading
The newest brand from the giant Volkswagen Group is making waves in Australia and this is one of its latest arrivals. Here are five things you need to know about the Cupra Leon VZX. You might not have heard of it Cupra arrived in Australia last year as Volkswagen’s SpanishContinue Reading
This could be the Goldilocks solution for Australian families looking for a green car. While motorists are adopting electric cars in growing numbers, plenty of people are put off by their lack of range and charging requirements. Mitsubishi’s plug-in hybrid Outlander PHEV addresses that, but is it the best ofContinue Reading
Toyota has been the undisputed king of hybrids for the past 20 years, but now a new breed of car brands is trying to get in on the act. Here is what you need to know about the Kia Niro hybrid. IT’S NOT CHEAP BEING GREEN Prices for the newContinue Reading