The brand has revived the V8 engine in the S variant that is the top seller in the range, which also incorporates V6 and V8 hybrid options and a potent V8 Turbo GT. The latest tune of the familiar 4.0-litre twin turbo V8 muscles up with 349kW and 600Nm forContinue Reading

The Hyundai Kona has long offered a broad model range, from affordable petrol variants to electric vehicles. Now Hyundai has filled the gap between the two with a fuel-sipping hybrid. While it’s late to a party dominated by Toyota, the Kona Hybrid adds to the growing petrol-electric SUV options thatContinue Reading

The eighth-generation BMW 5-Series is like none before it. It’s available as an EV for the first time and the brand believes the electric variants could be the top sellers. There is only one petrol 5-Series, the 520i, priced from about $127,000 drive away. The next step up is theContinue Reading

Hyundai has made its Ioniq 6 electric car cheaper. The popular brand has added a new entry-level model to its Tesla Model 3 rivalling Ioniq 6 range. The new variant is simply called Ioniq 6 and is priced at $65,500 (before on-road costs), which makes it $8500 less than theContinue Reading

The Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV blends limousine luxury and style with seven-seat family practicality – and gives large families an electric alternative to the GLS. The biggest and most expensive of the electric SUV range from the three-pointed-star brand also comes loaded with gear and space for the family – atContinue Reading

Hyundai is keeping things simple with its new Sonata sedan. The brand is offering just one variant: the fully loaded N Line starting at $55,500 before on-road costs. In stark contrast to the rival Toyota Camry, which sells on its fuel-sipping hybrid technology, the Sonata N Line focuses on turboContinue Reading

The Toyota RAV4 hybrid is one of the most in demand vehicles in Australia with wait times stretching out to 18 months. We find out what all the fuss is about. VALUE The RAV4 range kicks off with the front-drive GX model at roughly $44,000 drive-away. The GXL model costsContinue Reading

Mercedes-Benz new EQE electric SUV is aimed at the brand’s heartland. The five-seater family wagon costs roughly the same as its GLE petrol equivalent but comes loaded with more tech and features, including the first automotive application of Dolby Atmos surround sound. The newcomer is based on the same electricContinue Reading

The world’s best-selling truck has arrived Down Under. The Ford F-150 will play big brother to Ford’s popular Ranger ute, which is Australia’s top-selling four-wheel drive. The big American pick-up is aimed at drivers who don’t think a Ranger is quite big enough – and for those who need toContinue Reading

‘The coupes are always the beauty queens,” says Mercedes-Benz’s design chief Gorden Wagener, referring to the new CLE, due to reach Australia next year. Wagener says the CLE – and future Mercedes-Benz designs – will stand out in the “sea of sameness” in new-car showrooms. It will be produced inContinue Reading