Suzuki’s baby SUV has had a growth spurt. The Japanese brand has just launched the Jimny XL, a stretched version of the popular compact four-wheel drive that adds two doors and more interior space. Prices start at $34,990 (before on-road costs) when equipped with a five-speed manual and $36,490 whenContinue Reading
Chinese car maker BYD has launched the next stage of its campaign to unseat Tesla as the number one EV brand in Australia, delivering its first Seal sedan at a newly opened service facility in Mascot, Sydney. And the electric sedan’s first customer knows a thing or two about cars.Continue Reading
Green power dominates the 2023 News Corp Australia Car of the Year award. Of the eight cars to make the cut for our finals, four are powered only by electricity and three are hybrids. A solitary diesel ute waves the flag for traditional internal combustion engines. The make-up of ourContinue 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
Affordable seven-seat SUVs are getting harder to come by after Mazda dumped its CX-9 and CX-8 but Toyota’s Kluger is one of the more appealing options. Here’s everything you need to know about the Toyota Kluger. VALUE Toyota’s Kluger range kicks off at about $56,500 drive-away for the two-wheel driveContinue Reading
It may have a sizeable engine with two turbochargers for added punch, but accelerating from a standstill in Toyota’s latest clean-and-green prototype demands patience. The 3.5-litre V6 makes less power than some city hatchbacks. And with 2.6 tonnes of 12-seat van to lug around, getting up to speed is aContinue Reading
Toyota has unveiled a HiAce passenger van that has been converted to run purely on hydrogen. The vehicle could pave the way for four-wheel drives such as the LandCruiser to eventually power through the outback with a near-zero carbon footprint, with an internal combustion engine under the bonnet. The HiAceContinue Reading
Has Nissan been copying Toyota’s homework? Possibly, although it has arrived at a different answer to the question of hybrid power. Recognising the RAV4 Hybrid is one of Australia’s best-selling cars, Nissan recently wedged its tricky “e-Power” motor into the popular X-Trail. Initially the tech was only available on theContinue 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
Finding the sweet spot in a complex range isn’t easy. Of the 11 models in the Kia Sportage range, the mid-tier Sportage SX+ delivers many of the features found in the range-topping GT-Line for several thousand dollars less. VALUE The mid-sized Kia Sportage SUV starts from about $37,000 drive-away forContinue Reading