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Honda has revealed the fifth-generation Odyssey’s second facelift, but the people mover’s long-term future remains in doubt. A report from Best Car Web in April claimed the Odyssey’s long-term future was hanging in the balance globally due to its decreasing sales and the growing popularity of SUVs, with this new facelift to serve as a…
At the launch of the new MG ZST, re-booted British marque MG Motor revealed it would continue to sell the ‘old’ ZS alongside the new one as part of a two-pronged strategy. It’s an unusual, but not unheard of strategy. Other notable examples in the past include the Nissan Navara and Toyota LandCruiser, but at…
In perhaps a taste of what is to come, Subaru Australia has halved the MY20 Levorg range, with entry-level variants discontinued, leaving their flagship siblings with WRX power to fly the flag for the performance wagon. Specifically, the 1.6 GT ($37,240 plus on-road costs) and 1.6 GT Premium ($44,140) are no more, with Subaru recently…
Lexus Australia has increased the NX’s pricing as part of an MY21 update for the mid-size SUV. As before, the NX is available with three grades: entry-level Luxury, mid-range F Sport and flagship Sports Luxury, with all getting new interior trim, while the latter has also added a heated steering wheel. However, NX pricing has…
Nissan has teased the next Z sports car in a video for the second time, having confirmed its existence in May, and we’re going to know a whole lot more about it very soon. Expected to be called 400Z, the next Z sports car will succeed the current 370Z and take the two-door, two-seat fight…
Suzuki Australia has released the rest of the new, safety-focused Swift Series II range, with regular grades of the facelifted light car joining the Sport hot hatch, which arrived in June. As before, three regular grades are available, although the entry-level GL Navigator’s pricing is up $1300, to $18,990 plus on-road costs with a five-speed…
MG Motor Australia has revealed pricing and spec for its new ZST small SUV range in Australia, which will sit above its existing ZS crossover line-up. To clarify, the ZST is a full model update to the ZS in overseas markets, but in Australia, it will be offered in two variants alongside the existing ZS,…
Kia Australia has recalled 2465 examples of the Seltos small SUV, which don’t have an anti-theft lock despite it being mandatory locally. Affecting MY20 Seltos small SUVs sold from October 25, 2019, to August 25, 2020, the recall relates to Australian Design Rule (ADR) 25/01, which requires an anti-theft lock to be fitted to all…
MG Motor Australia has confirmed updated and significantly lower driveaway pricing for its existing MY19 ZS small SUV range, as it introduces the separate MY21 ZST as a more upmarket offering. MG’s representatives said the existing ZS will continue to be offered for “at least a year” after the launch of the ZST this month.…
Peugeot has revealed the facelifted version of current-generation 3008 mid-size SUV, which is due in Australian showrooms from the first quarter of next year. Up front, the 3008 have a redesigned fascia, which is highlighted by new LED headlights with ‘lion’s teeth’, a frameless grille and black side air intakes, while a model-specific monogram is now placed ahead of…
Mazda Australia has revealed some of the genuine accessories the new-generation BT-50 ute will launch with in October. More than 100 genuine accessories will be available for the BT-50, with all to covered by Mazda Australia’s five-year/unlimited-kilometre warranty when purchased with the ute. To be exclusively sold via Mazda Australia’s dealer network, a premium bull…
Haval has further detailed its third-generation H6 mid-size SUV, which is the Chinese brand’s best chance yet at stealing sales away from the likes of the Toyota RAV4 and Mazda CX-5. While the brand is still yet to confirm whether the car will make it to Australia, a local Haval spokesperson said “we’re aware that…
Hyundai’s premium brand, Genesis, will take another step towards relevance when it releases the facelifted version of its answer to the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class mid-size cars, the G70. And in good news for buyers, it will reportedly be more powerful than the current model. According to Korean Car Blog, the G70 has…
Toyota’s Yaris Cross light SUV has arrived in Japan, bringing with it a full breakdown of specs and features. While the Japanese-market variants won’t necessarily match the cars that arrive in Australia, it does confirm some things that we didn’t know about Toyota’s all-new challenger crossover. For starters, we knew the Yaris Cross would come…
Kia Australia has recalled 2241 examples of the Carnival people over an alternator fire risk. Affecting MY20 Carnival people movers sold from August 30, 2019, to August 19, 2020, the recall involves the positive terminal on the alternator, which might not have been properly tightened during assembly. If the positive terminal were to become loose,…
It’s a good time to be a hot hatch fan. That’s because a raft of new or upgraded models are headed our way in the next 18 months that should have everyone covered. All of the biggest names in the segment are coming soon (although Subaru WRX fans will have to wait until 2022) with…
Japan’s power wars are heating up, with reports from Japan suggesting the next Honda Civic Type R will make use of electric motors to unlock 300kW and AWD. We’re at the dawn of a new era of affordable performance in Japan, with vehicles like the Subaru WRX STI, Nissan 400Z and Toyota GR Supra set…
Ford is completing the development of its all-new, S650 Mustang, the eagerly-awaited replacement for the world’s best-selling sports car, with production scheduled to commence in 2022 for the 2023 model year. Hotly rumoured to be based on either an evolution of the existing model’s D2C platform, or Ford’s CD6 architecture that underpins the Toyota Kluger-rivalling…
As Nissan learnt the hard way with the ill-fated Infiniti brand, breaking into the luxury car market dominated by Germany’s Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz is not the work of a moment. It took Lexus nearly 30 years before it was seen as a true rival, and even the more established names like Volvo and Jaguar/Land…
BMW has finally answered the cries of many petrolheads around the world and confirmed it will put an M3 wagon into production for the first time since the nameplate’s inception in 1986. And even better, the M3 Touring is already confirmed for Australian showrooms to give the Bavarian brand a genuine competitor to the Mercedes-AMG…
The 370Z will be forced to fill Nissan’s affordable performance car gap for at least another 18 months, with fresh reports suggesting the new 400Z won’t launch until 2023. That’s sad news for fans of go-fast Nissans, with the new Zed car expected to be a genuine rival for vehicles like the incoming Subaru WRX…
If you’re sick of waiting for offical news on just what the new Toyota 86 will look like, feast your eyes on this new render that essentially brings the camouflaged spy pics of the Japanese giant’s performance hero to real and colourful life. The renders, from GR86.org, reveal evolution rather than revolution for the Subaru…
The XC90 line-up has reduced by Volvo Australia for MY21, with one of the large SUV’s three diesel variants axed, although the other two oil-burners will eventually be shown the door, too. Given it was the lowest-selling XC90 variant in Australia, the 177kW/500Nm D5 R-Design was axed first as part of Volvo’s global strategy to…
Episode 148 – American Invasion: Our GMSV hit list In this episode, James Cleary, Tung Nguyen and Andrew Chesterton gather in cyberspace to talk about all things motoring, including: General Motors Special Vehicles – As well as the Chevy Corvette and Silverado, what GM models are we keen to see in Oz? An all-Toyota edition…
The current-generation Toyota HiLux has seen plenty of reliability and ownership questions raised in terms of both the diesel particulate filter (DPF) and air flow sensor systems – the latter of which have been criticised for allow fine dust particles to pass through filters more readily than expected. In relation to the DPF in the…
Volvo Australia has rejigged the XC60’s range for MY21, with the mid-size SUV’s flagship diesel variant departing ahead of its entry-level oil-burners, which have increased in cost. The D5 R-Design is no more, having not only proven to be the least popular XC60 variant in Australia, but also being caught up in Volvo’s global plan…
Toyota Australia will have packed eight SUVs into its line-up by 2022, but that’s not too many according to a senior company executive. Count them: LandCruiser, Prado, Kluger, Fortuner, RAV4, C-HR, Yaris Cross and soon-to-arrive Corolla Cross. That’s the Toyota SUV line-up, but is it possible the brand has gone overboard when it comes to…
Can the humble Kia Carnival face off the relentless tide of seven-seat SUVs? Kia Motors is already in the hot seat to completely dominate the people mover (or MPV) market when the all-new fourth-generation Carnival lands in Australia at the end of the year – right after the equally-fresh Sorento SUV on which it’s based…
While Porsche made waves in the past 24 hours with the launch of the second-generation Panamera’s facelift, it’s not done just yet, with more grades of the upper-large sedan to debut soon, including the returning Turbo S E-Hybrid performance flagship. Speaking to Australian journalists today, Porsche’s vice-president of Panamera product line, Thomas Friemuth, promised “there…
Australia’s new-ute tsunami continues to wash across the country, with the new Toyota HiLux, Isuzu D-Max and Mazda BT-50 having now officially landed Down Under, and with the Great Wall Cannon still set for a Q4 2020 launch. Short answer? It means dual-cab shoppers have never been so spoiled for choice, nor has it ever…
Porsche has revealed the second-generation Panamera’s midlife facelift, with the upper-large car to double down on its performance credentials when it arrives in Australia in December with a new Turbo S flagship that’s quicker than most supercars. The Turbo S succeeds the Turbo – and possibly the conspicuous-by-its-absence Turbo S E-Hybrid plug-in hybrid (PHEV) –…
The global automotive market is still finding its way through the current Coronavirus pandemic, but Toyota Australia has actually seen things improve in 2020. Toyota Australia vice president of sales and marketing, Sean Hanley, said at the digital launch of the new-look HiLux and Fortuner models that the company is “in a stronger position than…
China’s answer to the top-selling Toyota RAV4 or Mazda CX-5 has been revealed, with the all-new Haval H6 breaking cover at the Chengdu International Auto Show. The vehicle is an all-new take on the Haval H6 – the Chinese brand’s mid-size SUV that, in its soon-to-be-replaced form, has been making in-roads on the Australian sales…
Ford Australia has resurrected its limited-run Ranger Wildtrak X dual-cab ute for 2020, updating last year’s version with running changes introduced to the rest of the workhorse line-up. Priced at $66,290 before on-road costs for the 147kW/470Nm 3.2-litre five-cylinder engine and $67,790 for the 157kW/500Nm 2.0-litre bi-turbo version, the new Wildtrak X is now $1000…
If Ford does unleash its new-gen F-150 in Australia, Toyota won’t be caught out, according to a company executive who says a big ute, likely the full-sized Tundra, is under consideration. Speaking at the launch of the new HiLux and Fortuner today Toyota vice-president of sales and marketing Sean Hanley acknowledged that studies were well…
The facelifted 2021 Toyota HiLux range has just launched with the choice of petrol and diesel engines available – and while there’s no hybrid model just yet, the brand has reaffirmed its intent to add such a version to the line-up at some point in the future. The news comes as Toyota New Zealand recently…
Toyota Australia has increased the C-HR small SUV’s pricing for the second time is less than a month, partly due to an update. The C-HR became $750 more expensive range-wide at the start of August, and now it’s jumped a further $475 to $625, depending on the grade (see full pricing table below). Earlier this…
With Nissan expected to reveal the third-generation Qashqai later this year, the new small SUV has started to take shape, with a stylish design the highlight. The next Qashqai was spied testing in Spain earlier this month, and now Kolesa.ru has published two renders based on the development mule that was spotted. Needless to say,…
For the second time in less than a month, Mercedes-Benz Australia has recalled the X-Class dual-cab ute, with the owner’s manual now found to be incorrect in 6117 examples. Affecting MY18-MY20 X-Class dual-cab utes sold between February 1, 2018, and May 29, 2020, the recall was prompted by the owner’s manual incorrectly stating the maximum…
Just when you thought Mazda was done increasing the performance of its key models, it’s reportedly gone ahead and added its now-ubiquitous 2.5-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder engine as an option to the new CX-30 small SUV. Citing an “early order guide”, CarsDirect claims the US-market MY21 CX-30 due to enter production in November will be available…
Toyota Australia has updated the LandCruiser Prado, with the large SUV becoming more expensive but getting a more powerful engine and an expanded suite of advanced driver-assist systems, while its six-speed manual transmission option has been dropped. With manual versions of the entry-level GX and mid-range GXL grades gone and their automatic siblings $2850 dearer,…
Toyota Australia has updated the LandCruiser 70 Series off-roader, with the key focus being multimedia, although its cost has increased considerably as a result. The LandCruiser 70 Series remains available in three grades (entry-level Workmate, mid-range GX and flagship GXL) with two SUV body-styles (five-door wagon and three-door Troop Carrier) and two ute (single- and…
Mini will reportedly axe the Cooper Convertible from its model line-up in 2024 due to increasingly low sales, which are being partly caused by the rise of small SUVs. Citing supply chain sources, Automotive News claims that once the current, third-generation Cooper Convertible ends production in February 2024, it won’t be replaced by a new,…
Toyota Australia has increased pricing for its RAV4 mid-size SUV again – the second time this month the brand has done so. Though prices went up $1300 earlier this month due to “external market forces”, according to a Toyota Australia spokesperson, the cost of the RAV4 has risen again by up to $405. The entry-level…
With news finally breaking this week that HSV would be replaced by a new GM import business, called GMSV, in Australia, it’s high time we take a closer look at the vehicles the new General Motors Specialty Vehicles business should be bringing to our market. GMSV will be live from the fourth quarter of this year,…
In theory hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) offer the best of both worlds – the zero-emissions motoring of EVs and the fast refuelling times of an internal combustion engine. The challenge however, is producing the hydrogen and distributing it across an Australian network. But that could all be about to change. Last week Hyundai Australia…
The incoming Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series could be in line for a HiLux-style local modification program, with the brand studying the possibility of putting the off-road icon forward for the Rugged X or Rogue treatment. Toyota has a conversion and design facility in Port Melbourne, and the local team has been responsible for cooking up…
According to a fresh report, the new Ford F-150 Raptor will be getting a major power boost to take on the recently revealed Ram 1500 TRX, with the full-size pick-up’s performance flagship set to get the Mustang GT500 muscle car’s supercharged V8 engine. The Drive claims a Ford insider told its source the F-150 Raptor…
BMW M has finally let the cat out of the bag, confirming just how much power the next-generation M3 and M4 sports cars will have when they’re revealed on September 23. As expected, both the M3 sedan and M4 coupe are available in two tunes of the same 3.0-litre twin-turbo inline six-cylinder petrol engine, with…
The heavily facelifted version of the fourth-generation Nissan Pathfinder large SUV has been spied for the first time, with a camouflaged development mule spotted in a carpark near Lake Constance in Germany. The images posted by Instagram user Cars of Bodensee are consistent with an Automotive News report from earlier this month that quoted a…