EV Reviews

BYD Sealion 6 2026 review: Essential

By Tom White · 30 Aug 2025

BYD's Sealion 6 has lost its crown as the most affordable PHEV on the market - but is this base Essential version still the best value?

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Farizon SuperVan 2026 review: SWB

By Jack Quick · 29 Aug 2025

The electric van segment is finally starting to heat up in Australia as companies look to go green and invest in EVs for their fleet. With options like the LDV eDeliver 7 and Volkswagen ID. Buzz already available, how does Geely's entrant from a new brand stack up?

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BMW M5 2026 review: Touring

By Chris Thompson · 28 Aug 2025

BMW's M5 is available as a Touring wagon again for the first time in more than a decade, but the long roof isn't the only thing adding weight. Is the M5's plug-in hybrid powertrain worth the added complexity?

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GWM Haval H7 2026 review: Vanta HEV

By Chris Thompson · 26 Aug 2025

If you like the GWM Haval H6 but want something that at least looks like it can go off road, say hello to the Haval H7. A family mid-size hybrid SUV with boxy looks and a packed features list.

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MG IM5 2026 review: Performance

By James Cleary · 20 Aug 2025

Not so long ago the sedan seemed to be on its last legs in the Aussie new-car market. But EVs, the Tesla Model 3 in particular, have changed that. And now a new liftback-style electric sedan, the MG IM5 has arrived to challenge not only the Tesla but other EV five-seaters from BYD (Seal), Hyundai (Ioniq 6) and Polestar (2).

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Porsche Taycan 2026 review: Turbo GT

By Jack Quick · 15 Aug 2025

There's quick and then there's the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT. With a starting price of around $420,000 before on-roads and options, this flagship EV offering is an exercise in over-the-top styling and outrageous pace.

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Volvo XC90 2026 review: Ultra T8 PHEV

By Tim Nicholson · 13 Aug 2025

It’s been a favourite of growing families for a couple for decades but the Volvo XC90 has just had its life extended. A significant late-life update has arrived in Australia, headlined by a plug-in hybrid version, but is the big seven-seat Volvo still the king of the private school drop-off brigade?

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Omoda 9 2026 review: Australian first drive

By Stephen Ottley · 11 Aug 2025

Chery Motors only returned to Australia in 2023 but its already planning a huge expansion with both the Omoda and Jaecoo brands aiming at the more premium end of the market. The Omoda 9 Virtue Super Hybrid is the first offering from that brand, but can this plug-in hybrid SUV offering enough to woo buyers away from the likes of Mazda, Volkswagen and others?

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Hyundai Ioniq 9 2026 review: Australian first drive

By Andrew Chesterton · 07 Aug 2025

Nine may not logically follow five and six, but in the world of Hyundai's EV sub-brand the large, three-row, dual-motor Ioniq 9 SUV has joined its existing pure-electric Ioniq 5 and 6 stablemates. With a price tag to match its substantial scale it propels the South Korean maker into new territory in the local new car market. Will it make an impact? Andrew Chesterton is on a mission to find out.

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Cadillac Optiq 2026 review: International first drive

By Stephen Corby · 06 Aug 2025

It's unusual for the cheapest and smallest member of a car company's line-up to be the most impressive. Indeed, it's like preferring the acting of the Hemsworth whose name no-one can remember, but there's just something surprisingly attractive about Cadillac's Optiq, which will be the entry point for Cadillac's all-EV offering when it arrives later this year. We went to Detroit for a drive.

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