Articles by Laura Berry

Time's up for the Skoda Kodiaq - well time with the Berry family that is. So, has this Hyundai Santa Fe rival stood up to the test of family duties?

Feel like there’s suddenly a whole lot of new car brands with logos you don’t even recognise.

Ford is scrambling to put up a fight against the onslaught of Chinese electric vehicles, but rather than beat them, this very old carmaker should really be joining them.

This potential BYD model could be the brand's next big hit in Oz.

Ford Fiesta could return.

The Chery Tiggo 9 Super Hybrid has arrived to join a new age of long-range fuel-efficient beasts that might make you change your mind about getting an EV now.

The age of SUVs is firmly upon us, and carmakers are rolling out high-riding wagons at an astonishing rate.

Audi’s China-only brand AUDI has just debuted its next vehicle in concept form — the E SUV.Audi is living a double life releasing cars you’ve never seen nor heard of in China under its AUDI brand. Yes, all uppercased and without any sign of the familiar four rings. It’s been a massive success, so far. When AUDI launched the E5 Sportback in September, the company received 10,153 orders within the first 30 minutes of the books opening. Impressive even by Chinese standards.Now AUDI is offering a taste of its follow up act for China with the E SUV Concept, which was unveiled at the Guangzhou Auto Show over the weekend.The E SUV Concept is an SUV version of the E5 Sportback, which is expected to be formally named the AUDI E8 SUV when it goes into production.The E SUV Concept shares similar styling to the E5, with its signature giant LED trapezoidal lighting from and rear, but brings its own flavour with an SUV coupe design.Industry publication Car News China reports that the E8 will also use the same Advanced Digitised Platform (ADP) as the E5 and also use tech from Audi’s joint venture partner SAIC’s IM Motors brand.Car News China predicts the top grade E8 will be equipped with 800V architecture, along with a 109kWh battery with a range of up to 700km (CLTC).Single-motor rear and dual motor all-wheel drive variants will be available with the latter producing a combined 500kW with an estimated 0-100km/h sprint coming in under five seconds.We don't know what the cabin of the concept looks like, it makes sense to assume the interior is much like the E5 Sportback with an expansive curved screen that traverses the dash of a minimalist but luxurious looking cabin.The Chinese launch of the E8 is expected in early 2026. As for when it comes to Australia, unfortunately that's very unlikely to happen. The closest Australians can get to driving and Audi E8 or E5 is through one of IM Motors products currently being sold in Australia. IM has arrived in Australia as a luxury sub brand of MG. The current line-up includes the IM5 sedan and IM6 SUV. The top-of-the-range IM6 Performance comes in at $80,990 and comes standard with a 100kWh battery with up to 505km of range, dual motors for all-wheel drive making 572kW and 702Nm, and 800V architecture.  

No, you’re not imagining it. Car companies are walking back their plans to roll out electric vehicles. So what does this mean for the future? What will we be driving instead? And should you stick to petrol or diesel?

The MG HS Hybrid+ has arrived and we've spent a week with this new Toyota RAV4 to see how it shapes up.