New RAV4 Hybrid hunter confirmed for Oz

A new hybrid SUV is headed to Australian shores. 

KGM’s (formerly known as SsangYong) Torres Hybrid has just launched in the United Kingdom and could blow open the hybrid SUV market when it arrives this year. 

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It is powered by BYD’s 1.5-litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol hybrid system that produces 130kW and 300Nm, with a combined fuel use of 6.1L/100km 

KGM has been selling Torres petrol variants in Australia since 2024, with a drive-away price of $38,000 for the entry-level model, although it has only mustered 248 sales in 2025. 

Australian buyers are increasingly gravitating towards hybrid vehicles, with sales up more than 10 per cent this year. Sales of hybrid vehicles account for more than 15 per cent of all new cars sold through the first nine months of 2025.

Carmakers are responding to this demand with a dramatic increase in options in the past two years.

MG recently launched the HS Hybrid+, which will be a direct rival to Torres Hybrid in Australia, starting from $40,990 (before on-road costs). 

The Torres will also have to battle for market share with the Cherry Tiggo 7 plug-in hybrid that has a drive-away price of $39,990 and the Haval H6 Lux hybrid at $38,990 drive-away. 

These options are in addition to the popular Toyota RAV4 that leads the SUV sales, with more than 2500 sold up to September 2025. 

According to a KGM Australia spokesperson, the hybrid Torres will be joined by an all-electric variant this year, too.

KGM also confirmed its all-electric Musso ute will launch before the end of 2025.