Best Hybrid Cars by Price, Size & Category in Aus

What is the best hybrid car currently available to buy in Australia? Search & read hundreds of hybrid reviews & road tests by top motoring journalists.

Best Hybrids by Price

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Best Hybrid Cars Under $30k

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MG MG3 & more

Best Hybrids by Size

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Best City Hybrid Cars

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Toyota Yaris Cross & more

Best Hybrids by Category

See the Hybrids by their segment, be that family, luxury, off road and performance brackets.

Best Family Hybrid Cars

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Subaru Forester & 7 more

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Car of the Year 2026

Best Medium SUV Starting Under $60K revealed!

Best Ute Starting Under $85K revealed!

Best Large SUV Starting Under $100K unveiled!

Best Small Car Starting Under $50K announced!

Best premium medium SUV under $130K announced

Best Large SUV Starting Under $220K unveiled!

Best Small Car Starting Under $80K announced!

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Renault Symbioz 2026 review: Australian first drive | Toyota Corolla Cross rival tested

Renault is back with an all-new contender in the highly-competitive small SUV market. The Symbioz brings European style and a polished driving experience, along with hybrid powertrains. But we review it to see if it has what it takes to compete against a diverse array of rivals from Chery, Hyundai, Mazda and more.

GWM Haval H6GT PHEV 2026 review: Hi-4 | Toyota RAV4 rival tested

The latest generation of GWM's Haval H6GT PHEV introduces Hi4 all-wheel drive technology plus significant interior and multimedia upgrades, but does this sporty flagship hit a sweet spot for SUV buyers?

BYD Seal 6 2026 review: Touring Premium – Australian first drive | Toyota Camry rival tested

The 2026 BYD Seal 6 has arrived, and not just at a lower starting price with a more electrified plug-in hybrid drivetrain, but with a wagon option, too. In fact, the Seal 6 Touring Premium wagon is the halo variant of the Seal 6 range, and its price matches the Camry’s entry-grade. Should Toyota be worried? We attend the Australian launch of the Seal 6 Touring to find out.

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Toyota RAV4, HiLux wait times to shorten

Toyota fires a cheeky shot across the bow of BYD.

Toyota's wild new car takes shape

Toyota is the king of hybrids, and it could be about to install petrol-electric grunt in its small but mighty hot hatch.

Not even BYD's Shark 6 can save the ute

We’ve hit peak ute and the only way is down as Aussies abandon the diesel-guzzling workhorses.

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What are the best sounding cars?

Sound has never been a hotter topic in the world of cars than it has been in the past decade. From the introduction of hybrid and electric vehicles to even the more muted soundtrack of modern F1 cars, the noise cars make has become a major talking point.

Ultimate cars for a bachelor pad

If you’re a man - particularly a married one with kids and decades between you and your single days - hearing “bachelor pad” might be ever so slightly bittersweet, but there’s also every chance those words make you remember a time in your life when you were so footloose and fancy free you were basically Kevin Bacon.

Why are Chery cars so cheap?

Why are Chery cars so cheap?

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