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This brand will let you pick your powertrain

By Stephen Ottley · 04 Sep 2025

Volkswagen SUV buyers with $60k to spend will soon have the freedom to choose between internal combustion, fully electric and plug-in hybrid variants.

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How Australia helped shape the 2026 Mazda CX-5

By Jack Quick · 04 Sep 2025

Mazda’s new-generation CX-5 mid-size SUV split opinion when it was unveiled a few months ago, but the carmaker claims it took direct feedback from Australians.

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Deepal S07 2026 review

By Andrew Chesterton · 03 Sep 2025

This could be a comeback story for the ages, with the Deepal S07's overzealous safety systems – which saw this mid-size EV derided as one of the country's most annoying cars – apparently fixed with what appears to be an industry-first solution. Andrew Chesterton climbs back behind the wheel to put this updated model to the test.

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Chinese car dominance exposed

By Dom Tripolone · 03 Sep 2025

Australian new car sales are booming. We bought more than 100,000 new cars in August, which is an all time high for the month.

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Over 7000 Tesla Model Ys recalled for software fault

By James Cleary · 03 Sep 2025

The Federal Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communication and the Arts has issued a safety recall notice impacting 7301 examples of the Tesla Model Y sold new in Australia in 2025.

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Audi Q5 SUV TFSI 150kW 2026 review: snapshot

By Tom White · 02 Sep 2025

The Q5 TFSI is the entry-level version of the premium mid-size SUV at launch, starting from $81,000 before on-roads.

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By Dom Tripolone · 02 Sep 2025

BYD is expanding its Sealion 6 plug-in hybrid SUV range. It has just launched the new fully loaded Sealion 6 Premium Extended Range variant, which joins the more budget friendly Dynamic Extended range and Essential, Dynamic and premium Standard Range examples.

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Jetour G700 is a SeaCruiser!

By Laura Berry · 01 Sep 2025

Is Australia’s Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series about to face some serious competition from Chery’s Jetour G700? Going by the specifications being reported it looks likely the full-sized off-road Chinese plug-in hybrid SUV will be a tough rival.

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Audi Q5 2026 review: Australian first drive

By Tom White · 01 Sep 2025

The new Q5 represents the biggest change for the key mid-size luxury SUV since the nameplate's 2009 launch, but is it any good? And, why is Audi underselling its clever hybrid tech?

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MG IM6 2026 review: Performance

By Andrew Chesterton · 31 Aug 2025

IM is a premium play from Chinese mainstay MG, with the new brand a joint-venture between MG parent SAIC and China's version of Amazon, Alibaba, amongst others, seemingly with the goal of toppling Tesla. There's a Model 3-sized IM5 we've already tested, and this Model Y-sized IM6. And this one is the Performance, which offers supercar speed in properly sumptuous surrounds.

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