What's the difference?
There’s something immensely appealing about a car that can play two roles.
An off-roader for the weekend and a school pick-up chariot Monday to Friday? How about a race car/grocery-getter combo?
The latter is what the Toyota GR Corolla wants to be, a slightly bigger and more day-to-day alternative to the first GR hot hatch, the Yaris.
Both of these cars have now been updated and are arriving in Australia now, and Toyota hopes the Corolla becomes an even better car to rival the likes of the Volkswagen Golf R.
But can it do it?
We tested Toyota’s hotted-up Corolla on road and track to see if it’s up to the task.
From a few paces back, the Q6 e-tron is easy to mistake for just another Audi.
After all, Audi, perhaps above all its contemporaries, has established such a consistent look and feel for its entire range.
But this is no regular Audi. The brand tells us the Q6 e-tron is the most significant new vehicle it has launched in a decade.
Underneath its familiar visage, Audi is so excited about the Q6 e-tron because it brings with it a ground-up new-vehicle platform, which brings with it some forward leaps when it comes to technology.
But does being new actually make the Q6 e-tron a good car? We went to its Australian media launch to find out.
The GR Corolla had a lot to live up to before, given the likes of the GR Yaris and GR86 fit their briefs so well.
Now, with a little more daily useability and a little more performance, the GR Corolla is even better at both sides of its Jekyl and Hyde personality.
Note: CarsGuide attended this event as a guest of the manufacturer, with accommodation and meals provided.
The Q6 e-tron knocks the luxury SUV formula out of the park, regardless of the fact it’s an electric vehicle. It has a slick, sporty feel, a high level of standard equipment for a premium car and at least on paper it’s a solid EV with plenty of driving range.
But here’s the thing: To me, the Q6 e-tron feels exactly how you would expect it to. It’s the same Audi formula, just upgraded for the electric age and in an era where rivals both old and new are using this once-in-a generation opportunity to truly innovate, there’s something a little disappointing about that.