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Hyundai goes hard on hybrids. Hyundai in Australia is plotting a hybrid takeover, with the brand to offer an electrified powertrain in its most popular SUVs, including a probable hybrid version of the Palisade. That would give the brand ...

2023 Hyundai Tucson and Venue hit by price increases, but there's a good chance you'll get into one before its Toyota RAV4 and Yaris Cross rivals

Hyundai says the price increases are to do with increased manufacturing and shipping costs. Hyundai Australia has you covered if you are after an SUV of nearly any shape or size, but some models like its Tucson and Venue ...

Hyundai Tucson Hybrid coming in 2024

Toyota RAV4 Hybrid hunter will be offered in multiple variants alongside petrol and diesel versions of popular mid-size SUV

Drove the Renault Megane plugin hybrid: 7 significant observations

The suspension is firm and silent, a typical European set-up, which on European roads, of course works well, giving the car driving dynamics which you won’t expect from such a humble car. BHPian SBP_drives recently shared this with other enthusiasts. ...

Hyundai Tucson 2023 review: Hybrid

CarsGuide got an early preview of the Tucson Hybrid before it arrives in Australia. (Image: Stephen Ottley) The Tucson's front seats are comfortable and there’s good small item storage throughout. (Image: Stephen Ottley) The Tucson's second row is comfortable, ...

2023 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid coming to Australia to take on Nissan X-Trail e-Power and Toyota RAV4

The hybrid will likely arrive with a Tucson facelift expected to be revealed globally before the end of the year. Destined to take the fight up to established competitors like Nissan’s X-Trail e-Power and the ever-popular Toyota RAV4, Hyundai ...

Toyota hybrids cannibalising petrol vehicle sales, says Hyundai

New Hyundai hybrids won’t eat into sales of combustion vehicles, says COO

2024 Kia Niro hybrid and electric SUV prices up! Has Kia priced itself out of competition against other EVs?

Kia’s new Niro commands a hefty pricetag. Kia’s updated 2024 Niro electrified small SUV line-up has become more expensive, with the full-electric versions now pricier than the Telsa Model Y and Volvo EX30. Starting with the hybrids, the S ...

What's Toyota up to now? Mystery HiLux filing seemingly explains new weapon in war with Ford Ranger

A mystery Toyota filing has appeared. A new and mysterious Toyota filing has appeared in Australia, seemingly pointing to the lengths the Japanese giant will go to seperate its new electrified HiLux from the rest of its petrol-hybrid range. ...

Why the five-seat 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee only gets a four-star ANCAP rating, but the seven-seat version gets five

Here’s why the 2023 Grand Cherokee has two ANCAP ratings. Results released from ANCAP slap Jeep’s new-generation Grand Cherokee with just a four-star ANCAP safety rating, but only in five-seat form. Meanwhile, the seven-seat Grand Cherokee versions, and the ...

Kia Telluride update: If Korea builds it, it will come (to Australia) - and with turbo hybrid power and economy to boot!

Today’s Telluride cannot come to Australia because it’s only made in left-hand drive – but that may change with the next one. With apologies to fans of the 1989 film, Field of Dreams, another American fantasy that might just ...

Honda Civic e:HEV LX Hybrid 2023 Long-Term Review

Honda’s new Civic hybrid hatch is expensive but enticing, so we’re running a long-term test to find out whether it’s really worth it

Small hybrid SUVs: Should you buy now or wait for the Nissan Qashqai e-Power, new Toyota C-HR or Hyundai Kona?

The Nissan Qashqai, Toyota C-HR and Hyundai Kona will all offer hybrid powertrain options in the next nine months. Electrification is coming to Australia in a big way, but for those that are not yet ready to take the ...

Honda ZR-V SUV review

“The new Honda ZR-V is a good but not class-leading rival in the family crossover class”

2024 Cupra Formentor, Leon and Ateca pricing increased to coincide with new features in model-year update

Pricing for most Cupra models has gone up by between $1200 and $2000. Cupra Australia has announced pricing for the 2024 model year across its range, with increases up to $2000 with a couple of specification changes to accompany. ...

A hybrid Toyota Supra could be on the way thanks to its BMW Z4 cousin - report

Could Toyota’s hybrid expertise help BMW build the perfect engine for the next Supra? (Image: Best Car) The nature of the next Toyota Supra, including whether it would even exist, has fluctuated slightly over the last few years as ...

New 2023 Toyota C-HR unveiled: full details

The second-generation Toyota C-HR SUV has been revealed with sharper styling and a choice of hybrid powertrains

Second-generation 2024 Skoda Kodiaq SUV coming for Australia with hybrid powertrains

Skoda has revealed almost all but the undisguised design and interior of the new Kodiaq. Skoda will unveil the second generation of its first SUV later this year, but is already previewing plenty of details about the Kodiaq large ...

2024 Skoda Kodiaq detailed ahead of reveal

Skoda Australia to overlook plug-in hybrid offering 100km EV range, but new Kodiaq will still be high-tech

Advantage Toyota? HiLux goes hybrid with new 48-volt tech to take on the Ford Ranger - but does it go far enough?

The Toyota HiLux goes hybrid. The Toyota HiLux is finally going hybrid, with the brand adding a fuel-saving 48-volt electric system to its venerable workhorse as it continues to do battle with the Ford Ranger. The brand says the ...

Confirmed: Toyota HiLux hybrid coming early next year

But it’s only a mild-hybrid system and it’s not for all models

New 2023 BMW M5 teased in Touring guise

The BMW M5 Touring will return with a plug-in hybrid V8 powertrain

Spaceship styling! 2024 Toyota C-HR revealed as hybrid ready to shake up Australia's small SUV segment

The C-HR’s styling is extremely close to that of the Prologue concept that heralded it. Staying true to its unusually aggressively-styled concept origins, the new 2024 Toyota C-HR has been unveiled ahead of its already confirmed Australian launch in ...

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