Year: 2025
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Koenigsegg
Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut breaks 0-400-0km/h record, 25.21s (video)
Koenigsegg has reclaimed the 0-400-0km/h record for road-legal hypercars, with the Jesko Absolut logging the sprint in 25.21 seconds. That’s quicker the previous record set by the Rimac Nevera R, which set a time of 25.79 seconds in July. The…
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Jaecoo
Jaecoo EJ5 (E5) spotted in Australia, new Range Rover clone
Jaecoo has been spotted testing the new EJ5 in Sydney, looking essentially like the J7 with its grille-delete EV face on a familiar silhouette with smoother panels, suggesting a local announcement could be imminent. Overseas material gives us a clear…
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Renault reviews
2025 Renault Duster review – Australian launch (video)
After years of proving itself as a fun, capable, and budget-friendly small SUV over in Europe (badged as Dacia Duster), the 2025 Renault Duster has now landed in Australia. This is a unique proposition in Australia, where many compact SUVs…
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Toyota
1990s Toyota Corolla 3-door gets GR Yaris AWD 1.6T 3CYL conversion
Toyota’s GR Corolla and GR Yaris are keeping the dream alive for new car enthusiasts and lovers of hot hatches, along with Hyundai’s i30 N and Honda’s Civic Type R. But it hasn’t always been like this. Australia didn’t receive…
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Ford
For Sale: Very rare 1992 Ford EB II Fairmont Ghia with manual transmission
Why is there an EB Fairmont Ghia on the front page of Driving Enthusiast? Bear with us, we are going somewhere with this. Anyone holding their breath for the Australian muscle car bubble to burst is on a hiding to…
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Hyundai
2026 ‘NX5’ Hyundai Tucson N high-performance version hinted – report
Hyundai’s next-generation Tucson is not far away, with the NX5 version expected to debut next year. Tantalisingly, a report from Auto Express indicates a 2026 Hyundai Tucson N performance flagship could be part of the equation. Vice president of Hyundai’s…
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Mazda reviews
2025 Mazda BT-50 GT & SP review – Top 5 Pros & Cons (video)
For years, the Mazda BT-50 has lived in the shadows. A ute with plenty of capability but not much to set it apart from the crowd. It currently shares its bones with the Isuzu D-Max, wears a polite Mazda face,…
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Ford
Ford unveils ‘Universal EV Platform’, to debut with new mid-size pickup
Ford has unveiled its future plan in the form of what it calls the ‘Ford Universal EV Platform’ at an event held at its Louisville, Kentucky plant. The first vehicle to debut the new platform will be a pickup truck…
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Ford
Ford Ranger Super Duty undergoes ‘mud-pack’ testing
Ford engineers have put the upcoming Ranger Super Duty through a gruelling new mud endurance trial designed to replicate – and exaggerate – the worst real-world conditions. Conducted at the company’s You Yangs Proving Ground in Victoria, the “mud-pack test”…