Hybrid
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2025 Mazda CX-80 revealed, on sale in Australia later this year
Mazda has revealed its first-ever CX-80. It will join Australian showrooms later in 2024, slotting in between the CX-60 and CX-90. Yep, it’s a weird little niche for it to sit, between the two relatively new siblings. Unlike the CX-60,…
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2024 Toyota HiLux V-Active 48V mild-hybrid now on sale in Australia
The facelifted Toyota HiLux for 2024 has arrived in Australia, bringing in 48V mild-hybrid tech for the first time, called V-Active technology. Some revisions to styling and other bits and pieces are also introduced. Firstly, the 48V mild-hybrid tech. It’s…
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2024 Lexus RX 500h F Sport Performance review (video)
It’s hard to believe the Lexus RX is now in its fifth-generation. The Japanese luxury automaker is often credited with creating the luxury crossover segment, having debuted the first-generation RX all the way back in 1997 – some 27 years…
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2024 Toyota C-HR now on sale in Australia, GR Sport gets 146kW hybrid
Toyota Australia is introducing the second-generation 2024 C-HR small SUV, bringing in a more powerful hybrid package and an all-new design inside and out. The C-HR has been a reasonably successful model line, even for Toyota standards, however, it does…
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Kia Australia announces 169kW hybrid option for 2024 Sportage
Joining the likes of the Toyota RAV4, Mitsubishi Outlander, and Nissan X-Trail, Kia Australia has just confirmed the arrival of a new hybrid version of its Sportage mid-size SUV for 2024. The Sportage is being offered with a 1.6-litre turbo-petrol…
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2024 MG MG3 spotted testing in Australia, hybrid could be $30k?
The next-gen, 2024 MG MG3 has been spotted testing in Australia in prototype form, ahead of its local arrival later this year. MG revealed the new model in full just last week, but it looks like engineers are still doing…
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2024 Mazda CX-60 P50e PHEV review (video)
As part of a wider pursuit to reinvent Mazda as a premium brand, the Japanese carmaker has released a brand-new mid-sized SUV; the Mazda CX-60. It falls under the brand’s ‘Large Product Group’ and is available with three all-new powertrains…
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MY2025 McLaren Artura revealed; adds Spider variant, more power
McLaren has revealed the stunning drop-top Spider version of the Artura hybrid supercar as part of the MY2025 update, providing the same thrilling performance but in an open-top experience. Unveiled at the 2024 Geneva Motor Show, currently underway, the Artura…
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2024 MG MG3 revealed: 143kW hybrid, price jumps $5000 in Australia
MG has unveiled the all-new, second-generation MG3 for 2024, bringing in a fresh design, much-improved technology and vehicle safety, and a lot more power. Starting with the design, it goes for a smoother and sleeker profile compared with the outgoing…