Before you is a car that’s about to get very rare – a petrol-powered Toyota Kluger… what?! The vehicle you see here is actually now going extinct; Toyota recently announced it would be going hybrid-only on core passenger and SUV nameplates with existing hybrid options. This 2024 Toyota Kluger GXL AWD with its 2.4-litre turbocharged […]
Adding a light bar, spot lights or driving lights to a vehicle can be one of the best, most affordable and most effective ways to improve the safety of the vehicle. Adding extra lights to your vehicle is a good idea in principle But in practice, there are confusing laws and rules around adding lights […]
‘They just don’t make them like they used to’ – you hear it all the time, but in this case some still do. While the winds of change blow through the automotive industry like a gale, the Mazda 6 G35 Atenza is still a petrol-powered wagon with things like buttons and gauges, and no changes […]
Well, this one is a can of worms. There are no specific offences for unplugging an electric vehicle (EV) that’s charging But you could find yourself fined for other offences Expect leniency if it’s fully charged, but if it’s still charging, that’s naughty Just ask any EV owner how they feel when pulled up to […]
After spending five months and putting 10,000km on an MG 4, we are pretty confident in saying that the 2024 MG 4 is arguably one of the best electric cars you can buy in Australia today. Not only is it priced very competitively, it delivers the range it promises, it’s safe and easy to live […]
BMW has reportedly cancelled a 2 billion euro (A$3.2 billion) order for battery cells for its electric vehicles (EVs) with Swedish battery supplier Northvolt, following delays in the latter fulfilling the carmaker’s orders. Reuters reports the Swedish company could not deliver on time on a long-term supply contract for battery cells, which was signed in […]
The Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Plug-In Hybrid EV range was an important addition to the Australian automotive landscape, as it was the first PHEV in its class and remains one of few small SUVs with the tech available. But with increasing competition from larger SUVs with more assertive pricing and better tech, and with full EV […]
Holden Commodore owners are facing lengthy delays for certain spare parts, but General Motors says it’s working on a solution. Since Holden ended local production in October 2017, owners of its Australian-built Commodore have relied on either a backlog of spare parts made prior to manufacturing shutting up shop or contracted suppliers to provide new […]
US electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Fisker has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, less than two years after it launched its Ocean SUV as a rival to the best-selling Tesla Model Y. “Fisker has made incredible progress since our founding, bringing the Ocean SUV to market twice as fast as expected in the auto industry and […]
The 2025 Hyundai Tucson will arrive in Australian showrooms soon with freshened looks, newly available hybrid power and more equipment, but higher prices. Having confirmed local specifications and details in March, Hyundai Australia has now locked in pricing for its updated Tucson, which gets more than a mere cosmetic update. Gone is the option of […]
