New cars on sale in Australia: June and July 2017

Australian buyers will be spoilt for choice over the next eight weeks with a diverse mix of new cars arriving in local showrooms in June, ranging from new-generation performance models to the latest in SUVs.

Heading the European arrivals is the second-generation Audi TT RS coupe and roadster and Audi RS3 sedan, which will be joined on the long boat trip by the brutish Mercedes-AMG E63 S and its more sedate stablemates the E-Class Coupe and E-Class All Terrain wagon.

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Not so far to travel but equally as exciting is the Lexus LC, the Japanese luxury brand’s rear drive coupe which will be offered with a 5.0-litre V8 or 3.5-litre V6/electric hybrid.

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Among the more conventional cars there are few facelifts and some all-new offerings including the newly minted Skoda Kodiaq seven-seat SUV, fifth-generation Honda CR-V, Holden Astra sedan, Subaru XV and Suzuki Swift.

New models on sale June-July, 2017:

• Audi RS3
• Audi TT RS
• Ford Everest five-seat
• Holden Astra sedan

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• Honda CR-V
• Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk
• Lexus LC
• Mercedes-AMG E63 S 4Matic
• Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe
• Mercedes-Benz E-Class All-Terrain

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• Mercedes-Benz GLA Class facelift
• Subaru XV
• Suzuki Swift
• Volkswagen Golf 7.5

Audi TT RS
Apart from an inevitable ‘Plus’ version further down the track, this second-gen Audi TT RS will likely be the most powerful car to use the Volkswagen Group’s transverse-engined MQB architecture. It’s 2.5-litre five-cylinder turbo sends 294kW and 490Nm to all four corners, thrusting the dual clutch automatic coupe from 0-100km/h in a rapid 3.7 seconds.

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