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Hyundai and Kia partner with US company on solid-state battery tech
The race to develop solid-state batteries heats up, with Hyundai and Kia partnering with Factorial

Polestar defends optional safety features
EV brand surprises with optional safety packs for its Polestar 2 that contrast with parent company Volvo’s values

Polestar to steer away from Volvo’s image
Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath explains how Volvo’s commitment to becoming an EV-only producer by 2030 won’t lead to duplicity

Twenty years of the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish
The high-tech powerhouse celebrates its 20th birthday this month

2022 Kia Niro: Electrified SUV rendered from spy pics
The small electrified model from Kia has been digitally created from spy photos

Forza Horizon 5: Every car on offer so far, nearly 500 in all
The latest instalment in the hugely popular XBox racer, Forza Horizon 5, will bring a massive list of wild rides

McLaren CEO steps down after eight years
The surprise departure raises further questions about the state of the supercar maker

Mercedes-Benz flagships will soon get Dolby Atmos sound
High-end ‘3D’ sound coming to flagship Mercedes models in 2022, Australian timing to be confirmed

2022 Mercedes-AMG SL 55 and SL 63: All-wheel-drive V8 roadsters debut
Benz’s performance offshoot Mercedes-AMG has taken the wraps of its new hero roadsters: the SL 63 and SL 55

2022 Mazda MX-5 990S revealed for Japan with sub-1000kg weight
No frills equals more thrills

Beyond 2025: Land Rover’s expansion plans
As electrification begins, the British carmaker is eyeing a bigger slice of the new-car pie

2022 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV revealed
The second-gen plug-in hybrid features improvements over its predecessor

Supercars owner Archer Capital sells to RACE consortium
Control of Australia’s most popular motorsport is now in new hands

Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric scores five-star ANCAP rating
The EV gains the same score as the rest of the XC40 line-up

2022 Kia Sportage gains off-road variants in North America
The bigger and beefier SUV is unlikely to land in Australia

2022 Audi ‘Q9’ spied testing in Austria
Potentially Audi’s largest SUV, it could end up being a China-only model

2022 Nissan Pathfinder confirmed for Australia with eight seats
The new Pathfinder is arriving next year, with a bold look and some interesting seating options

Audi’s iconic quattro reborn this month in MOTOR
A Coachbuilding renaissance is bringing Group B’s heroes back in a big way. We speak to E-Legends about what it takes to reboot an icon and much, much more

2021 Hyundai Tucson takes home five-star ANCAP safety rating
Fourth-gen SUV gets the all-clear from independent testers

Hyundai’s Motocompo: Boot-mounted electric scooter for the ‘last mile’
A personal electric scooter could be one solution to declogging our cities

2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 scores five-star safety rating
Highly anticipated electric vehicle passes with flying colours

2022 Mercedes-AMG SL revealed in patent leak
A new flagship model from Mercedes-AMG has been uncovered in computer-generated images

Project 356 ready to take on Antarctica in a modified Porsche
American outfit looks to make tracks across continents

Four automotive manufacturers feature in top 20 global brands
Technology continues to dominate, but vehicle production is making up ground