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BYD is celebrating back-to-back record sales months in Australia with 4,811 vehicles sold in March thanks to new product like the Sealion 7 electric SUV and Shark 6 PHEV ute.

According to VFACTS, Australia’s national vehicle sales report, the brand’s 4,811 sales result marks a 100 per cent increase in year-on-year figures and a big increase on the 3,281 sales of the month before it.

In particular, the new Shark 6 plug-in hybrid ute sold strongly with 2,810 registrations or 58 per cent of the company’s March sales with buyers taking delivery before the FBT exemption on plug-in hybrids ended on April 1.

The new Sealion 7 electric SUV’s 573 sales in March was positive and a big improvement on the 157 deliveries from the month before.

In total, 8,767 BYDs have been registered in Australia this year and the brand recently celebrated its 40,000th local sale.

“The momentum is undeniable,” Head of Marketing at BYD’s Australian importer EVDirect, Kate Hornstein said. “Following two recent launches, we’ve achieved a remarkable 196% increase compared to March 2024—surpassing category growth and reinforcing the strength of the brand and product strategy. These launches have further cemented BYD’s place in Australian automotive culture, and this record-breaking March result is a testament to the growing trust in BYD”.

BYD Australian sales March 2025:

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Hyundai has revealed the heavily facelifted IONIQ 6 electric sedan, while also teasing and confirming a high-performance N variant.

Revealed alongside the wild Insteroid concept car at the Seoul Mobility Show, the mid-life update for the IONIQ 6 has been given an all-new front end that’s more aggressive than the current model and also fits in with the brand’s latest design language.

The styling at the rear has also been revamped with a new integrated ducktail spoiler, redesigned bumpers and on the N Line, black colouring.

Both the regular IONIQ 6 and the sportier-looking IONIQ 6 N Line (below) were revealed, with the N Line joining the range for the first time.

Inside, the changes to the IONIQ 6 (below) are less noticeable but the company says that it’s been given a new steering wheel design, a revised centre console, a larger climate control display and even new door trim pieces for a higher quality feel.

Technical changes are yet to be detailed for the new IONIQ 6, but the current model is offered with a 77.4kWh lithium-ion battery and either a 168kW/350Nm rear-drive or 239kW/605Nm dual-motor all-wheel drive set up.

The recently updated IONIQ 5 SUV upgraded the battery to a larger 84kWh unit, something we predict will reach the IONIQ 6, and its maximum 614km range will likely grow further as result.

While the IONIQ 6 N is yet to be fully revealed – that will happen in July, according to Hyundai – it can be seen in one of the images with a cheeky rear shot showing off its spoiler. We expect its performance to out-do the Wheels COTY-winner IONIQ 5 N thanks to its lower ride height and potential for even more thrust.

Hyundai Australia is yet to confirm when the facelifted IONIQ 6 range will go on sale locally, though it’s likely to be towards the end of 2025.

Latest vehicle sales figures show Australians purchased 108,606 new vehicles during March, a decrease of 0.9 per cent on the same period last year… which was the best ever March result. 

The Ford Ranger remained Australia’s top selling vehicle with sales of 4,932 followed by the Toyota RAV4 (4,321), Toyota HiLux (4,081), Mitsubishi Outlander (3,005) and Toyota Prado (2,871). 

Of the makers, Toyota held on as market leader with sales of 20,541 during March, followed by Ford (8,232), Mazda (8,000), Kia (7,307) and Mitsubishi (7,265).  

Ahead of the removal of the government’s FBT tax exemption for Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles (PHEV) on April 1, sales rose 380 per cent on the same period last year as consumers rushed to secure their vehicle.

The figures showed continuing sluggish adoption of EVs, with the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) noting that the EV transition was “not progressing at a pace likely to meet the long-term targets under the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES)”. 

EVs represented just 4.9 per cent of total sales reported to FCAI, compared with 9.5 per cent in March 2024 and 6.8 per cent in March 2023 (noting that two non-FCAI EV brands are yet to publicly report their March 2025 sales).

“We are at a critical point in transitioning to a lower-emission vehicle fleet,” said FCAI chief executive Tony Weber.

“But the reality is clear: Australian families and businesses are not shifting in large numbers to EVs.

 “While the supply of EVs is increasing, now with 89 models available in Australia, the demand for EVs is weak. The early adopters have acted but the rest of the vehicle-buying public has not followed.

“This is consistent with a number of other advanced markets around the world.

“The Australian automotive industry has long advocated for an ambitious and achievable emissions standard. Once again, questions must be asked about the Government’s modelling and in particular their assumptions about consumer acceptance of new low-emissions technologies.”

For March 2025, sales in the Australian Capital Territory were up 4.6 per cent on March 2024 to 1,657; New South Wales was down 0.9 per cent to 33,491; Northern Territory increased by 3.3 per cent to 961; Queensland fell 6.8 per cent to 21,954; South Australia was up by 2.2 per cent to 7,143; Tasmania had an increase of 10.2 per cent to 1,774; Victoria was down 1.9 per cent to 29,541 and Western Australia increased 9.1 per cent to 12,085.

HEURISTICS IS A funny old business. You know, those mental shortcuts or ‘rules of thumb’ that we tend to live by. There’s no shortage of them when it comes to cars and one of the most reliable is that you’re only setting yourself up for failure if you try to condense the contents and attributes of a big car into a small one. Thing is, nobody seems to have told Kia. Its new EV3 aims to distil much of what we loved about the EV9 and the EV5 into a more compact package.

Countless car manufacturers have tried and failed with this. Lexus has never built a small car that rides like an LS. Audi’s A2 was an expensive failure when it tried to offer the aluminium build process of the A8 in a supermini body. And the less said about the Aston Martin Cygnet the better.

That’s not to say that it can’t work in terms of aesthetic. For a long time, Audi, and to a certain extent BMW, employed this Russian doll philosophy across their ranges, corporate identity taking precedence over individual statements of character.

The EV3 tweaks the formula a bit. Yes, it shares obvious design language with the EV5 and the EV9, but Karim Habib’s design team have given this baby SUV a stance and a look all of its own. At 4.3m long, it’s got some presence to it, and it’s 110mm shorter than Kia’s Niro compact SUV but, crucially, the wheelbase is a mere 40mm shorter, so buyers get some real bang for their buck when it comes to interior space. Hold that thought. We’ll explore that a little further later.

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Price, range, rivals

Here in Australia, the car has been launched with four discrete versions. There are three ascending trim levels – Air, Earth and GT-Line – with the Air being offered with either a smaller 58.3kWh lithium-ion battery or the same 81.4kWh battery that the rest of the range gets. All versions drive through the front wheels only and make a peak power output of 150kW with peak torque rated at 283Nm. It’s all refreshingly straightforward.

Range? That’s rated at 436km for the Air Standard Range, 563km for the Earth and the GT-Line, while the lighter wheels of the Air Long Range give it the longest legs of the lot, coming in at a WLTP-rated 604km. For many buyers pondering which Kia EV3 to choose, the discussion could be done and dusted right here.

Drive-away pricing is pitched at $48,990 for the entry-level Air, $56,490 for the Air Long Range and $62,690 for the Earth, to which WA buyers will have to add $1000. The GT-Line is $68,490 drive-away in all states and territories other than WA, where it’s $70,490. So, adding that extra range to your EV3 Air is a fairly hefty $7500 impost. Or, to couch it another way, you’re adding 15 per cent to the price of the vehicle but you’re getting 30 per cent more range.

Kia continually referred to the Volvo EX30 and the BYD Atto 3 when issuing benchmark vehicles for the EV3 to draw a bead on. Neither are a perfect overlap; the Volvo’s opening price is considerably higher and the BYD is a larger but cheaper vehicle. But then what else do you compare the EV3 to? Skoda’s Elroq and Renault’s Megane E-Tech are both worth consideration but, more than anything else, the EV3 merely demonstrates just how scratchy the intersection of a Venn diagram with three circles labelled ‘Electric’, ‘Small SUV’ and ‘Worthwhile’ is.

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Ride quality

The key problem to date has been threefold. Small electric SUVs have been too expensive, they’ve tended not to ride very well and they’re just not practical enough to stand up that high price against some very talented hybrid options. Many buyers who go through this process with all the best intentions end up at a place called RAV4 Hybrid and that’s a hard case to argue.

Where the EV3 changes that particular script is that it rides well. Better, in fact, than the bigger EV5. It shouldn’t, but there’s a very good reason for that. The EV5 is made in China, and the EV3 is a Korean-built car. Because Kia Australia has a long and close relationship with the Korean mothership, it has been able to negotiate early access for local tuning. The chap on the cover of the February issue of Wheels, Graeme Gambold, has been allowed to work his magic on the EV3, whereas we got no such access to the Chinese-built EV5.

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With changes to the springs, dampers and steering, the EV3 rides smoothly on Aussie B-roads. Even if you step from the 17-inch wheel and tyre package of the Air, up to the 19-inch combination on the Earth and GT-Line, there’s very little diminution in ride quality. Yes, the steering could be a little more feelsome, but that wasn’t helped by wet weather on the press launch and the fitment of low rolling resistance eco tyres on all models. This chassis tune is a refreshing and very welcome piece of good news that you’ll feel every single time you go for a drive, and which distinguishes this car from all of its rivals.

By the standards we’ve become used to for electric cars, it’s not particularly rapid. It accelerates smoothly, with only frankly inadvisable throttle applications resulting in a bit of torque steer. Because it’s the lightest of the lot, the base model is actually the quickest at 7.5 seconds to 100km/h, the ritzier models gaining a bigger battery and some extra kit and losing out by a tenth or two. Whichever version you choose, it never feels under-endowed. Should you hanker for more, sit on your money until the dual-motor EV3 GT arrives. This will get grippier seats, bigger brakes and some fairly senior grunt, with figures in the region of 250kW/470Nm bandied about. Given the car’s weight, this ought to endow it with serious hot-hatch performance.

Spacious interior

The cabin of the EV3 is neatly styled with that long wheelbase giving it plenty of room both front and rear. I was able to get fairly comfortable behind my own driving position, which is something I wouldn’t manage in something like a Nissan Qashqai or a Volvo EX30. Legroom is particularly good in the back, with only very tall adults starting to feel pinched for headroom. In fact, because of the way that Kia have sculpted the front seats, there’s more space in the back of the EV3 than in many cars from the class above. Kia claims more rear legroom and rear headroom than in the ostensibly larger BYD Atto 3. Up front it’s airy and the ergonomics are good. One minor glitch we did notice is that when the air conditioning is blasting, condensation drops can form on the metal trim fillet that runs across the dashboard.

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It shares the same haptic button strip as the EV5, which works well enough and the steering wheel controls are sensibly configured. The twist to select gearshifter (with its integrated start/stop button) isn’t the most intuitive thing and is hidden behind the right-hand steering wheel spoke, but at least it frees up oddments space in the centre stack. There’s plenty of space to stow gear in the EV3, with an enormous tray between the front seats and the door pockets can hold smaller drinks bottles, but will struggle with larger ones. The glove box is a decent size and there’s a pair of USB-C chargers in the dash and in the sides of the front seats for rear seat passengers.

All models feature wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and we found the system to be fairly robust in connecting. None feature a spare wheel. Instead there’s a mobility kit between the deep but short 460-litre luggage bay. This features an adjustable floor height, and the rear bench splits 60/40 and folds to offer up to 1251L of space.

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Colours and safety

A palette of eight exterior colours are offered, although Clear White is the only non-costs paint finish. You’ll need to dig out another $550 if you want Ivory Silver, Aurora Black Pearl, Shale Grey, Frost Blue, Snow White Pearl or the two new (to Kia) colours, Matcha Green and Terracotta. All models feature seven airbags, and Kia should be lauded for offering its full active safety suite as standard across the range.

This encompasses Driver Attention Warning, High Beam Assist, Land Follow Assist, Autonomous Emergency Braking, Blind-Spot Collision Avoidance Assist, Multi-Collision Braking, Highway Driving Assist, Rear Cross-traffic Avoidance Assist, Navigation-based Smart Cruise Control, Rear View Monitor and Forward/Reverse Parking Distance Warning. The smart cruise control works well, holding speed adequately on downhill inclines and knocking a few klicks off your velocity when it knows a sharpish corner is incoming.

All EV3 models allow you to tailor the amount of re-gen using the wheel-mounted paddles, while holding the paddle switches i-pedal 3.0 on or off. This also has three levels of re-gen, and even the strongest one isn’t unduly nausea-inducing. It’s something you’d probably grow to use quite a fair bit. Like all modern Kias, holding down the volume scroll wheel will mute the speed limit warnings. Only the range-topping GT-Line gets a head-up display as standard. For the rest you have to refer to a smallish display on the binnacle screen.

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Charging

If you’re using an 11kW wallbox at home, the Standard Range car will charge between 10 and 100 per cent in 5h 20m, with the Long Range models taking 7h 15m. Like the EV5, the EV3 is built around a 400V rather than the high capacity 800V charge architecture of the larger Kia models such as the EV6 and the EV9. This means that you won’t get the same lightning charge rates from a high-speed public DC charger. The 10-80 percent charge rates on a commonplace 50kW charger are 55 minutes for a Standard Range and 78 minutes for the Long Range. Best case scenario on a 350kW charger is 29 minutes for the Standard Range and 31 minutes for the Long Range models, reaching a peak charging speed of 150kW.

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In summary

The EV3 emerges as a good-looking car that’s well equipped, good to drive, offers useful range, more than adequate space inside, is competitively priced and comes with a strong warranty. In other words, it barely puts a foot wrong. Yes, it can sometimes feel a little vanilla in the way that it’s so inoffensive and charging speeds could be higher, but if those are the most serious complaints to be levelled at it, then there’s clearly a lot that’s right about it. It’s an important vehicle for the company here in Australia too, because part of its remit is to earn enough NVES credits to offset the debit column racked up by the new Tasman diesel ute.

Straight to the top of the class? We tend to hesitate when making such proclamations based on a first drive, but its rivals should be taking this one very seriously indeed.

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2025 Kia EV3 Specifications

Teased a week ago, Hyundai has revealed a new hot hatch concept at the Seoul Mobility Show called the Insteroid, which previews a hot version of the Inster electric small SUV.

Combining Inster and Steroid, the Insteroid was styled “in secrecy” at Hyundai’s European designers and according to the company, took its inspiration from video games like Need for Speed Underground.

To create the Insteroid, Hyundai took a regular Inster and added a whole lot of attitude: a widened body with vented and electrically adjustable wheel arches, huge 21-inch alloy wheels and a massive rear wing and diffuser.

The exterior is finished in a bold white and orange theme and the 23 on the windows refers to the amount of times the cartoon ghost named ‘The Boost’ features throughout the car. Did you also think of Halloween? Spooky!

The Insteroid’s interior has been stripped out and pared back for a more racing look. Bucket seats and a roll cage also feature, and a new recycled 3D knit fabric is used extensively throughout the cabin.

The instrument cluster uses cool new graphics, while the driving experience incorporates many noises and lights. The Insteroid’s drift mode is controlled by a huge handbrake lever between the front seats.

Riding on a shortened version of the Ioniq 5’s E-GMP platform, the Insteroid isn’t actually related to the regular Inster mechanically.

Hyundai didn’t release any mechanical details about the Insteroid, aside from that it uses the Wheels COTY-winning Ioniq 5N’s 478kW dual-motor all-wheel drive drivetrain. Considering that the 5 N hits 100km/h in just 3.4 seconds, the smaller and lighter Insteroid is likely even faster. The Hyundai Insteroid concept will be shown at the Seoul Mobility Show, which runs from April 3rd to 13th.

Ford Australia is celebrating its 100-year anniversary this week, with a special event to mark the centenary on April 4 to be held in Melbourne. In addition to that, thousands of Australian images have been added to the company’s online vault for Aussies to celebrate.

Established on March 31, 1925 in Geelong, Victoria, Ford Australia was first planned in 1923 when
North American Ford executives visited Australia to seek out a base for local activities of the company.

By 1925, Ford Australia opened with Hubert French as its managing director and the first model to
be produced was the famous Model T, which quickly became one of the most popular cars in history. In Australia, the Model T cost 185 pounds, equivalent to around A$18,500 in today’s money.

According to the company, Geelong was chosen as Ford’s base thanks to its closeness to the sea
port, available land, access to nearby railways and a good labour force.

Ford’s Geelong connection runs deep, forging a partnership with the Geelong Football
Club – which is also celebrating its 100th year – since 1925. The Cats also celebrated winning the club’s first Victorian Football League Premiership that year, too.

Geelong also managed to imprint on the Model T. In North America, the car was affectionately
known as ‘Tin Lizzie’ but in Australia, it was given the nickname the ‘Dalgety’, a reference
to the Dalgety Wool Store where the first vehicles were assembled. Eventually, the original factory
moved from the old Dalgety’s Wool Store to larger premises in Corio.

Ford Australia is also celebrating its connection to the greater Victorian community, including the company’s original stamping plant at Norlane, site of the current Research and Development Centre, and the 900ha You Yangs Proving Ground at Lara, where Ford develops and tests its vehicles. Ford’s Campbellfield facility in Melbourne is also home to Ford’s International Markets Group Product Development Centre.

To mark the occasion, Ford will hold a special “History in the Making” event in Melbourne on April
4. The event will showcase a selection of Ford’s own Heritage fleet, including the first 1960 XK
Falcon, which was introduced in September 1960, as well as the first Ford ute, the 1934 Coupe-
Ute, a Ford Australia invention.

Ford will include modern cars like the Mustang Mach-E EV, Ranger PHEV, Everest, and some key
Ford GT sedans and race cars that helped put Ford Motorsport on the map in Australia, and the
company will also support the All Ford Day in Geelong on April 6.

In addition to the event, the Ford Heritage Vault can be accessed to celebrate the company’s 100th
year, including 2,300 new brochures and images of Ford vehicles sold in 1925. It can be visited
here: https://fordheritagevault.com/

The vault is also home to over 19,000 digital items, including product brochures, assorted regional
issues of the Ford Times magazine, product and concept photography, images of global Ford
facilities, and press releases detailing the innovations in historic concept vehicles.

Over its more than 70 years of existence, Wheels has covered nearly every significant development in the Ford Australia story. Many famous Wheels covers will feature in Ford’s anniversary celebration in Melbourne.

Perhaps most famous of all of Wheels‘ Ford stories was Mel Nicholls’ infamous drive down the Hume Highway in the mighty Phase III GTHO Ford Falcon, documented in the October 1971 issue, which many believe led to laws around speed limits changing on Australian country roads.

As Mel later commented about his colleague Uwe Kuessner’s famous photo over his shoulder as he pushed the Falcon to its limit on the Hume south of Wodonga in Victoria: “Peering at the instruments, I can still see the tacho cranking past 6000rpm and the speedo nudging beyond 140mph…”

Ford cars have won Wheels Car of the Year seven times since the award was established in 1963, the Ford Everest the most recent winner in 2023.

The Ford Australia 100th year anniversary celebration will commence on April 4th in Melbourne.

Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) has announced that from August, 2025, it will begin selling some of its collection of valuable race cars, engines and engine parts from it storied past.

Keen Formula 1 fans can now potentially buy a piece of the famed Honda RA100E engine Ayrton Senna used in winning the 1990 FIA Formula One World Championship, which it will auction in parts at the Monterey Car Week in the United States in August.

The parts were disassembled one by one by skilled mechanics at HRC’s factory in Japan, some of whom were actually involved in assembling this engine at the time. The auction items will include a complete set of engine parts, or specific parts such as camshafts, cam covers, pistons, and connecting rods, beautifully housed in acrylic cases, each accompanied by an original HRC certificate proving their authenticity.

HRC is also selecting heritage machines from the IndyCar series and valuable race machines from motorcycles to be included in future auctions.

Honda showcases historic racing machines at the Honda Collection Hall in Mobility Resort Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture, and the Honda Racing Gallery at Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture, Japan.

These exhibits include machines that participated in the Isle of Man TT races in the 1950s, the early F1 machines from the 1960s when Honda started its automobile business, and various other machines up to the present day.

Some of these machines are maintained in running condition, and Honda holds many spare parts for this purpose. Among these are engines and parts of high historical value. Honda carefully selects sellable parts from these valuable machines, engines, and parts in storage, to ensure items up for sale do not affect the preservation of the running machines.

“We aim to make this a valuable business that allows fans who love F1, MotoGP, and various other races to share in the history of Honda’s challenges in racing since the 1950s.” said Koji Watanabe, the President of HRC. “It is not intended to be a one-time endeavour, but rather a continuous business that we will nurture and grow.”

MG Motor Australia will use this weekend’s Melbourne Motor Show to debut five new models in Australia, including two from its newly announced premium brand IM Presented by MG Motor.

The IM5 four-door sedan and the IM6 SUV, both electric, will be on show, with MG promising an elevated offering of tech and luxury in both. IM Motors is an electric vehicle joint venture between Chinese automobile manufacturer SAIC Motor and Chinese technology companies including Alibaba Group.

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WhichCar recently reported on MG’s announcement and what each vehicle offers based on their availability in other markets.

Both vehicles sit on the same platform and offer both rear- and all-wheel drive drivetrains. In Thailand – another right-hand drive market – the IM6 will be available with either 75kWh or 100kWh battery packs for up to 634km of range (NEDC – WLTP figures are yet to be announced).

The rear-drive model makes 217kW/450Nm and the all-wheel drive model 572kW/850Nm – charging speeds are also yet to be announced, but the smaller battery uses a 400V battery and the larger, 800V.

Available features in Thailand for the IM6 include a 20-speaker sound system, a 26.3-inch touchscreen display with a 10.5-inch lower touchscreen, wireless smartphone mirroring and charging, 256-colour interior ambient lighting, heated/cooling/massaging front seats and vehicle-to-load functionality up to 6.6kW.

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MGS5 EV

After recently being revealed in Europe, MG will also show the MGS5 EV for the first time in Australia at the Melbourne event. Built on the same platform as the highly awarded MG4, the compact MGS5 EV is a versatile rear-wheel drive vehicle aimed at families, and MG says it will be one of the first of the new cars revealed at the Show to soon be available at MG dealerships.

QS

The seven-seat QS represents MG’s new quest to gain market share in the larger SUV segment, taking on the likes of the Toyota Kluger and Hyundai Palisade. Powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine, the QS is expected to be launched in Australia later in 2025.

HS HYBRID+

A new MG HS HYBRID+ SUV will complete MG’s reveals at the Melbourne Motor Show, a new generation plug-in hybrid for the fuel-conscious family.

“This is a momentous milestone for MG as we unveil the next chapter of our journey in Australia – doubling our range and expanding into new segments,” said MG Motor Australia’s Chief Executive Officer, Peter Ciao, about the Melbourne Motor Show reveals.

“We’ve seen strong growth over the past decade, and we’re setting our sights even higher for the years ahead as we aim to be a top 5 selling manufacturer by 2027 and top 3 by 2030. Our ambition is to offer Australians a quality vehicle at every $10,000 price point, and this expanded line-up brings us one step closer to making that a reality.

The Melbourne Motor Show will be held at Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre on Saturday April 5 and Sunday, April 6.

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As car companies begin to tease the new product to be debuted for Australian audiences at this year’s restored Melbourne Motor Show, relative newcomer Mahindra has revealed the centrepiece of its offering.

The XUV 3XO, a features-rich compact SUV the brand describes as “performance-driven … to appeal to the dynamic lifestyles of Australians”, will be the star of the Mahindra show.

The stylish five-seater offers an array of latest tech with 26cm infotainment display and similarly proportioned instrument cluster along with dual climate control and electronic parking brake with auto hold.

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In other markets the XUV 3XO is offered in 1.2-litre turbo petrol (82kW power, 200Nm torque), 1.2-litre TGDi petrol (96kW power, 230Nm torque) and 1.5-litre turbo diesel (86kW power, 300Nm torque) variants.

The XUV 3XO will be launched in Australia soon and joins other vehicles from the brand on display including the value-for-money 2025 XUV700 (MY25), $39,990 drive away for the AX7 variant featuring wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, ventilated front seats, all-black interior, 1.3-metre Skyroof and 2.0L turbo-petrol with direct injection engine.

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It will complement the limited XUV700 Black Edition with its blacked-out grille and side trims, and Scorpio 7-Seater priced from $46,990 drive away.

Those who test drive either the XUV700 and Scorpio will also be entered for a chance to win one of five $1000 prepaid cards at the show.

The Melbourne Motor Show will be held at Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre Saturday, April 5 and Sunday, April 6.

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Hyundai’s upmarket marque Genesis continues to expand its footprint in Australia with the opening of a new Sydney showcase in mid 2025.

The Genesis Castle Hill Showcase in Sydney’s north-western suburbs will be the brand’s third Sydney site, joining the flagship room at North Strathfield and a studio space in the Sydney CBD.

The Castle Hill showcase on Victoria Avenue will be established in a partnership with CKD Automotive, a business with extensive retail experience.

It will present the “audacious, progressive and distinctly Korean contours of the Genesis range in a stylish, minimalist environment that embodies the Korean aesthetic philosophy emphasising the ‘Beauty of White Space’.”

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The new showroom will complement the brand’s significant investment in its other owned retail spaces.

“By expanding the footprint of our Genesis-owned stores and agency outlets we will build upon the high standard of service we set for our brand, meet increasing demand, and ensure the Genesis experience is accessible to a wider audience,” said Head of Genesis Motors Australia, Justin Douglass.

Since launching locally in 2019, Genesis has expanded its presence in Australia to seven locations across four states, including two flagship studios in Sydney and Melbourne, supported by five metro showcases in Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Brisbane and Perth, with Castle Hill set to become the eighth retail site.

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