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New Small Cars coming to Australia in 2025

This is your definitive list of all the new small cars bound for Australia in 2025.

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Wheels COTY 2024-25 Winner: HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 N

All hail the unanimous winner of Wheels Car of the Year 2024-25, the truly innovative Hyundai IONIQ 5 N – a spectacularly well-realised performance EV destined to put a smile on the face of anyone who gets in one.

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Wheels COTY 2024-25: Top Six

After a gruelling testing regime at Lang Lang Proving Ground in Victoria, 25 contenders were whittled down to the final six reviewed here.

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2024-25 Wheels Car of the Year Contender: POLESTAR 3 AWD LONG RANGE

With a cabin as relaxing as a Scandinavian spa, the Polestar 3 exudes a left-field cool.

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2024-25 Wheels Car of the Year Contender: RENAULT MEGANE E-TECH EV60

A sort of tall-small hatchback crossover SUV, just a single variant is currently offered, the $54,990 Techno EV60.

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2024-25 Wheels Car of the Year Contender: KIA EV9 EARTH AWD

Size matters. In the electric vehicle marketplace, they don’t come much bigger than the Kia EV9.

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2024-25 Wheels Car of the Year Contender: HYUNDAI IONIQ 6 DYNAMIQ RWD

Hyundai is quickly building a reputation for the unconventional when it comes to electric vehicles.

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2024-25 Wheels Car of the Year Contender: BMW IX2 XDRIVE 30 M SPORT

Steadily and without huge fanfare, BMW has been establishing a reputation for EV leadership among the Euro brands.

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2024-25 Wheels Car of the Year Contender: VOLVO EX30 ULTRA

While Volvo has dabbled with electric variants of the XC40, the EX30 is the brand’s first model built on a dedicated electric platform.

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2024-25 Wheels Car of the Year Contender: KIA EV5 EARTH AWD

With the range starting at $56,770 drive-away for the base front-drive Air Standard Range, we chose the mid-spec $68,990 drive-away Earth with its larger 88.1kWh battery, 500km of claimed WLTP range, all-wheel drive and various other extra equipment.

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2024-25 Wheels Car of the Year Contender: HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 N

The first EV that you’d take for a drive just for the fun of it? That’s what the IONIQ 5 N could well be.

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Stanford: EV batteries may last much longer than expected

A Stanford study reveals EV batteries could last significantly longer than previously estimated when tested under real-world driving conditions.

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New Small SUVs coming to Australia in 2025

From the Cupra Formentor to the Zeekr X, your complete guide to all the new compact SUVs heading to Australian showrooms in 2025 and beyond.

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Zeekr X electric SUV: Australian pricing + ANCAP 5-star rating confirmed

The 2025 Zeekr X electric SUV is now available for pre-order in Australia, offering two variants and a competitive starting price.

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Genesis Electrified GV70: Updated luxury, inside and out

Hyundai’s upmarket brand has revealed more details on the re-design of its Electrified GV70 SUV, with sales to commence in Australia in the first half of 2025.

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REVEALED: Jaguar Type 00 previews sleek new future EV

Jaguar’s Type 00 concept has gone official at Miami Art Week, showcasing a long and low design on an advanced EV platform.

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MG4: New festive season pricing for popular all-electric hatchback

MG Motor Australia brings the Christmas time cheer with a drop in pricing for models in its all-electric MG4 range, as well as revised prices for its compact electric SUV, the ZS EV.

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Mahindra XEV 9e and BE 6e electric SUVs unveiled

Mahindra has unveiled two electric SUVs, the XEV 9e and BE 6e, with plans for a potential Australian release after their debut in India

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2026 BMW iX3 rendered from patent filings; i3 sedan & wagon to follow in 2026

“The Vision Neue Klasse is so progressive it looks like we skipped one model generation.”

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HERO: 2025 Kia EV9 GT revealed with 375kW and ‘gear shifts’

Finally! Kia confirms the EV9 GT, its most powerful electric SUV, for a 2025 launch with 368kW and advanced performance features.

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Genesis To Build Ultimate Design Studio in California

The luxury brand founded in Korea will create a unique Californian workspace that promises to “place visitors in a meditative state of mind”.

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2025 Hyundai Ioniq 9: 7-seat electric SUV revealed

The spacious, aerodynamically designed SUV has been revealed in Los Angeles ahead of its international roll-out next year.

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2025 MG HS and Chery Omoda E5 earn ANCAP 5-star ratings

MG HS and Chery Omoda E5 score five-star safety ratings in latest ANCAP testing, meeting updated safety standards.

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2025 MG ES5 revealed as ZS EV successor – UPDATED

If you’re looking forward to the new-generation MG ZS EV, then you’ll have to get used to a new name.