WHEELS NEWS

Hyundai Kona Electric ‘Standard Range’ coming to Australia
Hyundai will bring a more affordable variant of its popular Kona Electric to Australia, at the cost of a reduced driving range

Hyundai Santa Cruz production gets underway in US
Korea’s Ford Maverick challenger will be in American showrooms in just a few short months

Peugeot’s new 308 Touring is set for Australia
Wagon variant of French hot-hatch confirmed for Down Under

2021 Volkswagen Golf and Golf GTI pricing and specs
Revised and refreshed Golf hits the market to take on Asian rivals

NSW announces huge $490m EV incentives strategy, and a road user tax
In a ‘challenge accepted’ moment, NSW has looked at Victoria’s recent electric vehicle announcements and revealed an incentives plan five times bigger

Alfa Romeo completes Aussie Stelvio line-up with Veloce SUV
The Alfa Romeo Stelvio Veloce has gone on sale in Australia – completing the model line-up for the brand Down Under.

Mercedes-AMG gives mid-life updates to GT 4-door Coupé, Australia to miss out
Revisions come for Merc-AMG four-door but Australia won’t get six-cylinder models

2022 Lexus NX revealed, Australian variants confirmed
Lexus has revealed the new generation of its best-selling model, and when it’ll be here

Facelifted Kia Cerato pricing and features
Popular hatch and sedan ditch manual gearbox, score updated styling and tech

Kia says small cars here to stay with launch of new Cerato
Damien Meredith talks about the new Cerato, longer warranties and taking on Toyota with a HiLux competitor

Volkswagen Arteon pricing and features
Brand introduces Shooting Brake variant for first time ever

Honda Civic Hatch teased ahead of global unveiling
Iconic moniker’s hatchback variant set for June 24 reveal

State and Federal Governments butt heads on EV Policy
Lacking an effective EV policy at the national level, the states are filling the void with a range of policies – and none are afraid to speak on the federal government’s failings

Renault unveils pre-production Mégane E-Tech Electric
Crossover SUV offers a claimed 450km of driving range

Ford unveils new hybrid Maverick ute, priced from just US$19,995
And it’s the first-ever pickup to be offered in the US with hybrid tech as standard

Volvo XC40 Recharge EV price and features, on sale from August
Volvo’s first all-electric offering for Australia will arrive in the third quarter of 2021, and like most premium EVs, it won’t be cheap – but it will be well-specified.

BMW X3/X4 LCI update, new 4 Series Gran Coupe days away from unveiling
Reports and teaser images suggest refreshed mid-size SUV/crossover and all-new four-door coupe are just around the corner

Jaguar F-Type P450 V8 could be coming to Australia next year
Jaguar is replacing its V6 F-Type with a detuned V8 for the 2022 line-up in the US, although plans for Australia may differ

Toyota unveils bZ4X concept in America – UPDATE
Mid-size SUV concept close to production-spec, will be on sale in 2022

Mitsubishi Eclipse special editions revealed
New variants coming of the Japanese marque’s crossover SUV

2021 Kia Rio pricing and features
Kia has added another option to its popular city car line

Mitsubishi unveils four new special edition ASXs
Customer deliveries expected by the end of June/beginning of July

Limited-run Toyota GR Supra A91-CF Edition unveiled
US-only Supra scores special carbon features

Honda Sports EV concept car could be put into production
Rumours of Honda’s Sports EV concept making it to production are growing in Japan