Automobiles

Chery is expanding its Omoda line of crossovers with a new mid-sized plug-in hybrid SUV. The 2025 Chery Omoda 7 will sit between the Omoda 5, which spearheaded the Chinese brand’s Australian return, and the Omoda C9, a rebadged Exeed RX/Yaoguang which has been approved for sale in Australia. Revealed at the Beijing motor show, … Read more

EV startup Polestar recently demonstrated the rapid charge capability of a new lithium-ion battery being developed by Israeli company StoreDot. For the demonstration, a Polestar 5 prototype fitted with a 77-kwh battery from StoreDot was able to charge from 10-80% in just 10 minutes using a DC fast charger. According to Polestar, the prototype experienced … Read more

Here’s a report that made us check the calendar to make sure about when in April this is. Mopar Insiders says it heard from one of its sources that Jeep’s making changes to the powertrain lineup for the two-row Grand Cherokee and three-row Grand Cherokee L next year. Currently, the 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 making 293 … Read more

Cupra’s slowest-selling vehicle in Australia has received a significant price reduction as part of a raft end of financial year (EOFY) deals across the brand’s range. The Cupra Ateca VZx – currently the only member of the range in our market – is priced at $58,888 drive-away. That’s a saving of $10,102 over regular nationwide … Read more

Performance through lightweighting is a popular upgrade in the automotive world, though it isn’t typically applied to big and burly SUVs like the Bentley Bentayga. Nevertheless, Bentley has diligently applied the performance philosophy to the Bentayga platform and the result is the Bentayga Apex Edition unveiled on Monday. In a quest to reduce unsprung mass, … Read more

DETROIT — In the not-too-distant future, automatic emergency braking will have to come standard on all new passenger vehicles in the United States, a requirement that the government says will save hundreds of lives and prevent thousands of injuries every year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration unveiled the final version of the new regulation … Read more

That’s going to be one expensive repair bill. Footage shared online shows a McLaren Senna losing control after doing donuts on a Los Angeles street, and subsequently crashing into a column at a Lexus dealership. A throng of onlookers were watching and filming the spectacle, which reportedly took place on Sunday afternoon. Fortunately, Ventura Boulevard … Read more

Mercedes-Benz is out testing an electric compact crossover that will form part of the GLC-Class family, and the latest spy footage depicts an AMG-tuned version. The new crossover will replace the EQC sold overseas when it arrives on the market in 2025. Polestar used a prototype of its upcoming 5 sedan to demonstrate high-speed charging … Read more

  The story about GM sharing driving data from connected vehicles with third parties now has a third installment. The quick recap is that New York Times reporter Kashmir Hill broke the news that GM was selling driving data about specific drivers and specific trips to LexisNexis and Verisk, two companies that help auto insurance … Read more

Filling up with petrol or diesel? It pays to shop around in your local area, or to look into a fuel price lock application to save a good deal for when you really need it. There’s also a big difference in the price of fuel around Australia, as this data shows. For the week running … Read more