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• Next Volkswagen Amarok ute for Australia at a crossroad, could go electric

  09-04-2025 23:00 via drive.com.au
  Volkswagen is discussing what to do with the next-generation Amarok for Australia – and whether to pair up again with Ford, or go alone – but either way, it’s likely to be electrified.A fully-electric Volkswagen Amarok developed in-house for the first time since the original 15 years ago is one of the options on the cards for the next-generation ute.Volkswagen says it is committed to continuing the Amarok ute lineage in Australia – its most important global market –
  
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• Motorists call out ‘frustrating’ act that causes traffic congestion

  17-05-2025 08:00 via drive.com.au
  Motorists online have been calling out an annoying trait that could be causing extended delays and traffic congestion.
  Photo: Reddit
  The ‘short stop’ at a set of traffic lights can be particularly annoying to see on the roads because there’s nothing you can do about it.RELATED: How to get the green light every timeThis short stop refers to drivers who don’t pull up close enough to the lines at an intersection for the traffic lights to sense a car has arrived.Sure, you can
  
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• Chinese electric car deals hit overdrive as competition heats up

  16-05-2025 23:00 via drive.com.au
  The latest Chinese car brands to reach Australia have sharpened their pencil on prices – and thrown in extras – to lure buyers away from each other, as even more new marques close in on showrooms.Competition among Australia’s newest electric-car brands from China has hit a new gear, in the battle to win over buyers from Tesla and established marques.New manufacturers such as Deepal, Geely, Leapmotor, XPeng and Smart have rolled out deals in the lead-up to the end of the financi
  
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• ‘Should be fined’: Highway Patrol caught using this sneaky tactic

  16-05-2025 22:00 via drive.com.au
  New South Wales Highway Patrol came under fire recently after one of its cars was spotted with L-plates equipped.
  Photo: Facebook/Instagram
  New South Wales Police has recently been criticised after an Instagram user spotted a Highway Patrol car wearing learner plates while driving.RELATED: How to spot an unmarked Australian police carInitially posted by user “its_called_straya”, the BMW was posted driving on L-plates with the caption “when you see the 5-0, but they’re jus
  
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• Ram 1500 electric and plug-in hybrid delayed again – report

  16-05-2025 21:00 via drive.com.au
  Reports suggest that Ram’s electrified line-up could be pushed back as late as mid-2027, as consumer demand cools.The Ram 1500 REV electric and Ramcharger plug-in hybrid pick-ups have suffered introduction setbacks that could now see them launch as late as the middle of 2027.The delays, as reported by Motor1, come despite traditional rivals including the Ford F-150 and Chevrolet Silverado EV having already launched, along with the Tesla Cybertruck and Rivian R1T.Ram first showed the Ram 15
  
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• ‘We have a Raptor at home’: The Falconstein ute setting social media on fire

  16-05-2025 08:00 via drive.com.au
  What’s more Australian than a Ford Falcon? A Ford Falcon ute that’s been turned into an off-road monster courtesy of a Nissan Patrol.
  Image: Reddit
  Ford Falcon utes are as Australian as a meat pie. While the iconic pick-up was a mainstay on local roads across the country, one driver showed their Aussie pride by turning the Falcon into an off-road monster.The yellow ute has been circulating on social media for the past couple of years, but one Reddit user finally saw the lifted pick-u
  
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• Tesla Full Self-Driving arrives in Australia, but you can’t use it yet

  16-05-2025 07:44 via drive.com.au
  This is our first look at Tesla’s hands-free, eyes-on ‘Full Self-Driving Supervised’ technology working on Australian roads, but it’s not available to customers just yet.Tesla’s most advanced semi-autonomous driving system, known as Full Self-Driving, has made its first public appearance in a right-hand-drive car on Australian roads.But there is still no word on when it will become available to local Tesla customers, many of whom have spent up to $10,100 on the tech
  
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• 2025 GWM Tank 300 petrol and hybrid gain diesel’s increased towing, payload capacities

  16-05-2025 04:30 via drive.com.au
  Petrol and hybrid versions of the GWM Tank 300 have been updated to match the increased towing capacity of the diesel model, along with higher payloads.The 2025 GWM Tank 300 off-road SUV has been updated with increases to the towing and payload capacities for petrol and hybrid models to match the diesel.Newly-produced petrol and hybrid examples of the Tank 300 will offer a braked towing capacity of 3000 kilograms, GWM Australia has announced, matching the diesel model launched in February.Earlie
  
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• Apple CarPlay Ultra revealed: New tech takes over all in-car screens, debuts in Aston Martins

  16-05-2025 03:17 via drive.com.au
  Apple has moved further into the cabin of your car than ever before with CarPlay Ultra, which now takes over the instrument cluster – and even functions such as air conditioning and the radio.The next generation of Apple CarPlay – a takeover of all in-car screens and functions, including the speedometer – has launched in the US in Aston Martin sports cars ahead of its Australian launch in the next 12 months.It is due to expand to cars from more accessible brands, including Hyun
  
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• Ford Ranger Raptor gains supercharged Mustang V8 power with $90,000 conversion

  16-05-2025 01:00 via drive.com.au
  Owners of the current Ford Ranger Raptor can swap its twin-turbo V6 for a 5.0-litre supercharged V8 for $89,000, before state- or territory-specific engineering costs.
  Source: Killa Conversions & Performance via Facebook.
  The Ford Ranger Raptor ute is now available with Mustang V8 power in Australia, but not officially.Queensland-based company Killa Conversions & Performance now offers a V8 engine conversion for the current Ford Ranger Raptor, joining the conversion it offered for the pr
  
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• Tesla Model 3 driving range quietly boosted in Australia with battery upgrade

  15-05-2025 23:00 via drive.com.au
  Tesla’s most affordable car has gained a larger battery and slightly longer driving range for the new year, but no price changes.The cheapest – and most popular – version of the 2025 Tesla Model 3 has quietly received an update with a new battery pack and longer range.The Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD) sedan is now rated at 520km of driving range based on European WLTP testing, up from 513km, in effect for examples built after February 10, 2025.It is thanks to a new battery pac
  
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• The luxury Japanese car that was so ahead of its time, it flopped

  15-05-2025 22:00 via drive.com.au
  Sometimes you put it all on red and you lose, and that’s what happened to Mazda when it created the Eunos Cosmo.When the average punter thinks of iconic ’90s Japanese cars, a Nissan Skyline, Toyota Supra, or even a Subaru Impreza WRX and Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution frequently come to mind.RELATED: The luxury car brand from Japan you’ve probably forgotten aboutAll these models have a serious heritage for catapulting this Asian country’s auto industry from boring economy ca
  
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• 2025 Toyota Prado GXL five-seat: Price confirmed for new variant with bigger boot

  15-05-2025 21:00 via drive.com.au
  The Toyota LandCruiser Prado GXL – forecast to be the best-selling variant in the range – has gained a five-seat configuration with a larger boot.Pricing for a new version of the 2025 Toyota Prado GXL with five seats instead of seven has been confirmed for Australia.The mid-spec LandCruiser Prado GXL is now available to order with five seats at $78,990 before on-road costs – $1000 less than the seven-seater – for a larger boot capacity, as the third row in seven-seat mode
  
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• 2025 Isuzu D-Max Blade review

  15-05-2025 16:00 via drive.com.au
  There are wheel, tyre, and suspension modifications, along with a range of other updates aimed at improving off-road suitability and performance. Does the Isuzu D-Max Blade have any cut-through?
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  2025 Isuzu D-Max BladeThe 2025 Isuzu D-Max Blade is the next iteration of upgraded four-wheel-drive utes, tweaked locally for increased pe
  
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• 2026 Toyota bZ4X Touring electric car revealed, due in Australia next year

  15-05-2025 13:00 via drive.com.au
  Toyota has stretched the bZ4X – with Subaru DNA – to create the roomier Touring, due here next year as the brand’s second battery-electric car.The second Toyota electric car announced for Australia will be a stretched version of its first – the 2026 Toyota bZ4X Touring – due in local showrooms in the first half of next year.The Touring is a longer, roomier version of the Tesla Model Y-rivalling bZ4X mid-size SUV launched locally last year, with a larger boot, more i
  
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• A drive to remember: Exploring Victoria’s iconic coast in the Peugeot 3008 GT Premium Hybrid

  15-05-2025 08:00 via drive.com.au
  Welcome to the Great Ocean Road, nearly 250 kilometres of flowing road along Victoria’s Surf Coast, the perfect place to spend some time behind the wheel of the new Peugeot 3008 GT Premium Hybrid. 
  Sponsored by Peugeot
  The perfect road trip
  There are places in Australia that feel tailor-made for the perfect road trip.  Crossing the Sea Cliff Bridge along The Grand Pacific Drive south of Sydney, NSW, carving up the corners of 99 bends heading into Queenstown, Tasmania, and of
  
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• 2025 Chery Tiggo 7, Tiggo 8 plug-in hybrids due in Australia this July with facelifted styling

  15-05-2025 06:58 via drive.com.au
  Updated versions of the five-seat Chery Tiggo 7 and seven-seat Tiggo 8 SUVs are due to launch in July with plug-in hybrid technology, a first for the brand in Australia.Chery will launch its first plug-in hybrid vehicles in Australia with updated versions of its five-seat Tiggo 7 and seven-seat Tiggo 8 SUVs.Due in Australia in July, the 2025 Chery Tiggo 7 PHEV and 2025 Chery Tiggo 8 PHEV will be its first hybrid models in Australia, ahead of a plugless Tiggo 4 hybrid due by the end of the year.T
  
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• 2025 Audi RS3 price and specs: Hot hatch and sedan sharpen up with price rises

  15-05-2025 04:52 via drive.com.au
  Australian details for the updated RS3 have been confirmed with improved dynamics but no more power, revised styling, and a $9000 price rise.2025 Audi RS3 pricing and specificationsUpdated styling, retuned stability systemsHot hatch and sedan up to $9585 dearer than beforePriced from $104,800 before on-road costs
  2025 Audi RS3 Sportback.
  The 2025 Audi RS3 hot hatch and sedan have been detailed for Australia.Priced from $104,800 before on-road costs, the updated RS3 is up to $9585 dearer than bef
  
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• Chargefox offers supermarket discount for charging your electric car

  15-05-2025 04:00 via drive.com.au
  Chargefox offers a way for EV owners to save money on groceries, joining the Everyday Rewards loyalty program offered by Woolworths.Australia’s largest electric vehicle charging provider, Chargefox, has announced a rewards program that could see subscribers rewarded with a discount on their weekly grocery bill.Chargefox has collaborated with Everyday Rewards, the loyalty program owned and operated by supermarket giant Woolworths.As part of the program, shoppers who charge at participating
  
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• Auto engine stop-start tech in new cars could be banned in the US

  15-05-2025 01:00 via drive.com.au
  The administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency has revealed that fuel-saving stop-start systems are in the crosshairs.The technology in many new cars that automatically turns off the engine when stopped to save fuel could be outlawed in the United States.Lee Zeldin, the new administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under President Donald Trump, has targeted start-stop technology in a post on social media platform, X.“Start/stop technology: where
  
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• Skoda Enyaq electric SUV set to get cheaper with updated model later this year

  15-05-2025 00:00 via drive.com.au
  Skoda’s maiden electric car is set for a lower RRP when the upgraded line-up arrives by year’s end, offering new variants – and possibly price cuts for existing ones.A price cut may be on the horizon for the 2026 Skoda Enyaq electric SUV when it is given a facelift later this year, just nine months after arriving in showrooms in its current form.A conventional SUV ‘wagon’ body shape has been confirmed for the updated Enyaq, joining the sloping-roof ‘Coupe&rsqu
  
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• Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross to go electric as restyled Renault for Europe

  14-05-2025 23:00 via drive.com.au
  A new generation of Mitsubishi’s bigger-than-ASX, smaller-than-Outlander SUV is coming – but it will be electric, and not developed from the ground up as a Mitsubishi.The Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross family SUV is set to go electric for its next generation, due in European showrooms by the end of this year.But it is not an all-Mitsubishi model, rather a revised version of the Renault Scenic E-Tech electric car, which will be built alongside its donor car in one of the French giant’
  
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• 2025 Lexus LX price and specs: Off-road Overtrail grade and new equipment across the range

  14-05-2025 22:00 via drive.com.au
  Expanded safety technology, new in-cabin technology and new off-road oriented Overtrail variant join the range for the flagship Lexus LX SUV.2025 Lexus LX pricing and specificationNew Overtrail off-road variant addedWider range of safety system capabilities addedPriced from $158,700 before on-road costsLexus has announced upgrades to the 2025 Lexus LX luxury SUV, including an expanded line-up with an off-road-focused Overtrail variant.The introduction of the LX Overtrail sees equipment like fron
  
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• This Aussie-built Volkswagen is one of the rarest VeeDubs ever

  14-05-2025 21:00 via drive.com.au
  The Country Buggy is one the rarest Volkswagens to ever go into production. And it was designed and built right here in Australia.Original story first published in Drive on 15 May, 1998There are many odd things about the Volkswagen Country Buggy. Nothing is odder than the fact that it was designed to rescue a company which couldn’t make money out of the world’s best-selling car.The story goes something like this: when the VW Beetle became an unexpected hit in Australia in the 1950s,
  
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• 2025 Lexus LBX Morizo RR review: Australian first drive

  14-05-2025 16:00 via drive.com.au
  Lexus takes its urban crossover SUV and adds some GR Yaris and GR Corolla spice to its powertrain, but without losing its core Lexus-ness.2025 Lexus LBX Morizo RRWhen we think of performance cars from Japanese prestige brand Lexus, we think of thumping V8s and that glorious F1-inspired V10 found in the LFA supercar.We do not think of three-cylinder hot hatches or, more pertinently, hot crossover SUVs.But it’s time to recalibrate that thought process, because the 2025 Lexus LBX Morizo RR is
  
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• 2025 Skoda Elroq review: Preview drive

  14-05-2025 09:43 via drive.com.au
  Skoda has shrunk the Enyaq electric SUV to create the Elroq, which promises the same interior space and range in a cheaper and more city-friendly package. Is it worth considering?
  Skip ahead:IntroductionPrice and specificationEnergy useInterior space and comfortOn-road assessmentConnectivity and infotainmentSummarySafety Next steps
  2025 Skoda ElroqIt took a while for Skoda to launch its first electric car in Australia, the Tesla Model Y-sized Enyaq arriving four years after Europe due to a serie
  
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• 2025 Skoda Elroq price and specs: New European electric car from $54,990

  14-05-2025 09:00 via drive.com.au
  Skoda has confirmed its cheapest electric car yet, the small-to-mid-size Elroq SUV, with a sub-$60,000 price and rated for up to 529km of range.2025 Skoda Elroq pricing and specificationsTwo variants for shrunken, but still mid-size EV529km driving range ratingPriced from $54,990 before on-road costsSkoda’s new most affordable electric car in Australia is a $54,990 BYD Atto 3 competitor – the 2025 Skoda Elroq – due in showrooms in August or September 2025.At 4488mm long, the El
  
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• More than one third of all people are seriously injured or killed in their car when they don’t do this

  14-05-2025 08:00 via drive.com.au
  Seatbelts save lives; data you simply cannot ignore, yet thousands still do.National Road Safety Week – 11-18 May 2025It has been over 50 years since wearing a seatbelt in your car was made compulsory in every Australian state and territory. That’s half a century, or 600 months, or more than 18 thousand days of better-secured and safer road users.But, here, now, in 2025, some people still don’t get it.In data presented by the Victorian Government, a staggering 35.4 per cent of
  
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• Chery Tiggo 8 Pro Max now the cheapest seven-seat SUV in Australia for private buyers in EOFY special

  14-05-2025 06:17 via drive.com.au
  Promotional pricing makes Chery Tiggo 8 Pro Max large SUV even more affordable than smaller seven-seat options like the Mitsubishi Outlander and Honda CR-V.Chery Australia has cut the price of its Tiggo 8 Pro Max as part of an end-of-financial-year (EOFY) special, making it the most affordable seven-seater SUV in Australia for private buyers.With $3000 cut from the entry-level Tiggo 8 Pro Max Urban, the cheapest Chery large SUV is now $38,990 drive-away.This undercuts the Hyundai Santa Fe (from
  
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• 2025 MG QS price and specs: New seven-seat SUV starts below $50,000

  14-05-2025 05:30 via drive.com.au
  MG’s first Toyota Kluger or Kia Sorento competitor is a turbo-petrol SUV considerably cheaper than established rivals, but it is not the most affordable seven-seater on the market.2025 MG QS pricing and specificationsNew seven-seat SUV launchedTwo model grades availablePriced from $46,990 drive-awayThe first seven-seat MG SUV sold in Australia – the 2025 MG QS – will cost $9000 more than an equivalent version of the smaller HS when it arrives in showrooms soon.The QS undercuts
  
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