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2025 Tank 300 Hooke Trail special edition is a candidate for GWM's new V8 PHEV powertrain
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Who builds a new V8 engine in 2025 and why would they do it? GWM shocks the auto world

April 26, 2025May 17, 2025 Iain Curry 11495 Views Cannon V8 PHEV, GWM V8, plug in V8, Tank 300 PHEV, V8 PHEV

Just when we thought the V8 was dying a slow death, up pops China’s GWM with a bent eight plug-in

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Zeekr 9X
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Zeekr 9X is China’s new uber SUV, complete with 42,242 laser engravings

April 25, 2025May 17, 2025 Toby Hagon 8243 Views 9X, Zeekr

The Chinese newcomer Zeekr has used the Shanghai motor show to reveal its uber-luxury 9X, signalling the brand’s intent to

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2026 Subaru Trailseeker
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The first real off-road EV? Subaru Trailseeker unveiled at the New York show

April 17, 2025May 12, 2025 John Mahoney 7317 Views Subaru, Trailseeker

The all-electric 2026 Subaru Trailseeker off-road SUV has been unwrapped at the New York motor show. The Trailseeker was revealed

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2025 Kia Sportage.
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Toyota targeted! Cheaper hybrids coming as Kia plans dramatic Aussie petrol-electric expansion

April 14, 2025May 12, 2025 Bruce Newton 6953 Views Carnival, hybrid, K4, Kia, Sorento, Sportage

Hybrid affordability in the Kia Australia line-up will be dramatically improved in 2025 as part of a strategy to ensure

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2025 Tesla Model Y Long Range
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Tesla Model Y seven-seat unlikely for Australia – for now anyway

April 9, 2025May 9, 2025 Toby Hagon 7226 Views model y, Tesla

The Tesla Model Y is unlikely to make the seven-seat family car leap in Australia – at least not for

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2025 Leapmotor C10 REEV at the Melbourne motor show.
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Smart solution: Leapmotor C10 Apple and Android smartphone shortfall will be addressed in August

April 8, 2025May 6, 2025 Bruce Newton 5664 Views Apple CarPlay, B10, Leapmotor

If you’ve been turned off the new Leapmotor C10 electric SUV because it lacks Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone

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2024 Porsche Macan 4
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Porsche rethinks ICE exit: Macan to remain EV only, but new hybrid SUV likely by 2030

April 2, 2025April 20, 2025 Toby Hagon 7627 Views ev, Macan, porsche

Porsche has firmly closed the door on any return to petrol power for its mid-sized Macan SUV, doubling down on

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2026 Nissan Leaf.
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Nissan Leaf SUV revealed as Tesla Model Y rival! Rush of new product to lead Nissan’s survival fight

March 28, 2025April 20, 2025 John Mahoney 9506 Views leaf, Micra EV, Navara, nissan

Nissan has unwrapped the all-new third-generation Leaf SUV as a full-on Tesla Model Y fighter within a presentation intended to

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2026 XPeng Land Aircraft Carrier.
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XPeng’s enormous Land Aircraft Carrier is coming to Australia – soon!

March 19, 2025April 12, 2025 Bruce Newton 8363 Views eVTOL, Land Aircraft Carrier, Xpeng

If you enjoy off-roading and flying then XPeng has the vehicle landing in Australia just for you. It’s called the

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2025 GWM Tank 500 Hi4-Z PHEV.
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Aussie plan for Toyota Prado-crushing GWM Tank 500 PHEV with huge EV range

March 17, 2025April 12, 2025 Bruce Newton 13615 Views 500, Alpha, Cannon, GWM, H6, H7, haval, PHEV, Tank

A rush of new electrified models in Australian by Chinese powerhouse GWM could be capped off by a full-size Toyota

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