Car news today: new-gen Volkswagen Tiguan specs revealed, Lexus LS could become an SUV, and more – 31st January 2025

Thanks for joining us this Friday January 31st, 2025. Seriously in car news this day: subsequent-generation Volkswagen Tiguan detailed, and the subsequent Lexus LS could presumably changed into a family hauling seven-seat hybrid SUV.

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• New-generation Volkswagen Tiguan printed
• Lexus LS could presumably changed into SUV due to unpleasant sales
• New-gen Audi RS7 to ditch V8 energy
• Polestar reveals off rally versions of 2, 3, and 4 objects
• …
• Reviewed: 2025 Leapmotor C10 Produce

New Volkswagen Tiguan specs printed

• Volkswagen Australia has unveiled the preliminary specs for the new-generation Tiguan, a mannequin that is due to trip on sale within the neighborhood in Could presumably this yr.
• The brand new-gen Tiguan, now constructed on the updated MQB Evo platform, with a grade structure consisting of the 110TSI Lifestyles, 110TSI and 150TSI Elegance in conjunction with the 150TSI and 195TSI R-Line.

• Namely famous is the addition of the 110TSI Elegance grade, with the aspects worship a 360-level camera and 12.9-proceed touchscreen. The entry spec engine also suggests pricing comparable to the Mitsubishi Outlander Exceed ($52,640).
• Pricing has not yet been launched nonetheless will seemingly follow nearer to the free up date.

Lexus LS could presumably changed into an SUV due to unpleasant sales

• Lexus’ flagship mannequin, the LS dapper sedan, could presumably soon be phased out and replaced by a seven-seat hybrid SUV, per studies from Eastern outlet Mag-X.
• It comes after the LS bought fewer than 1500 sales in Japan in 2024; and supplied precise three within the UK, prompting the mannequin’s exit from the market after 35 years. Accurate 11 supplied in Australia closing yr, though luxury sedan sales in most cases were also down.

• The ‘LS SUV’ is declared to be within the planning stages and would seemingly be powered by the turbocharged four-cylinder engine aided by two electrical motors – similar to what powers the RX dapper SUV.
• Lexus’ new mannequin would seemingly be a more top charge offering than the three-row TX supplied within the US, though it’s not clear exactly how they’d vary.

New-gen Audi RS7 to ditch V8 energy

• The incoming new-generation Audi RS7 liftback and wagon, replacing the existing RS6 and RS7 objects, will ditch its V8 coronary heart per studies by Automobile Magazine.
• The V8 will reportedly be replaced by a V6 backed by a drag-in hybrid machine that’s at the moment underdevelopment and anticipated to function spherical 541kW and up to 578kW in ‘boost’ mode.

• That’s a wide hike over the 463kW set up out by the fresh twin-turbo V8 engines nonetheless many investors are inclined to be disenchanted by the right engine downsizing of Audi’s flagship efficiency mannequin.
• Decrease output versions of this V6 drag-in hybrid making up to 447kW could presumably even be stumbled on within the new RS5.

Polestar reveals off rally versions of 2, 3, and 4 objects

• Polestar has confirmed off thought versions of its 2, 3 and 4 objects on the annual FAT Ice Rush in Austria with a opinion to show veil off the trio’s inherent “efficiency DNA”.
• Dressed with typical snow tools worship ski racks, mud flaps, rally lights and tow hooks, the trio contain also bought efficiency upgrades befitting of an precise rally car.

• These embody a suspension rob of up to 40mm, three-diagram adjustable Öhlins dampers and studded Pirelli tyres on lightweight OZ racing wheels. The Polestar 2 bought further chassis changes in conjunction with a strut brace entrance and rear.
• While the trio stay as ideas finest for now, Polestar has a history of showcasing ideas worship the BST Version 270 that later came into shrimp manufacturing.

Reviewed: 2025 Leapmotor C10 Produce

• Chasing Autos manufacturing specialist Tom Station printed his review of the Leapmotor C10 electrical midsize SUV, the logo’s first new car on sale in Australia.
• Station praised the extremely-cheap $47,500 driveaway starting designate, in conjunction with its delighted and calm interior matched with cheap riding manners.

• Nonetheless, he well-known that the lack of Apple CarPlay/Android Auto changed into as soon as susceptible to direct off any investors and the poorly calibrated driver aid know-how changed into as soon as distracting and ineffective on the movement.
• In his verdict, Station well-known that it changed into as soon as a sturdy first addition for the Leapmotor imprint in Australia which supplied a more convincing bundle than many diverse Chinese language EVs.

READ: Link to written review

The next say of Automobile News Nowadays will seemingly be printed on Monday third February at 4.30pm Sydney time.