Car news today, 3rd March '25: Kia electric car offensive, quirky Cybertruck-like ute confirmed, VW delivers on EV promise and BYD Shark 6 gets top safety marks Car news today: Kia electric car offensive, quirky Cybertruck-like ute confirmed, VW delivers on EV promise and BYD Shark 6 gets top safety marks

Thanks for becoming a member of us on Monday March 3rd. Kia printed its electric van and decrease-notice EV2, unique Chinese language notice confirms quirky ute, Volkswagen delivers on notice promise and the BYD Shark swims through ANCAP security finding out with 5 stars.

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• Kia’s electric automobile offensive continues
• New Chinese language notice’s quirky ‘ute’ confirmed
• Volkswagen’s Tesla Mannequin Y rival priced
• Stout security marks for BYD Shark 6 walk-in hybrid
• MU-X will get a makeover: 2025 Isuzu MU-X review

Kia’s electric automobile offensive continues

• Kia has proven off its decrease-notice EV2 hatchback and doubtlessly progressive PV5 electric van. The future production model of the EV2 is headed to Europe but an Australian initiating is no longer doubtless as a result of the notice sourcing production from Slovakia.

• The PV5 is on Kia’s desire-list but is no longer confirmed for our market. Varied configurations including cargo van, folks mover and more may perchance be on hand and Kia seems to be to revolutionise the configurability of commercial vehicles. Pricing seems to be engaging in the UK, the save it’s parity with a diesel Ford Transit.

New Chinese language notice’s quirky ‘ute’ confirmed

• Gain you ever well-known the cosy interior of a 5-seat SUV fused with the practicality of a ute? Smartly, Deepal can agree with proper what you desire. Meet the model-bending E07, with a tray-love boot and sliding glass roof.

• Stats are involving convincing, the E07 punching out up to 440kW and 645Nm in twin-motor EV guise. A 90kWh battery pack must peaceable permit for 520km driving range (WLTP blended).

• Also coming this year is S05, which is a more old-fashioned and smaller sibling of the S07 coupe-love SUV. Single and twin motor models are on hand in a international country. Ask an even more moderately priced notice for the 4.6-metre prolonged SUV. Sub $50K? It’s doubtless.

Volkswagen’s Tesla Mannequin Y rival priced

• A notice shock in a proper come, Volkswagen has delivered on its promise of bringing an electric family automobile in at notice parity with petrol. The 210kW rear-force ID.4 Decent starts at $59,990 before on-street costs, $600 decrease than a Tiguan 162TSI R-Line.

• Usual equipment is involving intensive, including adaptive Matrix LED headlights, 19-crawl alloy wheels, a 12.9-crawl multimedia touchscreen, glass roof and more.

• A flagship GTX variant with 250kW is on hand in the ID.5 coupe-love body model. Sales initiating in mid-2025 and more variants join in July.

Stout security marks for BYD Shark 6 walk-in hybrid

• The BYD Shark 6 walk-in hybrid ute has been awarded 5 stars in ANCAP security finding out.

• Both baby and adult occupant protection in the match of a shatter was most steadily praised by the impartial security finding out body, as were many of the protection abet facets. The Shark was knocked down a few facets as a result of unlucky compatibility with numerous vehicles.

MU-X will get a makeover: 2025 Isuzu MU-X review

• Contributor Iain Curry takes a peep on the unique Isuzu MU-X range which has been facelifted, revised and given a brand unique X-Terrain flagship off-roader.

• Iain praised the X-Terrain’s more challenging seems to be, while the relaxation of the range has improved on-street manners and driver-abet facets. Off-street functionality stays very worthy intact.

• Much less spectacular is the engine, lacking instruments in the tip trims and a notice hike. Better than Prado and Everest? A comparison may perchance be well-known to discover.

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