The ten cool new cars we don’t get in Australia

Australia without a doubt gets a fundamental fluctuate of new vehicles each single one year, however there are some new vehicles that non-public merely never been introduced to local shores.

Chasing Cars takes a stare at ten of the ideal vehicles that we never got in 2023, alongside side some that we’re never seemingly to catch right here in Australia.

Let’s dive in and verify them out!

Acura TLX Form S

The Acura impress obtained’t be too mindful of a huge range of of us, however the Honda-owned impress makes some very interesting vehicles. The TLX Form S is the flagship efficiency version of the handsome TLX sedan and uses a 3.0-litre turbocharged V6 that produces 265kW/480Nm.

The mannequin additionally parts four-piston Brembo front brakes, all-wheel pressure, a ten-tempo computerized transmission and stiffer anti-roll bars to be larger honed in tune conditions.

Attractive truth: this TLX Form S is constructed and sold ideal in the US, making it extraordinarily unlikely to ever leave the nation for Australia.

BYD Seagull

BYD’s runt Seagull mannequin could per chance be a swish addition to its Australian lineup, joining the BYD Atto 3, Dolphin and soon-to-be-released Seal. However, BYD has acknowledged that the Seagull is amazingly unlikely to ever attain to Australia, with the emblem focusing extra on the SUV section.

The Seagull uses a truly diminutive front-mounted electric motor to create trusty 55kW of energy and 135Nm of torque. That obtained’t appear esteem worthy in any appreciate, however we predict this equipment could per chance be superior for a metropolis commuting scheme back.

Attractive truth: BYD has announced this could additionally employ newly-developed sodium-ion batteries, alongside lithium-ion units, for the Seagull. It’s seemingly that the sodium-ion tech could per chance be aged for various units in the lineup going forward.

Cadillac Escalade V

Another colossal bruiser from the US is the Cadillac Escalade. It’s now in its fifth-know-how and is a fundamental SUV with seating for up to eight of us.

However the one we wish shall we steer in the neighborhood could per chance be the Escalade V mannequin that uses a 6.2-litre supercharged V8 petrol engine that produces 508kW/885Nm, making it one of doubtlessly the most well-known SUVs on this planet.

Attractive truth: The Escalade V prices USD$149,695 sooner than on-road prices, or the fresh equal of $233,780 in Australian dollars. No longer low-label!

Dodge Challenger

The death of its V8 coronary heart could per chance be forthcoming, however we of direction roar that the gas-guzzling supercharged Hemi V8 Challenger could per chance be a correct match for the Aussie muscle car scene.

Produced since 2008 in its third know-how, the Dodge Challenger grew to develop into notorious for its colossal energy and torque outputs in Hellcat guise (534kW/890Nm) however will also be purchased with up to 601kW of energy in excessive spec.

Attractive truth: the Dodge Challenger Hellcat comes with two keys: one with diminished ‘valet mode’ energy outputs, and the varied for fleshy-blown efficiency. Very frigid!

Ford F-150 Raptor R and Lightning

Although the Ford F-150 could be accessible for purchase in Australia very almost as we affirm, we’d like to stumble on forbidden fruit variants in the excessive-efficiency F-150 Raptor and all-electric Lightning produced for local birth.

The US without a doubt has some fruity Ford products that we trusty don’t see in Australia, and is now not any longer going to see for quite some time.

Although the ‘traditional F-150 Raptor uses a 3.5-litre twin-turbocharged V6 engine producing outputs of 335kW/691Nm, the fleshy-blown Raptor R is one we’d like to in the end see on local roads.

The R variant uses a 5.2-litre supercharged V8 engine that produces a staggering 522kW/868Nm.

If that wasn’t enough, Ford’s entirely-electric F-150, the Lightning that’s already sold in the US market. Four variants will most likely be found, with electric fluctuate spanning from a claimed 380km to 514km.

Ford Australia has confirmed that it is “having a stare at [Lightning]” however makes no promises whereas it maintains that the priority is to bed the ICE F-150 down in the neighborhood in the cease to timeframe.

Attractive truth: the Ford F-150 Raptor R shares its engine with the outgoing Ford Mustang GT500.

Ford Edge ST

The Ford Edge ST has never been sold in Australia and is abnormal in that it has some Ford Efficiency parts bolted to it.

The Edge ST uses a twin-turbocharged 2.7-litre Ecoboost ‘Nano’ V6 petrol engine that produces a sprightly 250kW/515Nm.

The Ecoboost engine is constructed in Ohio, USA, and is additionally aged in varied vehicles such because the Ford F-150 and Ford Bronco.

Attractive truth: the Edge ST changed into as soon as the main of the Ford SUVs to keep on an ST badge, a moniker aged on iconic hasty Fords such because the Fiesta ST, Point of interest ST and Puma ST.

Honda Ridgeline

We like our utes in Australia – it’s apparent.

However one we never got changed into as soon as the effectively styled Honda Ridgeline, which is equipped in the US.

Assembled in Canada and the US, the Ridgeline uses unibody construction in preference to a ladder physique chassis.

It’s powered by a 3.5-litre petrol V6 engine that produces 209kW/355Nm and uses a 9-tempo computerized transmission. The mannequin has a four-wheel-pressure gadget

The ideal true scheme back with the Ridgeline if it were to be sold in Australia is the undeniable truth that the mannequin can ideal tow up to 2260kg, which is tremendously much less than the 3500kg that’s develop into a veteran of kinds for smartly-liked dual-cab utes in Australia.

Attractive truth: Unibody utes are turning into increasingly extra smartly-liked in markets similar to The United States, with the Ridgeline equal to the Hyundai Santa Cruz which is additionally sold in the US.

Hyundai Santa Cruz

Powerful esteem the Honda Ridgeline, the Hyundai Santa Cruz is a unibody ute basically based on the Hyundai Tucson SUV and is produced in Sir Bernard Law, Alabama, USA.

Powered by a turbocharged 2.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine producing 210KW/422Nm, the Santa Cruz is paired to an eight-tempo computerized transmission. The mannequin is equipped in all-wheel pressure.

So why isn’t Santa Cruz introduced to Australia? Perchance the Hyundai ute in all equity too ‘metropolis-centered’ than a huge range of the utes in the Aussie market this day, with much less payload and towing capabilities than what’s expected from advanced-constructed Aussie-market utility vehicles.

Attractive truth: The Santa Cruz is good accessible to purchase in the US and is now not any longer exported to any varied market.

Toyota Alphard

Whereas you’re after a luxurious of us mover, the Toyota Alphard could per chance be the retort, nonetheless it has already been ruled out for Australia.

Toyota Australia desires to aid the Granvia as its fresh of us mover providing, however we predict the Alphard would step things up a notch in the section which is currently dominated by the Kia Carnival.

Quite a lot of powertrains will most likely be found, on the opposite hand the cease-spec Vellfire uses the equal 2.4-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine that is additionally worth in the brand new Toyota Kluger and the Toyota Tacoma.

In vogue parts on the Alphard are in depth and incorporates a 14.0-walk leisure conceal for rear passengers, broad 14.0-walk centre showcase, top fee nappa leather-basically based seats and a moonroof to let in natural mild.

Sounds moderately sweet, devoted?

Attractive truth: At its height, the Alphard of us mover efficiently shifted over 95,000 units in Japan on my own all the blueprint through 2021.

Volkswagen Nova Saveiro

The Volkswagen Nova Saveiro is a two-door ute produced for the South American market.

The Saveiro is equipped with plenty of petrol engine alternatives, alongside side a 1.0-litre inline-four cylinder engine and a bigger-displacement 1.6-litre with up to 82kW/158Nm.

We roar the Saverio would of direction salvage in Australia and would swimsuit traders who liked the Proton Jumbuck and Subaru Brumby units sold right here prior to now.

However, it’s without a doubt extra of a metropolis runabout in preference to a heavy hauler.

Attractive truth: In articulate of being constructed in Germany or China, the Volkswagen Saveiro is of direction constructed in Brazil, its dwelling market.