Car news today: new hope the Ford Bronco could make its way downunder, Audi prepares new model onslaught, and more – 26 September 2024

Thanks for becoming a member of us this Thursday 26 September 2024. Notably in car news as we teach time: true-hand-force manufacturing could well in the end be on the cards for the Ford Bronco, and Audi prepares for a brand contemporary mannequin onslaught in 2025.

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• May per chance presumably well the Ford Bronco be making its system to Australia?
• Audi Australia to raise three contemporary EVs and contemporary hybrid tech in 2025
• Skoda Elroq electrical to debut 1 October
• German tuning house turns Ferrari Purosangue into the ‘Pugnator’
• Our e-book for what midsize SUVs you would additionally light aquire in Australia now

May per chance presumably well the Ford Bronco manufacture its system to Australia?

• At show hide produced in left-hand-force handiest, the sixth-generation Ford Bronco has been ruled out for the Australian market a total lot of occasions, however there could be a glimmer of hope that can per chance substitute, no now not up to per Ford’s world CEO, Jim Farley.

• Talking to the UK’s Automobile magazine, Farley indicated that true-hand manufacturing could well additionally be inexperienced-lit when requested in regards to the probabilities of the Bronco coming to the fellow true-hook UK market to compete with Land Rover.

• “The gargantuan Bronco will enact true-hand force and I mumble it’s worth a try”, Farley acknowledged, ahead of then referencing Ford’s sale of Land Rover to Tata in 2008: “We had a ruin-up with a wedding there. The following step is to chase dating all all over again, true?”

• The Bronco is carefully linked to Australia’s high-selling Ranger ute and Everest spacious SUV, half of the reason it has previously been ruled out for Australia. However, native fans of the Bronco, which has generated a gorgeous reception for its contemporary retro-styled sixth-generation, will likely be happy to listen to the news that can per chance fan the flames for a attainable Australian free up.

Audi Australia to raise three contemporary electrical models, contemporary hybrid tech in 2025

• Audi’s native arm has locked in a stack of contemporary releases for next twelve months, including the delivery of three contemporary electrical models and up to date hybrid tech, too.

• The pricetag’s contemporary ‘soft-hybrid plus’ system is location to characteristic in a quantity of models, including the contemporary A5 and next Q5 SUV, and works as a beefier soft-hybrid system with a better battery pack and two electrical motors normal.

• The three electrical models location to reach in Australia at some stage in 2025 continuously is the Q4, Q6 and A6 E-Tron models. The Q6 E-Tron continuously is the main to make exhaust of the Volkswagen Community’s contemporary PPE platform structure (shared with the electrical Porsche Macan).

• Pricing is yet to be confirmed for the Q6 and A6 E-Trons, on the other hand Audi has launched that the Q4 E-Tron could well own a starting designate of $84,900 ahead of on-avenue costs.

Electric Skoda Elroq location to manufacture its debut on 1 October

• Skoda is location to suppose the sphere its next electrical car, the Elroq cramped SUV, on 1 October this twelve months.

• In retaining with the MEB platform that underpins other Volkswagen Community models such because the Volkswagen ID3 and Cupra Born, the Elroq will sit down below the Enyaq electrical SUV.

• Essentially based entirely on reports from Autocar, the Elroq is expected to own a designate tag of around £30,000 to £35,000, or the identical of around AUD$60,000.

• It’s speculated that the Elroq is more likely to make exhaust of an 82kWh battery and could well light introduce a extra finances-friendly 58kWh pack at a later stage.

• Whereas most recordsdata on this car is light below wraps, the Elroq will exhaust a spacious 13.0-saunter touchscreen, whereas the interior will additionally exhaust sustainable materials.

German tuning house turns Ferrari Purosangue into the ‘Pugnator’

• Ferrari’s first SUV became as soon as already destined to be controversial ample, however now German luxurious car modification firm Mansory has published the ‘Pugnator’, a modified version of the Purosangue which, ahem… smartly, you be the judge of the appears to be like!

• A total car conversion of the four-seat Purosangue sees it accomplish a bonnet constituted of by-coloured forged carbon, along with a total lot of alternative add-on parts around the body, newly designed rims, and an affect amplify to 563kW/730Nm for the 6.5-litre V12 that lies below the bonnet.

• Carried out in a particular ‘Vermillion’ paint colour the Pugnator additionally enjoys enlarged air intakes as half of a redesigned entrance apron and a two-half roof edge spoiler – a subtle overhaul here is now not.

• Mansory became as soon as based within the slack 1980s and has made a reputation for itself within the posh car modification industry.

Australia’s handiest midsize SUVs when in contrast: e-book explain

• The Chasing Cars crew has currently place collectively a helpful comparison e-book on midsize SUVs and the essential advantages of the liked phase.

• Midsize SUVs are bought extra than some other car form on Australian roads, so we picked out the supreme of the phase to can help you to to settle the finest car.

• We chose the liked Toyota RAV4 as our quantity 1, followed by the Mazda CX-5 in 2nd, Nissan X-Path in third, Subaru Forester fourth and the Volkswagen Tiguan rounding out the pack in fifth region.

• We belief to be the next components when enthusiastic in which midsize SUV became as soon as handiest: designate differ, gasoline effectivity, interior styling and technology, passenger and cargo achieve and normal safety aspects.

• That you just must well presumably presumably compare out extra at the link to the e-book below!

READ: Hyperlink to in depth midsize SUV  comparison e-book

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