Car news today: VW unveils Tayron SUV, and Tesla debuts new longer-range Model 3 – 10 October 2024

Thanks for becoming a member of us this Thursday 10 October 2024. Particularly in vehicle news this day: Volkswagen unveils its most contemporary SUV, the Tayron, and Tesla debuts its longest range Mannequin 3 yet.

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• New seven-seat Volkswagen Tayron on its methodology Down Below
• Longest range Tesla Mannequin 3 yet debuts in the UK
• Lexus LX to compose efficiency hybrid and off-street focused Overtrail
• Tesla predicament to lastly uncover its lengthy-promised ‘robotaxi’
• Reviewed: 2024 Suzuki Swift Hybrid

New seven-seat Volkswagen Tayron on its methodology downunder

• Volkswagen has pulled the covers off its replacement for the Tiguan Allspace, the unique Tayron, predicament to arrive in Australia in gradual 2025.

• To sit down down above the smaller Tiguan but below the increased Touraeg, the unique nameplate’s originate is in accordance to VW’s unique-technology originate language seen on the unique-technology Tiguan sibling.

• The Tayron will be on hand with both five or seven seats, however the Australian lineup, pricing and specifications catch no longer yet been announced.

• Various engine decisions will be on hand on the unique Tayron in Europe, including a 1.5-litre light-hybrid four-cylinder turbo with entrance-wheel power, a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo with all-wheel power, two 2.0-litre diesel engine alternate choices, and two 1.5-litre four-cylinder turbo mosey-in hybrid electric alternate choices with electric range of “over 100km”, in accordance to Volkswagen.

Longest-range Tesla Mannequin 3 yet debuts in the UK

• A long-range Tesla Mannequin 3 has made its debut in the UK, promising the additional driving range of any version of the midsize electric sedan.

• The ‘Long Vary RWD’ parts a single rear-mounted motor and is declared to catch an reliable quoted range of 702km, if specified with 18-proceed wheels; 19s are also elective but affirm the variety all the style down to 640km.

• Sitting above the entry-grade Rear-Wheel Force, but below the Long Vary AWD and Performance grades, the Long Vary RWD also promises a 0-60mph (0-97km/h) spring of 4.9 seconds, when put next to 2.9 seconds for the Performance.

• It’s no longer confirmed whether or no longer the Tesla Mannequin 3 Long Vary RWD will impact its methodology to Australia.

Lexus LX to compose efficiency hybrid and off-street focused Overtrail

• Lexus has announced additions to its LX expansive SUV lineup, that will per chance per chance consist of a novel hybrid grade as effectively as an off-street focused Overtrail when the updated LX launches in 2025.

• To boot to the LX600 petrol and LX500d diesel, the unique LX700h will characteristic a newly-designed parallel hybrid system, integrating an electric motor and generator with the vehicle’s 3.5-litre V6 twin-turbo petrol engine.

• Furthermore, an Overtrail grade will be offered with all LX powertrains, bringing with it additional enhancements including entrance and rear locking differentials, special 18-proceed alloy wheels with all-terrain tyres and a 30-litre auxiliary gas tank.

• Additional important parts and pricing on the updated LX model range will be announced closer to originate.

Tesla predicament to lastly uncover its lengthy-promised robotaxi

• Tesla will uncover its powerful-hyped and lengthy-awaited robotaxi the following day at an match on the Warner Brothers Hollywood studio.

• Debuting on a unique shrimp-vehicle platform the vehicle promises fully self sustaining driving for Tesla’s own rush-portion carrier.

• While Tesla has a system of EVs to its lineup, a fully self sustaining vehicle has yet to eventuate no subject promises of an self sustaining Tesla from CEO Elon Musk since 2016.

• It’s widely expected that the robotaxi will characteristic an expectedly minimalist interior originate with two seats, and no steering wheel or pedals.

Suzuki Swift Hybrid GLX 2024 reviewed

• Chasing Automobiles founder Tom Baker’s review of the 2024 Suzuki Swift Hybrid modified into once printed, taking a glimpse at one of essentially the most cheap hybrid alternate choices in the marketplace to glimpse if the sign savings in actual fact stack up.

• Honest recently launched, the Swift Hybrid takes on the likes of the Volkswagen Polo, the Toyota Yaris, the Mazda 2 and the MG3 in the cheap metropolis runabout section and parts 1.2-litre three-cylinder engine with light-hybrid help outputs a modest 61kW and 112Nm.

• Baker street tests the head-spec GLX as piece of his review, a variant that clocks in at $29,490, noting that whereas vehicle prices catch increased across the board, Suzuki has managed to battle off the dramatic will increase now we catch seen from different manufacturers.

• Total Baker found the Swift Hybrid to be a very precise and cheap vehicle, however he indispensable that the sign sweet station could per chance lie lower in the variety than the GLX.

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