Car news today: Toyota announces Tundra full-size pickup price for Australia, Ford Australia announces Ranger Super Duty project, and more – 19 November 2024

Thanks for becoming a member of us this Tuesday 19 November 2024. Critically in automobile news at the present time: Toyota Australia broadcasts pricing for its plump-size Tundra ute, whereas Ford Australia has teased a contemporary heavy responsibility Ranger known as the Neat Duty that’s due in 2026.

Browse this train:

• Toyota Tundra pricing confirmed for Australia
• Ford Australia bring contemporary Ranger Neat Duty in 2026
• 2025 Mercedes-AMG G 63 priced for Australia
• Porsche reportedly backtracks on ICE Macan, would possibly maybe perhaps peaceful offer it in USA
• Powertrain significant capabilities revealed for electrical Mercedes-Benz CLA
• Reviewed: 2025 Mazda CX-70

Toyota Australia confirms Tundra pricing for Australia

• Toyota has announced the cost of its Tundra plump-size pickup truck in Australian following an broad native review program.

• The Tundra will probably be on hand quickly at a initiating entry designate of $155,990 before on-road costs, or $49,040 bigger than the entry $106,950 Ford F-150 XLT SWB (before on-road costs) Finest one grade, identified as the Restricted, will probably be on hand at delivery for the Tundra.

• The model will probably be powered by a 3.5-litre twin-turbo petrol V6 engine with Toyota’s I-Power Max hybrid machine, producing combined machine outputs of 326kW/790Nm and coupled to a 10-fling automatic transmission.

• Customary equipment for the Tundra comprises a 14.0-jog centre touchscreen, a 12.3-jog digital instrument cluster, wireless Apple CarPlay and wired Android Auto, 12-speaker JBL sound machine and 5 USB-C ports.

• The Toyota Tundra will additionally feature a 4500kg braked towing ability, synthetic leather upholstery, whereas the conversion undertaken by Walkinshaw is additionally fully covered and backed by Toyota’s 5-twelve months, unlimited kilometre guarantee.

Ford Australia broadcasts Ranger Neat Duty is coming in 2026

• Ford Australia will bring a heavy responsibility version of its midsize Ranger ute to our market in 2026, calling it the Neat Duty.

• With a 4500kg towing functionality, GVM of 4500kg and an 8000kg GCM, the Ranger Neat Duty will namely target fleets, farmers, miners, forestry workers and extra.

• The Neat Duty will probably be manufactured in Thailand and has been developed by Ford’s 1500-stable IMG Product Development crew right here in Australia.

• The Neat Duty will sit down as a smaller providing when when put next with the F-150 lineup right here in Australia, however will probably be given the an analogous 4500kg tow restrict as the F-150 sold in Australia.

• Demand to listen to extra about the Neat Duty as we edge our blueprint closer to the automobile’s delivery.

Unique Mercedes-AMG G 63 priced and specced for Australia

• Mercedes-AMG Australia has announced pricing and specifications for its excessive-efficiency G wagon, otherwise identified as the G 63.

• Priced at $368,400 before on-road costs, the G 63 is now $4800 dearer than the outgoing 2023 model.

• Unique for the G 63 this twelve months is a Forty eight-volt built-in starter generator (ISG), MBUX infotainment machine, offroad cockpit mode with clear bonnet camera feature, and identical old AMG dash defend a watch on suspension.

• The ragged 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 petrol engine stays, producing 430kW/850Nm. A light-weight-hybrid, Forty eight-volt machine and electrical motor can add 15kW/200Nm for additional sprightly acceleration from standstill. 0-100km/h is a claimed 4.3 seconds.

• Aussie traders will probably be ready to assert the contemporary AMG G 63 from Wednesday 27 November at AMG dealerships right through the country.

Porsche would possibly maybe perhaps simply peaceful peaceful offer an ICE Macan… within the US: fable

• Porsche’s Macan EV would possibly maybe perhaps be the future, however the German luxurious tag would possibly maybe perhaps back off on correct providing an electrical version, in step with experiences by Carscoops.

• Experiences point to that whereas the combustion Macan has been axed within the European Union and for regions together with Australia, the petrol Macan is situation to are residing on within the US market and would possibly maybe perhaps simply peaceful be sold alongside its electrical twin.

• As ask for dearer electrical autos softens right through the globe, Porsche would possibly maybe perhaps back off, which is never any longer new to appear at within the contemporary market.

• On the replacement hand, fashions equivalent to the 718 Cayman and Boxster fluctuate compile viewed their production discontinue, with a pure-electrical sports activities automobile model to feature as an instantaneous replacement.

• Porsche has confirmed this would possibly maybe refresh its combustion Panamera and Cayenne lineups in a swear to construct extra sales as Taycan ask softens. A hybrid 911 will finally accelerate on sale, however the enduring model is now not any longer going to cross plump-electrical for a whereas as Porsche protects the normal.

Powertrain significant capabilities revealed for first electrical Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class

• Mercedes-Benz has announced significant capabilities for what’s going to almost definitely be the first-ever electrical CLA-Class.

• The subsequent CLA is situation to feature every hybrid and pure-electrical powertrain setups. For the electrical, the model will exhaust a 800-volt structure and compile as mighty as 750km of fluctuate (WLTP).

• Powering the CLA down the road will almost definitely be the gathering of both single-motor, rear-drive, or twin-motor all-wheel drive.

• The rear drive autos will exhaust a two-fling transmission and would possibly maybe perhaps simply peaceful form 200kW of energy, whereas the all-wheel drive variants will add a 80kW electrical motor to the entrance axle.

• Meanwhile, the hybrid version will utilise a 1.5-litre Miller cycle four-cylinder engine assisted by a 20kW electrical motor installed for the length of the automobile’s eight-fling twin-clutch transmission. Outputs for this hybrid machine will probably be a most of 140kW.

• The CLA will probably be built upon the Mercedes’ MMA platform that would possibly maybe accommodate combustion, hybrid and pure-electrical powertrains.

2025 Mazda CX-70 reviewed

• Chasing Vehicles contributor Iain Curry’s video review of the 2025 Mazda CX-70 became once printed, together with his suggestions on the fourth Enormous Product automobile to be launched by Mazda.
• Iain notion the CX-70 became once arguably the most top payment of the CX fluctuate, is peaceful and luxurious interior and seemed easy to are residing with.
• On the replacement hand, Iain notion that one among the largest complications with the CX-70 became once no longer essentially about the automobile, however the confusing naming construction for the Enormous Product portfolio of autos. Which one would possibly maybe perhaps simply peaceful you to resolve? CX-60, 70, 80 or 90?
• All in all, Iain concluded his review by recommending the CX-70 as what is presumably the sweet disaster within the increased CX fluctuate.

The subsequent train of Car Info This present day will probably be printed on Wednesday 20 November at 4.30pm Sydney time.