Celine Nolan

Leaked pictures from a patent software by Mazda in Japan fill printed the make of its upcoming three-row smooth SUV, the CX-80 – the fourth confirmed mannequin to sit down on the logo’s novel Trim Product structure.

No longer but officially printed, the pictures made accessible on the Jap web online page J-PlatPat showcase a make that is unsurprisingly in accordance with the comfort of Mazda’s novel rear-biased SUV vary sooner than its expected debut within the upcoming months.

Resemblance with the two-row CX-60 midsize SUV is obvious, with the CX-80 basically a longer sibling to its fellow midsize SUV – the identical form of relationship the midsize CX-5 had with the now discontinued three-row CX-8, which the CX-80 will replace.

The first half of of the two autos look nearly equivalent until the rear doorways, that are longer than those of its two-row counterpart, and which then drift into a rear-break make that looks to be to be like extra similar to the increased CX-70 and CX-90.

No longer just like the CX-60, which has an upward swooping rear window on the D-pillar, the CX-80’s has a increased glasshouse that doesn’t swoop up. The rear break furthermore looks to characteristic a shrimp bit thinner tail lamps as as in contrast with the CX-60, similar to the aforementioned increased SUVs, moreover as a gorgeous differentiated rear bumper.

Alternatively, it’s an unmistakable part of Mazda’s high-of-the-vary novel SUV family.

The CX-60 and CX-80 siblings are described as ‘slim-body’ models, designed with an arrangement for European and Jap markets, whereas the ‘large-body’ CX-70 and CX-90 – which furthermore part the identical form of relationship as its narrower cousins – are designed with the US-market in suggestions.

Uniquely, Australia is the becoming market on this planet the save all four merchandise on Mazda’s novel smooth structure will be accessible for sale in a closely expanded SUV lineup that already comprises the CX-3, CX-30, CX-5.

Cherish the CX-8, the smooth CX-9 SUV used to be furthermore discontinued last yr, moreover as the petrol and electrical variants of the MX-30 little SUV.

Cherish the opposite Trim Product SUVs, vitality and drivetrain alternate suggestions are expected to be the identical for the CX-80 – a 3.3-litre straight six petrol, a 3.3-litre straight-six turbo-diesel and a naturally-aspirated four-cylinder PHEV powertrain.

Pricing will be printed nearer to automobile originate nonetheless we’re going to quiz the CX-80 to get a increased initiating designate than the snide CX-60 which is accessible in at $60,500, nonetheless much less than the entry-grade CX-90 which starts at $74,550.

While drawing great consideration for its top price push with its novel increased-priced SUVs, the CX-60 and CX-90 fill drawn some criticism in Australia for their native suspension tune – with Mazda not too prolonged ago discussing their skill of “continuous boost” with Chasing Vehicles in line with questions about the topic.

It’s not but known if the CX-80 will adopt any tweaks to its suspension tune as a outcomes of the feedback.

In 2023 Mazda supplied 2779 CX-60s and 603 CX-90s, as in contrast with 23,083 CX-5s – though as a extra ‘top price’ product, the novel autos will be expected to map decrease volumes than autos just like the CX-5. Their proper take a look at will furthermore come this yr as the newcomers enter their first beefy yr on sale.

As a tag, Mazda recorded four p.c extra deliveries YOY in mixture in 2023 with its expanded portfolio.

Toyota has correct debuted a facelifted Corolla Circulation tiny SUV for the Thailand market.

The mannequin first debuted in 2020, and can now receive a refreshed stare the 2024 mannequin year.

Basically the most titillating distinction over the present Corolla Circulation is the addition of a brand recent honeycomb-patterned grille with a body-coloured originate and recent ‘crystalised’ LED headlights that also characteristic sequential indicators.

The closing aspects of the favored tiny SUV stay unchanged for its residence.

The facelifted car retains the same engines as earlier than, alongside with the chance of both an 8.0-dawdle or 10.5-dawdle centre touchscreen.

At this point in time, Toyota Australia has no longer confirmed the facelifted Corolla Circulation for our local market.

The Corolla Circulation competes with other tiny SUVs in a popular section with the likes of the Subaru Crosstrek, Volkswagen T-Roc and the Toyota Yaris Circulation, among others.

What does the present Australian Corolla Circulation encompass?

The Corolla Circulation is for the time being on hand in Australia in both petrol and petrol-hybrid guises, with three clean ranges: GX, GXL and Atmos.

The 2.0-litre petrol autos originate 126kW/202Nm, whereas the petrol-hybrid engine produces 146kW/190Nm.

As atypical, the present, Australian-delivered Corolla Circulation GX contains:

• 8.0-dawdle touchscreen
• 7.0-dawdle instrument cluster display cloak
• Wi-fi Apple CarPlay and wired Android Auto
• DAB radio
• Single-zone air con
• LED headlights
• Daylight hours working lights
• Eight airbags
• Toyota Security Sense suite
• Material upholstery

The GXL adds additional aspects equivalent to:

• Better 10.25-dawdle touchscreen
• High-grade LED headlights
• Roof rails
• Sequential flip indicators
• Rear USB-C ports
• Twin-zone climate preserve watch over
• Leather-essentially based accented upholstery and steering wheel

The flagship Atmos adds:

• Rain-sensing wipers
• Eight-methodology strength driver’s seat
• Heated steering wheel
• 12.0-dawdle instrument cluster
• Energy tailgate
• Wi-fi cell phone charging
• Top payment leather accented upholstery
• Panoramic moonroof
• Nine-speaker JBL sound system

Toyota Corolla Circulation 2024: costs in Australia

All costs listed are earlier than on-boulevard costs.

• GX 2WD petrol: $33,980
• GXL 2WD petrol: $37,730
• Atmos 2WD petrol: $44,530
• GX 2WD hybrid: $36,480
• GXL 2WD hybrid: $40,230
• Atmos 2WD hybrid: $47,030
• GXL AWD hybrid: $43,320
• Atmos AWD hybrid: $50,030

GWM Australia has confirmed the native starting up designate of its upcoming hybrid SUV, the Tank 500.

In unsuitable Lux Hybrid guise, the shining Chinese language SUV has been priced at $66,490 driveaway, or roughly $4300 lower than the most up-to-date driveaway designate of a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado GX.

Updated February 14th, 2023: Pricing has additionally now been confirmed for the high-spec Ultra Hybrid Tank 500 of the two-variant lineup, the flagship version accessible from $73,990 driveaway.

The Tank 500 will doubtless be uniquely positioned in the Australia modern automobile market, with the model being the handiest seven-seat shining hybrid SUV accessible on native shores.

GWM’s bigger brother to the Tank 300 SUV will doubtless be powered by a 2.0-litre hybrid petrol engine that produces 255kW/648Nm and is mated to a 9-proceed automatic transmission.

Unfortunately, the twin-turbo V6 engine accessible out of the country might maybe maybe per chance no longer be supplied in Australia at birth.

As one among the modern model releases Chasing Cars is having a watch forward to in 2024, the GWM Tank 500 SUV on Australian roads in the 2d quarter of this year.

Long-established specification rundown for the Tank 500

The unsuitable Lux Hybrid entails the following facets as long-established:

• 14.6-plod centre touchscreen
• Three-zone climate defend an eye fixed on
• 360-diploma camera
• Auto parking reduction
• Auto reversing reduction
• Lane departure warning and lane defend reduction
• Electronic rear differential lock
• 800mm wading depth
• 3000kg towing capability

The flagship Ultra Hybrid will add extra facets corresponding to:

• Nappa leather seat upholstery
• Massaging front seat characteristic
• 2nd row window shades
• 64-color ambient lights
• 12-speaker Infinity sound system
• Electronic facet steps
• Electronic locking differential
• Snug shut tailgate

GWM Tank 500 2024: costs in Australia

All costs listed are driveaway.

• Lux Hybrid: $66,490
• Ultra Hybrid: $73,990

Two trademark capabilities by Hyundai in Australia will have revealed potential names for the lengthy-speculated but as but unconfirmed ute – or utes.

The Korean imprint on the second has two launch capabilities for ‘Ioniq T7’ and ‘Ioniq T10’, which had been filed on December Twenty seventh and are on the second present process a consideration process on the IP Australia website.

It isn’t explicitly acknowledged in the application that the names make clear to a ute, with a nice umbrella of labels marked on the file starting from autos to electric autos, autos and SUVs.

On the opposite hand, while the automaker has not formally confirmed manufacturing of a ute, it has been a lengthy speculated risk for rather a lot of years, with most most modern Chasing Vehicles experiences that an electrical-handiest ute used to be beneath active consideration.

Undoubtedly, the trademark filings beneath the Ioniq subrand would fetch sense on this regard, and it’s that you just can factor in that the ‘T’ designation could consult with ‘truck’ – a logical inference given the importance of pickup autos to the American market.

On the opposite hand, the submitting of two names is a appealing pattern, given it could imply two utes – doubtlessly a bigger flagship and a smaller sibling – or, on the flipside, it could simply be two varied naming alternate options for a sole model.

Either methodology, a ‘T10’ name would imply a fluctuate-topping variant which, per nomenclature, will possible be higher in dimension than the upcoming Ioniq 7 seven-seat astronomical SUV, suggesting a more gargantuan ute and doubtlessly Ford F-150-model rival.

If hypothesis is correct, the ute or utes could be half of a growing lineup of Ioniq electric autos which already contains the Ioniq 5 medium SUV, Ioniq 6 sedan and the aforementioned but not but revealed Ioniq 7.

It’s not obvious what platform the Hyundai electric ute could sit on, even supposing Hyundai’s Built-in Modular Architecture possible has the flexibleness to make the premise for a astronomical pickup.

An electrical ute wouldn’t be the first pickup vehicle from the logo, even supposing it’d be its first in Australia – Hyundai already manufactures the Santa Cruz ute in the US but this isn’t made available for stunning-hand-drive markets international.

While it looks Hyundai has all but dominated out an internal combustion ute, its sister imprint Kia is tantalizing ahead with plans to free up its first pickup truck – anticipated to be known as the Tasman –  as a diesel powered ute in 2025. It’s broadly anticipated that EV variants of that ute will later be aware.

The extremely lucrative ute market is a obvious different for Hyundai and Kia – Australia’s quantity five and 4 vehicle brands respectively – to develop sales in the community, with final twelve months’s high 3 autos all falling in the category.

With this kind of packed lineup of recent autos coming out this twelve months, be sure you not sleep to this point with the Chasing Vehicles recent vehicle calendar for 2024.

Toyota has detailed the Australian lineup for its all-fresh fifth technology Land Cruiser Prado, which will debut with a five-variant lineup, a brand fresh off-avenue centered grade, and lightweight-hybridisation common across the fluctuate when it lands on Aussie roads later this year.

The five variant lineup can be principally familiar to Aussie customers, with GX, GXL, VX and Kakadu nomenclature persevering with, joined by an off-avenue centered Altitude variant.

All variants can be powered by the identical inline-four 2.8-litre turbo-diesel engines with forty eight-volt technology handing over 150kW/500Nm and mated to an eight-velocity computerized transmission. A plump-hybrid version accessible in the US is now now not piece of the Australian lineup at this stage.

All Prados will comprise plump-time all-wheel power, a lockable torque-sensing centre differential and selectable low-fluctuate gearing.

Towing can be 3500kg braked across the lineup.

Testament to the auto’s significance to Toyota domestically because the country’s Tenth preferred automobile in 2023 (handing over 20,710 devices in the community), Aussie customers can be treated to an even bigger lineup than the slimmer US variant choice when it arrives by mid-2024.

Toyota Australia’s Vice President Sales, Advertising and marketing and Franchise Operations Sean Hanley acknowledged: “the fresh-technology Prado will continue the legacy forged by its predecessors when it arrives here later this year, with the addition of forty eight-volt technology and the fresh Altitude grade making it extra though-provoking than ever”.

Well-liked components across the fresh Land Cruiser Prado embody a 12.3-mosey multimedia show camouflage camouflage that comes outfitted with wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, satellite navigation, DAB+ digital radio, and Toyota Connected Companies and products.

Grade hotfoot for the fresh Toyota Land Cruiser Prado

GX

The familiar five-seat GX will every other time be the entry-designate the local Prado lineup, with components such as:

• 18-mosey alloy wheels
• Fabric seats with six-reach handbook driver adjustment
• Computerized dual-zone local weather support a watch on
• 7.0-mosey digital instrument demonstrate
• 10-speaker audio machine
• LED headlights and sunlight hours running lights
• Darkened front and rear bumpers, side sills and wheel arches

GXL

Shifting as a lot as the seven-seat GXL beneficial properties roof rails, rear privacy glass, silver front and rear bumpers and a powered tailgate. Plenty of further facilities incorporated in the GXL embody:

• Synthetic-leather-based entirely accented upholstery
• 50:50 destroy up fold seat support for the third row
• Entrance seats with heating and ventilation
• Eight-reach vitality-adjustable driver’s seat
• Leather-based entirely-accented steering wheel and shift knob
• Auto-dimming rearview replicate
• Rear local weather support a watch on
• Wi-fi charging pad

VX

The mid-spec VX beneficial properties further components alongside side a 12.3-mosey digital instrument demonstrate and 14-speaker JBL audio machine moreover as further driver assistance for on- and off-avenue utilization alongside side adaptive variable suspension, five power modes, multi-terrain make a selection out and a multi-terrain video show machine which affords a fetch out about of the auto’s underfloor when off-roading.

Besides these components, the VX furthermore beneficial properties:

• 20-mosey darkish metal alloy wheels
• Body-colored front and rear bumpers
• Over-fender moulding and rear guard stunning
• Bi-LED headlamps with dynamic auto-levelling and adaptive excessive-beams
• Leather-based entirely-accented seats with driver seat vitality lumbar red meat up and memory
• Four-reach front passenger vitality seat adjustment
• Power-adjustable steering wheel
• Refrigerated console box
• Tyre stress video show

Altitude

Debuting in the 2024 lineup is the fresh off-avenue-centered Altitude grade, which is offered in five-seat configuration most though-provoking and affords “enhanced ability” with components like 18-mosey matte grey alloy wheels with all-terrain tyres, a rear locking differential and fresh stabiliser disconnect mechanism.

The Altitude can be in a keep of residing to be well-known visually by sad door handles and tailgate garnish, sad over-fender moulding and the choice of two-tone colours. It furthermore beneficial properties further components over the VX, such as:

• Digital rearview replicate
• Heated steering wheel
• Head-up demonstrate

Kakadu

The familiar Kakadu nameplate continues to top the fluctuate for the fresh Prado, which will continue in seven-seat configuration alongside side further components alongside side:

• Panoramic glass roof
• Illuminated side steps
• Heated and ventilated rear seats
• Heated steering wheel
• Adjustable driver’s seat thigh red meat up
• Digital rear-fetch out about replicate
• Head-up demonstrate
• Rear torque-sensing miniature-lunge differential

Well-liked security components across the Land Cruiser Prado fluctuate will embody a pre-collision security machine, adaptive cruise support a watch on, lane label support, blind-jam monitoring, rear parking red meat up brake, front and rear parking sensors, a panoramic fetch out about video show, trailer sway support a watch on, and nine airbags.

Fat pricing and specifications for the fresh-technology immense SUV can be revealed nearer to local commence by mid-year.

Fiat’s efficiency division, Abarth, has supplied its subsequent electric model, and it’s called the Abarth 600e.

In step with the Fiat 600e limited SUV that became unveiled closing twelve months, the Abarth variant will inaugurate in Europe with a hot Scorpionissima edition, which is in a effort to be limited to a extraordinarily particular 1949 objects.

The logo has acknowledged that a mechanical limited-breeze differential and 178kW of energy from a entrance-driven electric motor will be long-established.

The Abarth 600e is seemingly to compete with the electric Mini Countryman, as properly because the Renault Megane E-Tech.

No matter bringing the smaller Abarth 500e to Australian shores, a spokesperson from Stellantis suggested Chasing Automobiles that “we don’t possess plans right now to bring [the 600e] to Australia”.

What exactly is the Fiat 600e and how does it vary from the five hundred?

The Fiat 600e is a B-section limited SUV by European standards, and could perhaps be supplied globally in pure electric guise, as properly as in hybrid create, all over 2024.

The 600e is unquestionably the bigger car when when compared with the compact Fiat 500e, which has fair no longer too long in the past launched right here in Australia.

By manner of dimensions, the 600e is 4170mm long, or a predominant 538mm longer than the new Fiat 500e.

The conventional 600e on which the Abarth model depends mostly is powered by a 115kW electric motor powering the entrance wheels. Fiat claims a vary of 400km (WLTP) mixed, or as a lot as 600km (WLTP) in town thanks to a 54kWh battery pack.

The 600e rides on the identical Stellantis Smartly-liked Modular Platform because the Jeep Avenger, upcoming Alfa Romeo Milano and the Peugeot 2008.

More budget-friendly electrical autos will be coming out of Ford HQ very soon, because the company begins to restructure its diagram and lineup.

In accordance to Automotive Data, Ford’s chief executive officer Jim Farley has confirmed that the company is now rising miniature, extra cheap EVs.

“All of our EV teams are ruthlessly centered on ticket and efficiency in our EV merchandise, since the final competition is going to be the cheap Tesla and the Chinese language OEMs,” Farley stated.

Ford historical skunkworks startup to construct recent EV platform

Autocar has reported that a crew of engineers has been working secretly on a recent platform at Ford for the closing two years.

Described by Farley as a ‘skunkworks’ startup crew separate fully from Ford and its new EV platform accomplice Volkswagen, the cheap EV project has been ready to get a flexible platform for more cost-effective ticket electrical autos.

No longer just like the Ford Mustang Mach-E’s GE1 platform, which is carefully derived from the Ford Focal level’ C2 platform, the recent thriller Ford platform will very likely be built from the ground up for EVs finest.

With this recent platform, we could maybe additionally look electrical reimaginings of the enduring Fiesta and Focal level nameplates, and even the Ford Mondeo.

Ford’s Australian EV vary could maybe additionally get grand more cost-effective

Ford Australia has this week supplied that this can axe its ICE-powered Puma miniature SUV, replacing it with an electrical one later in 2024 or early in 2025.

Though pricing is but to be obvious, the Puma EV could maybe additionally very per chance undercut the Ford Mustang Mach-E on ticket.

At the 2d, Ford’s native arm sells the Mustang Mach-E midsize SUV priced from $72,990 prior to on-avenue costs. It tops out at a fundamental $104,990 prior to on-avenue costs in flagship GT spec.

And that’s after the tag slash $7000 from the Mach-E’s preliminary starting ticket prior to first deliveries had begun.

The Mustang-branded Mach-E is aloof an pricey option compared to the Tesla Mannequin Y which starts from $65,400 prior to on-avenue costs.

Ford Australia’s vary is decided to enhance extra, nonetheless, with the Mach-E soon to be joined in Australia by the E-Transit and E-Transit Custom trucks, moreover to a aloof-secret and unconfirmed recent model.