Car news today: Audi debuts the A6 E-Tron, Isuzu announces 'Tour Mate' special edition variants, and more – 1 August 2024

Thanks for joining us this Thursday 1 August 2024. Severely in automobile files at the moment: Audi has pulled the covers off its PPE-platformed A6 E-Tron electric Sportback and Avant, and Isuzu Ute Australia has announced ‘Tour Mate’ special editions for its D-Max ute.

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• Audi debuts subsequent electric mannequin, the A6 E-Tron
• Isuzu announces ‘Tour Mate’ special version D-Max variants
• MG assign of dwelling to introduce 10-365 days/250,000km traditional warranty in Australia
• That it’s likely you’ll perchance boost the 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT’s torque by 135Nm… the utilization of an app
• Stellantis reassures the market that Maserati is protected
• Reviewed: 2024 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S E Efficiency

Audi unveils its original A6 E-Tron Sportback and Avant

• Audi has globally revealed its most modern electric creation, the A6 E-Tron.

• Space to be available to allege globally from September 2024, the original A6 E-Tron electric mannequin will delight in as noteworthy as 750km of differ and could perchance be available in every Sportback and Avant bodystyles. A6 and S6 models are assign of dwelling to be available from launch.

• Common capabilities will consist of a panoramic point out the utilization of an 11.9-breeze virtual cockpit and 14.5-breeze touchscreen, along with a panoramic glass roof, Bang & Olufsen sound diagram, all of that are basically basically based upon Audi’s most modern PPE structure, jointly developed with Porsche.

• The mannequin has been confirmed for Australia and could seemingly launch in the first half of of 2025, in step with an Audi Australia spokesperson.

Isuzu announces Tour Mate special version D-Maxes

• Isuzu Ute Australia has announced two original ‘Tour Mate’ special version D-Max variants packing several usually chosen accessories available on the D-Max as traditional, for a diminished heed.

• Accessible to allege as of at the moment, the LS-U Tour Mate is priced at $69,990 driveaway, with the LS-U+ Tour Mate asking $72,990 driveaway.

• Incorporated as fragment of the package is a tow bar tongue and 50mm ball, 12-pin wiring harness, electric brake controller, extendable heated and energy-fold towing mirrors, a conceal with twin rob-up side windows, weather shields, and special Tour Mate badging.

• Isuzu says the Tour Mate package – which used to be closing supplied in 2019 – would routinely add over $9000 to the heed of every variant, with customers assign of dwelling to assign more than $6000 in contrast to manually optioning the packaged capabilities.

MG announces 10-365 days/250,000km warranty across its Australian differ

• MG Australia has announced this can introduce a original 10-365 days, 250,000km warranty across all models for our native market registered on or after 1 August 2024.

• This can even also consist of all hybrid and electric autos. Anti-perforation and paint warranty is seven years/limitless kilometres.

• It’s an introduction that can secret agent the original seven-365 days, limitless-kilometre warranty modified.

• MG at the moment provides the ZS cramped SUV, HS midsize SUV, MG 3 hatchback, MG 4 electric five door, and MG 5 sedan on Australian shores, with the Cyberster electric sports automobile quickly to launch in the neighborhood.

That it’s likely you’ll perchance boost the 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT’s torque by 135Nm… the utilization of an app

• Ford’s updated Mach-E electric SUV, which is determined to launch in the US in December and in Australia sometime in 2025, is determined to provide a outlandish characteristic, at the least in high-spec GT guise.

• Ford will offer house owners of the flagship GT the different to upgrade their electric SUV’s performance by means of the Ford app, practically straight away including an additional 135Nm of torque to the GT’s already potent 357kW/813Nm outputs.

• The torque upgrade is determined to heed USD$995 (AUD$1520) and could fabricate the Ford electric mannequin sooner than the original Tesla Model Y Efficiency.

• Chasing Automobiles reached out to Ford Australia for clarification, with a spokesperson confirming that only the upcoming Mach-E GT will delight in said characteristic, with the original version to no longer function a energy boost by means of an application.

Stellantis reassures the market that Maserati is protected

• Automotive conglomerate Stellantis, the proprietor of Maserati, has issued an announcement pronouncing the storied Italian designate is protected within its trusty, true days after the team’s CEO hinted the marque could perchance be off-loaded.

• The assertion reads: “Stellantis has no intention of promoting the Trident designate, [and] there isn’t any longer any intention of aggregating Maserati with other Italian luxury groups”.

• Handiest earlier this week, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares made headlines after pronouncing that if a designate interior the team’s portfolio is “no longer ready to monetise the heed that they listing, then choices will attain”, with a spotlight concurrently being shone on Maserati as a result of unhappy monetary performance and a descend in sales this 365 days, as reported by Automotive Files.

• No topic Tavares being launch relating to the “tension” and “turmoil” automakers are beneath in the face of the transition toward electrification and intensifying global competition, the Stellantis assertion reaffirmed dedication to all of its 14 brands – which also consist of the likes of Alfa Romeo, Citroen, Fiat, Jeep and Peugeot – to boot to doubling down on earlier statements that “every of them has a 10-365 days horizon to make a winning and sustainable industry”.

Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S E-Efficiency reviewed

• Chasing Automobiles contributing journalist Dylan Campbell’s evaluation of the 2024 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S E-Efficiency used to be published, including DC’s thoughts on the mannequin now it has downsized its engine.
• DC noted many positives relating to the original AMG GLC 63, including its captivating excessive-tech hybrid diagram, yarn acceleration, many pressure modes to make a option from and, most importantly, a massive sing in gas economic system over the outgoing twin-turbo V8.
• On the other hand, some issues that DC opinion could perchance be improved incorporated cramped real-world EV differ, noisy tyres and that the original whisk-in hybrid is highly costly to provider.
• All in all, DC concluded his evaluation by pronouncing that there’s quite a bit to admire in the original GLC 63 S E-Efficiency, nonetheless said that while the original-generation mannequin is unquestionably sooner and more succesful than the one it replaces, it received’t delight in the personality of the earlier V8.

READ: Mercedes-AMG GLC63 S E-Efficiency paunchy written evaluation

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