Car news today: Hyundai promise a new generation of petrol i30 N cars, Mercedes-AMG’s GLC43 fast SUV pricing revealed, and more – 07 March 2024

Thanks for becoming a member of us this Thursday March 7th 2024. Notably in car news on the present time: Hyundai pledges subsequent-period petrol-powered i30 N modes, and Mercedes-AMG GLC43 speedily SUV pricing and specs printed.

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• Next-gen Hyundai i30 N will return to Australia
• Mercedes-AMG GLC43 SUV priced for Australia
• ANCAP to crackdown on touchscreens in cars

Hyundai pledges subsequent-period ICE i30 N cars for “Lucky Australia”

• Hyundai’s government technical adviser Albert Biermann has printed the Korean marque is increasing subsequent-period within combustion i30 hatches and sedans for both Australia and Korea markets.
• “We can continue to assemble combustion cars and we can’t imply you are going to be ready to down,” Biermann told Chasing Vehicles. “You’re the lucky guys in Australia,” relating to Europe’s decision to name time on ICE-powered N items.

• Biermann also printed that while he “can not allege” any future product, he’s “moderately assured [buyers] will expertise combustion cars in Australia for moderately a while”.
• Whereas the facelifted model of the present-period i30 N Sedan has actual been launched in the community, Biermann means that there’s a “nice [new] powertrain” in the works for the planning coming period, doubtless surfacing in 2026.

Mercedes-AMG GLC43 SUV pricing and specs confirmed

• Mercedes-Benz has launched native pricing and specs for the Mercedes-AMG GLC43 wagon and Coupe midsize SUVs, at $136,400 and $146,900 respectively.
• The lineup ditched the former V6 vitality for a 2.0-litre electrical-turbo petrol four outputting 310kW and 500Nm, paired with 10kW of soft-hybrid boost.

• Each versions feature 9-scoot automated transmissions, permanent rear-bias (31:69) all-wheel drive, rear axle steering and adaptive damped suspension.
• Fashioned capabilities of the recent GLC43 fluctuate encompass 20-trip wheels, digital gentle headlights, full leather-primarily based completely mostly tidy, augmented actuality sat-nav, Burmester 3D sound and AMG styling within and outside.

ANCAP to crack down on over-former touch monitors from 2026

• European safety authority Euro NCAP has declared it may possibly possibly per chance well penalise car makers who it says overuse touchscreen controls for general automobile capabilities, from 2026. ANCAP has confirmed the foundations will doubtless be adopted in Australia as nicely.
• Matthew Avery, director of strategic construction at Euro NCAP told Hagerty “the overuse of touchscreens is an alternate-large issue, with nearly each and each automobile-maker transferring key controls onto central touchscreens, obliging drivers to lift terminate their eyes off the avenue and raising the risk of distraction crashes”.

• ANCAP has stated it is a ways peaceful figuring out which capabilities are deemed wanted ample that the extra intuitive physical buttons will doubtless be deemed wanted. The train protocols will doubtless be launched in the arriving months.
• Automobile capabilities reminiscent of indicators, hazard lights, windscreen wipers, horn and SOS emergency name capabilities luxuriate in been outlined as a precedence however capabilities reminiscent of climate defend an eye on and multimedia capabilities (in conjunction with tuning the radio) luxuriate in also been flagged.

• 5 out of the 100 doubtless aspects will focal point on this case, however failing will now no longer form a automobile ineligible for a 5-enormous establish ranking.

The subsequent issue of Automotive Files This day will doubtless be printed on Friday Eighth March at 4.30pm Sydney time.