Car news today: Mazda drops CX-90 pricing, Cadillac Lyriq up $5000, and more – 29 April 2025

Thanks for becoming a member of us this Tuesday, Twenty ninth April 2025. Particularly in vehicle news this day: Mazda has given its CX-90 a pricing haircut in its latest change, and GM Australia has hiked the pricing of the valid-launched Cadillac Lyriq by $5000.

Browse this misfortune:

• Mazda CX-90 now begins below $70,000 in contemporary change
• Cadillac hikes Lyriq pricing by $5000 at the contemporary mannequin’s local commence
• GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV ticket slashed and range improved
• Rapid charging to match instant breeze at Sydney Motorsport Park

• Reviewed: 2025 Cadillac Lyriq

Mazda CX-90 now begins below $70,000 in contemporary change

• Mazda Australia has reduced the value of its essential CX-90 SUV, which now begins at $68,800 (record) for the horrid mannequin G50e Touring. Traders can seek info from savings between $6000 and $8000 across the CX-90 mannequin range.

• Previously priced at $74,800, the $6000 saving on the CX-90 G50e Touring could entice ability potentialities away from key seven-seat competitors cherish the $60,920 Toyota Kluger GX and $66,800 Hyundai Palisade.

• Mazda’s largest ticket within the cleave value of to the CX-90 range falls upon the diversity topping G50e Azami, now $86,070 sooner than on-road charges – a $7800 cleave value. The Azami specializes in uncompromised passenger comfort, that comprises 2d-row captain’s seats, driver-helping cruise withhold watch over and front seat heating / ventilation.

• The CX-90 is powered by either a 254kW/500Nm turbo-petrol L6 or 187kw/550Nm turbo-diesel, with a collection of either engine on hand across the diversity. All devices exercise the identical eight-jog ‘Skyactiv-Pressure’ automated and all-wheel-drive gadget.

READ: Mazda CX-90 2023 review

Cadillac hikes Lyriq pricing by $5000 at the contemporary mannequin’s local commence

• Frequent Motors Australia has raised the pricing of the Cadillac Lyriq by spherical $5000 for every and every the low Luxurious and high Sport variants along with the debut of the electrical mannequin’s Australian commence.

• Producer’s record pricing for the entry Luxurious has been $117,000 since pricing changed into launched and command books opened in November 2024. Nonetheless per Cadillac’s public internet location, Q2 2025 deliveries of Luxurious are priced at spherical $122,000 sooner than on-roads registered in Fresh South Wales. All pricing involves LCT.

• In an identical intention, the pricing of the bigger-grade Sport, initially $119,000 record, has additionally risen by $5000, now circa $124,000 sooner than on-roads.

• The Cadillac Lyriq is the most modern GM Australia nameplate arena to ticket rises, with Chevrolet’s Corvette, Silverado 1500 and Silverado 2500, and GMC Yukon additionally arena to present pricing hurry.

READ: Cadillac Lyriq 2025 review

WATCH: Appropriate ample for a $100K+ ticket? (Cadillac Lyriq 2024 Overview Walkaround)

GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV ticket slashed and range improved

• GWM Australia has confirmed this would roll out shriek-by-shriek promotional pricing for its upcoming Cannon Alpha PHEV. The horrid mannequin Cannon Lux, previously listed at $63,990 nation-broad, can now be scored for as puny as $61,490 driveaway reckoning on shriek or territory.

• Savings of as much as $2,500 will headline the commence of GWM’s PHEV Cannon Alpha Lux for QLD and the ACT, with all other states and territories (other than WA) receiving a ticket within the cleave value of of spherical $1000.

• The tip-spec Cannon Alpha Ultra will additionally salvage a shriek-by-shriek ticket cleave value, with the ACT again receiving the very top deal, now priced at $67,990 driveaway – a $1000 saving. Strangely, some states including NSW and SA will safe out a pair of driveaway ticket boost between $100 and $500.

• GWM has additionally confirmed the Cannon Alpha PHEV can enjoy a few further kilometres of EV-simplest riding range, which is now claimed to be 115km NEDC (up from 110km NEDC). WA sadly loses out on GWM’s commence presents, with the Cannon Alpha Lux and Ultra each and every receiving ticket increases of $600 and $2100 respectively.

READ: BYD Shark 6 arch-rival’s ticket within the cleave value of: GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV arrives with extra riding range and lower entry value

Hyundai debuts N Rapid EV charging facility at Sydney Motorsport Park

• Hyundai Australia has partnered with Sydney Motorsport Park (SMSP) to install a DC instant charging facility at the prestigious Aussie jog circuit, with the disclose discover of servicing owners of the Korean marque’s high-efficiency Ioniq 5 N road vehicles.

• First mooted at Hyundai’s N Competition enthusiast shindig in 2023, it’s taken two years to search the short charging facility come to fruition, which functions four charging stations becoming form-2 plugs with a high DC charging charge of 150kW.

• “Freshly branded N Rapid Chargers [are] on hand to all SMSP discover-goers, in spite of the mark of vehicle they drive,” says Hyundai Australia. The partnership is, at this stage, acknowledged to be a five-yr deal.

• Hyundai Australia additionally presents the jog facility with an electrical Ioniq 5 N as its Official Security Vehicle.

Cadillac Lyriq 2025 review

• Chasing Autos contributor Nathan Ponchard’s road review of the 2025 Cadillac Lyriq changed into published, and mentions its planted road presence and essential 102kWh ‘Ultium’ battery.

• Ponchard changed into impressed by the standout appearance of the Lyriq, in particular his instance, completed in ‘Handsome Purple’ with non-major murky painted roof. He praised the Lyriq for its highly efficient 388kW/610Nm drivetrain and balanced going by.

• The Lyriq changed into slammed by Ponchard for its wretched inner quality, which suffers from cheap presents, clashing styling, and downhearted front and rear seats which lacked under-thigh enhance. He additionally identified the Lyriq’s sub-par suspension damping and broad 12.1-metre turning circle.

• The Cadillac Lyriq joins a growing record of dedicated-electrical luxurious SUVs, including the Audi Q6 E-tron and Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV. It is sadly overshadowed by competitors as a result of its lack of refinement, wretched inner quality, and cumbersome driver controls.

READ: Cadillac Lyriq 2025 review

WATCH: Appropriate ample for a $100K+ ticket? (Cadillac Lyriq 2024 Overview Walkaround)

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