Car news today: new Audi A5 debuts on brand’s new ICE platform, new Smart car range priced for Australia, and more – 17 July 2024

Thanks for becoming a member of us this Wednesday July 17th 2024. Notably in vehicle news this day: Audi debuts its next A5 and S5 with ICE engine lineup, and the Dapper impress has confirmed pricing for its #1 and #3 SUVs for Australia.

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• Unusual Audi A5 debuts on fresh combustion platform
• Dapper #1 and #3 priced for Australia
• Isuzu and Walkinshaw to collaborate on future product
• Porsche Macan to accept more variants
• Reviewed: updated 2024 Ssangyong Rexton

Audi A5 debuts on fresh combustion platform

• Audi has published its 2025 A5 vary which is in a region to proceed exercise of combustion energy on the emblem’s fresh Top rate Platform Combustion (PPC) architecture. It’s been heavily redesigned internal and outside over the final F5 technology.

• With sedan and Avant/wagon physique styles, the fresh A5 will debut with four variants and can feature a unfold of ICE engines, all of which enjoy MHEV delicate-hybrid aid.

• Presumably confusingly, ‘A5’ now designates ICE versions of the authorized A4 vary, with A4 now reserved for pudgy-electric versions of the midsized vary. This fresh nomenclature regime adopts even numbers for EVs whereas irregular numbers feature inner combustion.

• Engines confirmed for Europe encompass a 110kW 2.0-litre TFSI petrol, a bigger-output 150kW 2.0-litre TFSI petrol and a 150kW 2.0 turbo-diesel. A vary-topping 3.0-litre TFSI V6 petrol engine with 270kW is reserved for the efficiency S5 variants.

• Normal aspects for the fresh A5 vary encompass Audi’s panoramic inform with 11.9-poke Digital Cockpit and 14.5-poke media touchscreen, OLED tail lights and, as an option, a 10.9-poke display for the entrance passenger.

• Subject to initiate globally in November 2024, the A5 is anticipated to debut in Australia sometime in the first half of of 2025.

Dapper #1 and #3 electric SUVs priced for Australia

• The fresh Dapper vary has been detailed and officially priced for Australia and will almost definitely be dispensed on Aussie shores by LSH Auto in its Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane dealerships alongside Mercedes-Benz.

• The Dapper #1 could presumably well presumably enjoy three variants in the Genuine+, Top rate and Brabus, with pricing kicking off from $54,900 sooner than on-roads for the Genuine+. The Top rate and Brabus will almost definitely be priced from $58,900 and $67,900 respectively.

• In the intervening time, the larger Dapper #3 SUV will almost definitely be priced from $57,900 for the Genuine+, $61,900 for the Top rate and $70,900 for the tip-spec Brabus.

• The Dapper vary will approach in Australia in September this year.

• You should presumably well presumably presumably read more about the Dapper vary at our detailed Australian designate and specification share below.

Read out standalone share here.

Isuzu and Walkinshaw to collaborate on potential Blade ute

• Isuzu Ute Australia is position to collaborate in the come future with Walkinshaw Automobile Crew in a fresh ute mannequin, in step with lately published govt approval paperwork.

• This has published a fresh title referred to as ‘Blade’ which is extremely seemingly to be a dedicated D-Max efficiency variant to purpose the Ford Ranger Raptor and Toyota Hilux GR Sport.

• Query to see aspects indulge in off-aspect road targeted suspension and take kit, underbody security and a peculiar wheel and tyre equipment for the Blade.

• Walkinshaw Automobile is identified for its vehicle enhancements and efficiency tuning and has worked with producers comparable to Volkswagen and GMSV.

• Isuzu Ute Australia steered Chasing Autos that “Isuzu UTE Australia (IUA) and Walkinshaw Automobile Crew (WAG) are taking part on seemingly future product trends — nevertheless, we are now not currently in a region to provide any additional tiny print”.

Porsche Australia expands Macan vary with two fresh variants

• Porsche has announced two additional variants to be half of its all-fresh electric Macan midsize SUV vary, alongside with a fresh entry-level variant.

• The first of the fresh variants is cross mannequin merely referred to as the Macan. It’s moreover the first-ever rear-wheel-force Macan, delivering maximum outputs of 265kW/563Nm and a claimed WLTP vary of 641km.

• Slotting in above the Macan and Macan 4, but below the tip of the vary Turbo, is the fresh Macan 4S. This united states of americapower to 300kW/650Nm, or a top of 380kW/820Nm with initiate control, and delivers a claimed WLTP vary of 606km.

• The fresh entry-grade Macan is priced at $128,400 – larger than $30,000 dearer than the old entry-grade petrol-powered Macan – whereas the Macan 4S, which comes with regular aspects indulge in active suspension management, a panoramic sunroof and four-zone local climate control, asks for $149,300.

Ssangyong Rexton 2024 reviewed

• Chasing Autos manufacturing specialist Tom Subject’s of the 2024 Ssangyong Rexton used to be published, taking a behold at one in every of the most cheap seven-seat four wheel force wagons in the marketplace.

• The Rexton has correct will almost definitely be found for an upgrade that brings its interior into the up-to-the-minute age, now boasting a mountainous 12.3-poke touchscreen and a slew of various tiny but meaningful adjustments.
• With its most up-to-the-minute change, the Rexton targets to manufacture on its varied key aspects indulge in its 3.5-tonne towing capability and seven-seat flexibility as it challenges weak section offerings indulge in the Isuzu MU-X and more cheap competitors such because the GWM Tank 300 and 7-seat Tank 500.

• Subject came upon that the updated Rexton is better all round with the most up-to-the-minute upgrade, declaring a nice designate, better interior and a sweet region in the fresh Adventure grade, but he moreover important most indispensable deficiencies in its off-aspect road functionality, on-aspect road competency and getting older security tech.

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