Car news today: Renault’s 400kW+ ‘mini-supercar’ detailed, public’s first Kia Tasman taste, and more – 17 March 2025

Thanks for becoming a member of us this Monday, March 17th 2025. Particularly in car info this present day: Renault 5 Turbo confirmed with 400kW+, Kia Tasman’s public look in police livery.

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• Official particulars for 400kW electric Renault 5 Turbo 3E “mini-supercar” revealed
• First model of Tasman in Tasmania police livery
• Electric car charging correct received simpler
• New-explore GWM Haval H6 confirmed for comely-hand markets

• Reviewed: 2025 Mitsubishi Triton GSR

Renault confirms 400kW-plus for electric 5 Turbo “mini-supercar”

• Renault HQ has revealed extra legit stats for the noteworthy-anticipated 5 Turbo 3E electric hatchback, bringing high-voltage credentials that has the carmaker describing the EV model as a “mini-supercar”.
• In pattern with slump-snappy skunkworks Alpine, the compact four-metre-lengthy 5 Turbo 3E will fit in-wheel motors capable of “540 horsepower”, or spherical 402kW. Renault’s legit liberate promises “spectacular stride motion” capabilities from this homage to 1980s 5 Turbo and Turbo 2 hot hatches.

• Constructed off a bespoke 800-volt architecture, the 5 Turbo 3E brings 350kW top DC charging vitality, with its maker claiming a “15-80 percent charge” time of correct quarter-hour. Renault has to this level made no vary claims or revealed real battery dimension.
• Finest 1980 devices will be equipped globally, with reservations for buy “begin within the following few weeks”. The 5 Turbo 3E is now not any longer due in showrooms till 2027.

Kia Tasman on public repeat with Tasmanian Police livery

• A police-livery Kia Tasman is on repeat on the 2025 Australasian Police and Emergency Companies and products (AP&ES) Games. Fittingly, this 365 days the games are being hosted in Hobart, Tasmania.

• Here is the first time participants of the public indulge in had the different to seek the Kia Tasman in person. The next different to publicly seek the Tasman will be on the Melbourne Motor Suppose their own praises on the Fifth and Sixth of April.

• Interesting functions of the police-spec Tasman encompass white chequered accents, roof-mounted police lightbar, and snorkel. No Australian police-pressure has publicly confirmed or mentioned the long term employ of the Kia Tasman for lively responsibilities.

• The Kia Tasman is anticipated to slump on sale within the 2d half of 2025, and would possibly most likely perchance very smartly be powered by a 154kW/441Nm 2.2-litre turbo-diesel four-cylinder mated to an eight-bustle automated and real four-wheel pressure machine.

READ: Kia Tasman: the within story within the serve of its polarising make

WATCH: Under the skin of Korea’s shock new ute! (2025 Kia Tasman deep-diver)

Electric car charging correct received simpler

• Non-Tesla EV owners will soon indulge in the flexibility to pay for Tesla Supercharging with their credit or debit card — no Tesla app required. The characteristic is now not any longer but available on all Tesla Superchargers.

• Integrated card readers were first launched in August 2023, as portion of the V4 Supercharger roll out within the UK.

• Tesla V4 Superchargers are the most likely to receive constructed-in card readers. Whispers of 500kW V4 chargers arriving in Australia would possibly most likely perchance most likely coincide with a roll-out of colossal-snappy chargers with colossal-convenience.

• The all-new characteristic is quietly rolling out in Australia, and not using a legit announcement from Tesla. It is no longer certain how many chargers will be upgraded to salvage standalone payment.

Facelifted GWM Haval H6 confirmed for comely-hand markets

• GWM has confirmed the facelifted Haval H6 will be available for comely hand pressure markets, with both HEV and PHEV alternate choices. An legit Australian liberate date for the facelift is now not any longer but known, but anticipated in Q2.

• The Haval H6 facelift affords a dot matrix entrance grille, 19-creep wheels, and a brand new wrap-spherical model rear gentle. Initial photos of the facelifted H6 point out a Haval tag within the entrance grille, and GWM badge on the tailgate.

• The Haval H6 Hybrid has a combined output of 179 kW / 530 Nm. The PHEV H6 has a bump extra vitality, at 240 kW / 530 Nm. The PHEV H6 will be sold with a 27.54 kWh battery and NEDC vary of 150 km. Interestingly, that battery is smaller than the H6 GT PHEV’s.
• If the facelifted Haval H6 variants strategy within the Australian market, costs are most likely to remain the same to the hot model H6. Currently, the H6 hybrid begins at $42,490 pressure-away, and the PHEV H6GT begins at $53,990 pressure-away.

Mitsubishi Triton GSR reviewed

• Chasing Vehicles manufacturing specialist Tom Situation’s lengthy duration of time overview of the 2025 Mitsubishi Triton GSR used to be revealed, and contains a detailed comparison to the extra in model Ford Ranger.
• Situation used to be swiftly to tackle the elephant within the room: The looming presence of Australia’s most dominant selling ute, the Ford Ranger. The Triton GSR items with better value, and a $17,000 saving over the Ranger Wildtrak.

• Initial reception of the Triton GSR used to be spotty, in consequence of overly invasive and poorly calibrated driver support functions. Situation discusses if a application update from Mitsubishi, which promised to fix the woes from consumers, has genuinely worked.
• The Triton GSR proves to be extra than capable off-toll road, and is equipped to tackle commercial responsibilities on paper. The Triton has a braked towing potential of 3500kg, most payload of 1030kg, and 228mm of flooring clearance.

READ: Mitsubishi Triton GSR lengthy duration of time overview

WATCH: Ford Ranger Wildtrak vs Mitsubishi Triton GSR

The next bother of Automobile News On the present time will be revealed on Tuesday 18th March at 4.30pm Sydney time.