Car news today: Toyota RAV4-rivalling Haval H6 hybrid launch approaches, cheaper Tesla Model Y pricing, and more – 21 March 2025

Thanks for joining us this Friday March twenty first, 2025. Significantly in automobile news at the present time: Facelifted Haval H6 launching imminently, Tesla confirms pricing for unique Model Y, and additional.

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• Facelifted 2025 Haval H6 hybrid launching imminently
• Tesla confirms pricing for unique Model Y
• Sport-altering Zeekr 7X and Mix land in Australia
• BYD develops wild excessive RPM electrical motor

• Reviewed: 2025 Hyundai Tucson Elite N Line Hybrid

Facelifted 2025 Haval H6 hybrid launching imminently

• GWM has confirmed the open date of the facelifted Haval H6 at a most contemporary press tournament. The Haval H6 is scheduled to open in Q2, between April and June 2025.

• The fresh Haval H6 hit the market at $32,790 earlier than on-boulevard charges in April, 2021. Now, the new facelifted H6 affords revised entrance and rear bumpers, a bump in energy, and an overhauled interior.

• GWM sold over 42,000 vehicles final one year, with the H6 inserting as the company’s 2nd most-favorite mannequin with 8973 sales plus a additional 3443 H6 GT ‘coupe’ variants.

• With an up as a lot as now hybrid powertrain and new scuttle-in hybrid offering, the facelifted Haval H6 will shake up the mid-size SUV segment collectively with the Toyota RAV4, Mazda CX-5, and MG HS.

READ: Haval H6 2025 evaluate: facelift first pressure

WATCH: First price Price Below $50K, But It’s No longer Preferrred (Haval H6 GT 2024 Evaluate)

Tesla confirms pricing for unique Model Y

• Tesla Australia has released pricing for the new 2025 Model Y, with unique variants joining the vary. The brand new Model Y will be on the showroom ground by mid-Would possibly perhaps well also in Initiating Series guise from $63,400 earlier than on-boulevard charges.

• Two core variants of the Model Y, the Model Y RWD ($58,900) and Model Y Long Fluctuate AWD ($68,900) will near in June, priced $4500 lower than restricted Initiating Series counterparts.

• Whereas the flawed Model Y RWD has elevated in label by $3000 over its predecessor, the vary topping Model Y Long Fluctuate AWD has obtained a $1000 reduction.

• In an exclusive interview with Chasing Autos, Tesla confirmed all mannequin pricing will be extra consistent as the company shifts point of curiosity a long way from ‘The Save Wars’. Key rivals for the Tesla Model Y consist of the XPeng G6, Kia EV5 Air, and BYD Sealion 7.

READ: Tesla Model Y 2025 pricing: $4500-more cost-effective core variants confirmed for favorite electrical automobile

Sport-altering Zeekr 7X and Mix land in Australia

• Zeekr has formally opened its doorways to the Australian public with a new dealership in the center of Sydney’s CBD. Within the potential is the first public appearance of the 7X mid-size SUV and Mix folks mover.

• Each the Zeekr 7X and Mix are constructed with Zeekr’s top price 800-volt electrical structure. The 7X is coming to Australia this one year even supposing the Mix is unconfirmed, even supposing presence at a new dealership open has resulted in hypothesis.

• In in a foreign nation markets, the 7X is equipped in three variants: Core RWD, Long Fluctuate RWD, and Privilege AWD, with offerings of 75kWh and 100kWh batteries. The Zeekr MIX is purely equipped in RWD configuration, with a desire between a 76kWh or 102kWh battery.

• The Zeekr Mix would possibly per chance well per chance moreover simply be a severe EV-only rival to the Kia Carnival GT-Line Hybrid, in the intervening time priced at $76,210, and the funky Volkswagen ID.Buzz ($87,990).

BYD develops wild excessive RPM electrical motor

• BYD has unveiled plans for a new 580kW electrical motor capable of spinning as a lot as 30,511rpm. It will turn into seemingly the most absolute most realistic output industrially produced objects on the market as a lot as now, triumphing over rival Xiaomi’s 27,200rpm misleadingly-named HyperEngine V8s.

• The Chinese language carmaker has published the Han L and Tang L sedan and SUV would possibly be the first objects to make utilize of the new motor, a seemingly exclusive desire for mid-vary household vehicles.

• Each the Han L and Tang L are constructed on BYD’s new 1000V structure platform, which helps one megawatt fast charging. For the time being, each vehicles are only available for presale aquire in China.

• At this stage, it is now not seemingly the Australian market will leer BYD’s groundbreaking 30,511rpm motor in the advance future.

Hyundai Tucson Elite N Line Hybrid Evaluate

• Chasing Autos deputy editor Curt Dupriez’s lengthy-term mortgage of the 2025 Hyundai Tucson Elite N Line Hybrid came to an conclude after six months and 10,000km.

• Dupriez used to be enamoured with the wide vary of successfully-rounded powerplant ideas available for the Tucson, and spoke highly of the Smartstream G1.6 T-GDi Hybrid machine below his lengthy-termer’s bonnet.

• There’s no question the Hyundai Tucson’s finest rival is the ever-favorite Toyota RAV4. Dupriez used to be fast to surmise which automobile must gentle get the hearts (and wallets) of the Australian public.

• A successfully-rounded, atmosphere pleasant, and competitively priced mid-size SUV, the Hyundai Tucson Elite N Line Hybrid must gentle completely be a shortlisted contender for any buyer seeking cost-for-money — notably if they’ve a younger household.

READ: Hyundai Tucson Elite N Line Hybrid lengthy bustle evaluate

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