Car news today: Tradies rejoice! More Tritons are coming, Ford’s 100 years in Australia, and more – 02 April 2025

Thanks for joining us this Wednesday, second of April 2025. Particularly in vehicle news nowadays: Tradies celebrate! Extra Tritons are coming, Ford’s 100 years in Australia.

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• A Triton for every occasion: Original Triton variants coming
• 100 years of the Blue Oval in Australia
• Alfa Romeo’s acknowledge to Lexus LBX and Peugeot 2008
• Mazda’s unique Chinese-manufactured SUV

• Reviewed: 2025 Skoda Octavia RS Facelift

A Triton for every occasion: Cheaper Triton variants coming

• Mitsubishi Australia has unveiled two unique alternate-oriented variants of the Triton, with an expected initiate in Q3 2025. A singular single cab Triton will be sold completely as a cab-chassis, whereas the membership cab and recent twin cab will be equipped with both a bathe-tray or cab-chassis.

• Focusing on the fast and alternate market, the $34,490(RRP) 2WD GLX single cab chassis Triton will sight to rob on rivals such as the $36,880(RRP) 2WD XL Ford Ranger and $32,990 (pressure-away) 2WD SX Isuzu D-max.

• Mitsubishi will proceed to present one engine possibility: a 2.4-litre four cylinder twin-turbo diesel producing 150kW / 470Nm and coupled to both a six-ride manual or six-ride automatic transmission.

• Currently, Mitsubishi will ideal sell the twin cab ‘decide-up’ or single cab-chassis Triton in a extra inexpensive 2WD kit. The membership cab, which guarantees extra cabin room in a two-seat structure, is good available in the market as a 4 wheel pressure.

READ: Mitsubishi Triton 2024 review

WATCH: Hang they fixed it? Starting our Mitsubishi Triton prolonged time frame review

100 years of the Blue Oval in Australia

• Ford Australia is commemorating 100 years in Australia. First launching in 1925 with an Australian-built Model T, Ford Australia has grown to be one in all the nation’s high promoting brands, spearheaded by the recognition of the Ranger ute in extra recent events.

• Official celebrations for Ford Australia’s 100 year anniversary will originate up on the 4th of April, with an extraordinary “History in the Making” occasion in Melbourne. Ford will proceed to turn into enthusiastic with the annual ‘All Ford Day’ held in Geelong on April sixth.

• Ford Australia used to be based in Geelong, Victoria, and a convincing connection to the dwelling has remained since. It’s dwelling to Ford’s analysis and trend centre and You Yangs automobile proving grounds.

• Ford Australia has also announced a party of history to be explored digitally. The Ford Heritage Vault online page is available in the market for public viewing and incorporates over 19,000 articles, at the side of brochures, photos, press releases and concept art.

READ: Ford Ranger Wildtrak V6 prolonged-time frame review

WATCH: Living with the Ford Ranger Wildtrak V6 (Ford Ranger Wildtrak V6 prolonged-time frame review)

Alfa Romeo’s acknowledge to Lexus LBX and Peugeot 2008

• Alfa Romeo has confirmed it must carry the Junior to Australia in Q3 2025. The Junior will be equipped with ideal one trim stage and two assorted powertrains: the “Ibrida” (48V hybrid) and “Elettrica” (corpulent-electric).
• At the same time as the value of the Alfa Romeo Junior Ibrida has no longer yet been confirmed, demand it to be in the realm of $50,000. This rivals equal finances-luxury compact hybrids, at the side of the $47,550(Checklist) Lexus LBX Luxurious and $42,490 Peugeot 2008 Entice.

• The Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica will seemingly assign around $60,000, and once more finds rivals in the finances-luxury compact EV dwelling, at the side of the $54,990(MSRP) Renault Megane E-tech and $59,990 Cupra Born.

• A 1.2-litre three cylinder turbo petrol engine and gearbox-mounted electric motor propel the 48V hybrid Alfa Romeo Ibrida, producing 100kW / 230Nm. The corpulent EV Elettrica aspects a 54kWh battery and single electric motor, producing 115kW/260Nm and able to travelling a claimed 407km (WLTP).

Mazda’s unique Chinese-manufactured SUV

• Mazda has teased a brand unique all-electric SUV almost straight away after releasing the EZ-6. The teaser went reside on Chinese social media platform Weibo, and aspects a undeniable SUV silhouette showing in a faux digital wind tunnel.

• Worthy luxuriate in the Chinese manufactured Mazda EZ-6, Mazda’s unique EV SUV will fragment many general aspects with a Deepal sister vehicle – seemingly the Deepal S07, which went on sale in Australia final year for $fifty three,900(MSRP).

• The unique electric SUV has no longer yet been formally named, nonetheless heavily resembles the Mazda Arata concept vehicle. Basically based on a 2024 Chinese trademark, it’s seemingly the unique mannequin will be dubbed ‘EZ-60’.

• A world initiate date, pricing, specification and even mannequin title has no longer yet been confirmed by Mazda for the upcoming corpulent-electric SUV. If the auto had been to approach assist to Australia, it will seemingly initiate in 2026 or 2027.

2025 Skoda Octavia RS Facelift Evaluate

• Chasing Vehicles side twin carriageway take a look at editor John Laws’s first Australian pressure of the 2025 Skoda Octavia RS used to be printed, and praises Skoda for bettering an already lawful automobile, nonetheless questions the save the Octavia RS would possibly well well space in an already bloated VAG lineup.
• Laws applauded the handling functionality of the Octavia RS as smartly as the efficiency of the 2.0-Litre four cylinder turbo petrol engine, which now produces 195kW/370Nm.

• The Octavia RS had few flaws, nonetheless Laws drew essentially from the bumpy gallop over repeated bumps, and a small intrusive side twin carriageway noise recent in the cabin.
• Priced at $62,990 pressure-away for the sedan and $64,490 for the wagon, the Skoda Octavia RS is a smartly priced, attain-all sporty vehicle. Optioned as a wagon, it’s exhausting to sight previous for luxurious, yet assign-for-money making an strive to receive households or those that crave a natty boot and an appetizing riding abilities.

READ: Skoda Octavia RS 2025 review: Australian first pressure

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