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The sixth-period Toyota RAV4 will soon advance in Australia, with disclose books already originate, and a differ of deals in attain for the outgoing fifth-period model.

On the total, a brand new model altering-of-the-guard coincides with a dip in total sales, but this simply isn’t the case for Toyota’s evergreen midsizer, which closing month posted its second strongest sales end result for 2025, with a resolve of 6390 deliveries.

Speaking with Toyota Australia vice president sales, marketing and franchise operations Sean Hanley, it would seem the most contemporary period RAV4’s persevered primary sales is a correct indicator of success for the brand new-period.

“We’re after all good enough with the RAV4 end result attributable to there’s a chain of factors to bear in mind,” he informed Chasing Automobiles.

“That car is in scramble-out, we’ve presented the brand new model and its arrival time, and we’ve unfolded the disclose e book on the brand new model. To be still promoting the most contemporary period in these numbers is comparatively unbelievable.”

“Can have to that it is possible you’ll presumably have got in mind that you’re three-to-four months out from the open of a brand new car, that’s unbelievable… It presentations you the energy of the automobile and the strength of the product,” he concluded.

Unusual RAV4 to outsell Hilux, says Hanley

As the fifth-period Toyota RAV4 nears its retirement after a commendable six-365 days scramble, Toyota predicts that its new sixth-period model will now not most productive match its forebear’s success, this might possibly exceed it.

Speaking to Sean Hanley, Toyota claims that a rising sequence of contenders within the ute section will tedious the sales success of simplest-sellers Ford Ranger and Toyota’s cling Hilux, leaving the brand new RAV4 to quietly judge a simplest-promoting title.

“Can have to you watch on the ute section, which has got an increasing number of new avid gamers coming in, [it’s likely that] growth within the section is thanks to those new avid gamers and attributable to some are chasing onerous to attempt to preserve up volume,” acknowledged Hanley.

“[In either the first or second half of 2026], you’re gonna have various competitors taking part in for a noteworthy smaller fragment of the pie… So it makes correct sense to me that the rising SUV market might possibly presumably as a replace preserve your market-main car.”

“I’m quietly confident that [the new RAV4] might possibly presumably be the most productive seller for Toyota next 365 days, and set up some hope that it might possibly possibly presumably be the no 1 promoting car next 365 days,” acknowledged Hanley.

Whereas the Toyota Hilux is heading within the valid route to beat out the RAV4 in sales this 365 days, 2024’s sales results seen the RAV4 to advance support out on top with an stop-of-365 days sales results of 58,718 objects to the Hilux’s 53,499. Both automobiles trailed within the support of the Ford Ranger (62,593 unit sales).

Toyota’s product self belief isn’t runt to the RAV4 model itself. The new period car will introduce Toyota’s drag-in hybrid drivetrain for the first time, and it is primary that this powertrain is correctly got, particularly as rumours swirl concerning a future Hilux PHEV.

Toyota RAV4 a hybrid sales success account

Australia’s appetite for hybrid, drag-in hybrid and electrical energy is now not precisely easy to pin down. But Toyota’s comfortable transition capability to electrical energy by the plan of plugless hybrid drivetrains has shown to be efficient both here and foreign.

Almost half of of Toyota Australia’s new car sales have been hybrid this 365 days. The Toyota RAV4 is by some distance the nation’s most standard hybrid, and, slowly but indubitably, has now entirely phased out petrol-most productive variants with out detrimental attain.

The new period model will remain hybrid most productive, but can even introduce a drag-in hybrid variant so that you might possibly lift sales.

For a truly prolonged time, the Australian drag-in hybrid SUV section comprised correct two in actuality aggressive avid gamers – the Mitsubishi Outlander and BYD Sealion 6. Easiest now not too prolonged ago were these automobiles joined by the likes of Chery Tiggo 7, MG HS, Jaecoo J7, and soon, BYD Sealion 5.

Now, Toyota says the time is gorgeous to suppose in its cling drag-in heavyweight – possible as step one on a multi-model PHEV drag which is in a space to at some point encapsulate the Toyota Hilux.

“If primary most modern period [hybrid] demand is any indication, that it is possible you’ll presumably put a matter to that the [new RAV4] shall be deal better when it involves its demand – particularly the drag-in variant,” acknowledged a boisterous Sean Hanely.

When quizzed about striking forward a consistent supply of automobiles to enhance the RAV4’s sales predictions, Hanley gave the influence quietly confident.

“We’re going in with after all rock sincere [PHEV / hybrid] production plans, so we’re searching ahead to to be in a correct space,” he acknowledged.

Toyota has slashed the worth of its bZ4X electric medium SUV. It now starts extra than $10,000 much less dear, from $55,990 earlier than on-avenue charges.

All-wheel pressure pricing has moreover been cut, losing $6910 to inaugurate from $67,990.

Toyota’s updates prepare these made to the Subaru Solterra, the bZ4X’s twin under the skin, which now starts at $63,990 in AWD intellectual.

The associated charge updates will abet Toyota compete with present EV simplest-sellers including the Tesla Mannequin Y ($58,900) and Kia EV5 ($56,770).

Toyota’s basic set aside reductions to the bZ4X moreover abet to bridge the outlet between it and the vastly widespread Toyota RAV4 midsize SUV. The RAV4 will be updated in March subsequent year, and can inaugurate from $forty five,990 for the spoiled plugless hybrid or $58,840 for the spoiled lag-in.

That arrangement Toyota’s battery-electric mid-sizer will undercut its PHEV and flagship hybrid choices.

Pricing for the prolonged, extra significant bZ4X Touring, which is willing to are available Q2 2026, is easy but to be launched.

The bZ4X moreover receives updates to its EV machine. A extra significant 165kW/270Nm (up 15kW) electric motor is paired with a increased 74.7kWh lithium-ion battery (was 64kWh) to bring an improved using vary of 591km (was 436km) in entrance-wheel pressure guise.

For all-wheel pressure devices, most outputs develop to 252kW/438Nm (up 92kW), while using vary will improve to 517km WLTP (was 411km). It too advantages from a increased 74.7kWh battery.

Battery cell density, electric motor effectivity and regenerative braking energy moreover improves.

AC charging now peaks at 22kW, allowing a 10-p.c to full charge in around 3.5 hours, while a 150kW DC charge from 10 to 80-p.c takes around half-hour.

As earlier than, the bZ4X measures 4690mm prolonged, 1860mm wide, and 1650mm mammoth, using on a 2850mm wheelbase. The entrance-wheel pressure weighs 1960kg (kerb), while the all-wheel pressure weighs 2055kg.

Varied tweaks to the updated bZ4X FWD embody 18-depart aero wheels, roof rails, whisk shifters to adjust regenerative braking power, increased 14-depart infotainment cowl cowl (was 12.3 inches), two wi-fi machine chargers, heated steerage wheel, and increased safety equipment.

Equipment particular to the all-wheel pressure bZ4X involves 20-depart aero wheels, eight-arrangement energy adjustable heated entrance seats, and an increased 1500kg braked towing ability.

The bZ4X was Toyota’s slowest promoting SUV, managing real 858 deliveries as in contrast to the market-leading Tesla Mannequin Y (20,241) and Kia EV5 (4541).

Toyota bZ4X: prices in Australia

Prices listed are earlier than on-avenue charges.

• Entrance-wheel pressure: $55,990 (down $10,010)
• All-wheel pressure: $67,990 (down $6910)

Toyota Worldwide has this day revealed three mind-boggling V8 supercars, designated as GR GT, GR GT3, and Lexus LFA Belief to the enviornment stage, with staunch promise of a roadgoing version launch in due direction.

All three supercars are powered by a twin-turbocharged petrol V8, with the toll road-going GR GT furthermore gaining a hybrid map. Both the GR GT3 and Lexus LFA Belief remain as notice-handiest gadgets for now.

An in-depth admire at Toyota’s modular V8 engine platform may perchance well merely furthermore be considered right here.

Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda said that the vehicles are a consequence of a imaginative and prescient to invent no more dumb cars, pointing out that he used to be disappointed by Lexus of The US’s popularity of “being dumb”.

“We weak the wretchedness and frustration from ‘Kuyashisa’ (which arrive humiliation or frustration) to focal level on growing ever better cars, from the GR 86, Supra, Yaris, and Corolla to now, with the GR GT and GT3,” he said.

Diminutive technical specification, rather then for the engine, is identified for Toyota’s three belief vehicles. We wait for a different of automated or handbook transmission paired with rear-wheel drive – a requirement for GT3 racing guidelines.

What is identified presently is that the vehicles will seemingly be constructed on a rigid aluminium spaceframe. Tune-focused variations already sport a apparently total inner, placeholder or otherwise, where the roadgoing GT may perchance well merely furthermore be viewed wearing crimson bucket seats and door-playing cards.

Finish followers of Toyota will show that right here isn’t very any longer the first time the GR GT and GT3 had been on show, first performing in hide using at the celebrated Goodwood Competition of Tempo. These vehicles sported identical notice-prepared interiors with wrap-round Recaro buckets.

Inaugurate air, all three vehicles are visually identical, wearing huge bonnet vents, carbon-fibre roof, a low-slung aerodynamic silhouette, slender LED brightwork, an LFA-impressed angular rear conclude, and several other brake-cooling ducts. The GR GT3 furthermore sports activities an great spoiler.

Toyota says its new belief vehicles checklist a brand new direction for the Japanese firm, where racing will seemingly be prioritised to nurture new technology and merchandise for both Lexus and GR-badged vehicles.

It’s unclear when world or Australian deliveries will originate for the roadgoing GR GT, as properly because the notice-handiest GR GT3 and Lexus LFA Belief.

Pricing too, is purely speculative. Certainly on both looks and sound, the three belief vehicles seem like competitors to the Porsche 911 GT3 and McLaren 750S. Inquire pricing to be north of $400,000.

Being that the vehicles are described as non secular successors to both the Toyota 2000GT and Lexus LFA, pricing may perchance even land in essential more than $700,000!

Xpeng has confirmed a serious share of its MY26 product rollout, detailing initiating recordsdata for its next-gen G6 midsize electric SUV, X9 beautiful folk mover, and G9 – referred to in most modern media as the G9L – beautiful flagship SUV.

First on the slicing block will be the G6 midsize electric, for the time being on sale in Australia, that would merely reportedly be upgraded to a singular generation unhurried into the first quarter of 2026.

In China, the updated Xpeng is already readily accessible, with principal adjustments collectively with unique front and rear clip, wheel designs, somewhat of larger 10.25-lunge cluster, a 15.6-lunge infotainment display conceal conceal, and a bigger battery – now 68.5kWh.

A wide range of these enhancements will likely accumulate their come into the Australian market.

The ‘unique G6’ is already complied with Australian Create Rules, and has been spied by being examined on Australian roads. It’s some distance extra likely that the upcoming G6 is an change on the present mannequin, in desire to a unconditionally unique generation.

Next to come will be Xpeng’s seven-seat X9 folk-mover, slated to debut in the community in the second quarter of 2026.

Few local specs for the X9 are readily accessible, aside from a 23-speaker sound system, second row ‘captains chairs’ with electronic adjustment, rubdown and recline, customary-equipped rear-axle steering, and ‘XPNG’ driver aid performance.

In China, the X9 measures 5293mm lengthy, 1988mm wide, and 1785mm enormous, with a 3160mm wheelbase. It offers a lot of 84.5kWh LFP or 101.5kWh NMC battery, producing a WLTP vary of 500 or 590km respectively.

Rapidly 10-80 DC charging takes 20 minutes, peaking at both 283kW (85.4kWh) or 317kW (101.5kWh). AC charging peaks at 11kW for every battery sizes.

No matter battery preference, the X9 is front-wheel pressure, that comprises 800-volt electronic structure and a blended output of 235kW / 450Nm. Quiz local specs to be identical.

Final on Xpeng’s early Christmas wishlist is its beautiful G9 electric flagship SUV, space to initiating in next year’s fourth quarter. We tag that most modern reviews from Xpeng direct over with this car as ‘G9L’ — it’s presumed the two automobiles are one in the the same, with ‘L’ likely a designation for ‘lengthy wheelbase’.

Xpeng has teased some local specs for its G9/G9L earlier than its Q4 initiating, collectively with a WLTP vary of 570km, kind of rear or all-wheel pressure, a speedy 10-80 percent DC payment time of 20 minutes (with 300kW top), and air suspension for top rate excellent-grades.

Other local aspects to debut contain relaxed-shut doors, 22-speaker sound system, a series of driver security aids, electronic seat adjustment front and rear (with non-mandatory warmth and rubdown), and Nappa leather-primarily based interior excellent.

Also announced by Xpeng had been ‘two to just a few extra Xpeng automobiles’  likely for Australia. The for the time being unknown objects are space to come ‘in the very lengthy time length’.

Jason Clarke, CEO of TrueEV (Xpeng’s local importer) divulged; “These unique automobiles replicate XPENG’s lengthy-time length ambitions for the Australian market.”

Extra recordsdata on Xpeng’s unique objects, collectively with local market specification, is yet to be disclosed. An decent announcement from Xpeng referring to its X9 MPV is anticipated in the first quarter of 2026, with one more for the G9 SUV to employ in the third quarter.

Chinese carmaker GAC arrives this month on Australian shores with two SUVs and a minivan, nonetheless it indubitably already has its sights residing firmly on some of the nation’s most lucrative segments: dual-cab utes.

Having published the brutalist, futuristic “PICKUP 01” idea on the 2025 Auto Shanghai motor present, fashion of the GAC ute is all of a sudden progressing in direction of what Chinese media has reported will seemingly be a 2027 birth date.

Now, GAC’s most senior executive for non-China markets has confirmed that the ute will utilise a hotfoot-in hybrid powertrain, and it would be backed with a petroleum — no longer diesel — engine.

“At the Shanghai Auto Uncover in April this year, GAC Neighborhood confirmed a hybrid pick-up as a idea automotive. We are making some preparations on this regard,” said Wayne Wei, president of GAC World — the division of the firm that contains 84 non-China markets.

“Now we non-public a cramped bit be taught about the prospects of introducing a ‘recent energy’ pick-up into the Australian market, to spy Australian customer demands and articulate the product,” Wei published.

Chinese producers in overall take a look at with partial and fully-electrified automobiles as ‘recent energy’ — in self-discipline of pure combustion.

Toddle-in hybrid powertrain favoured for GAC ute

Wei, who has executive oversight over GAC in the Australian market, confirmed that the carmaker sees hybrid powertrains as the actual fit for the ute and fascinating SUV segments because of prospects can resolve to bustle in electric or gasoline-powered modes.

“Our be taught has proven that for fascinating-size automobiles, as an instance pick-americaand SUVs, per chance the hotfoot-in hybrid is a real different.”

Quizzed about whether or no longer a pick-up is one thing GAC wants in Australia, Wei agreed: “it is seemingly you’ll per chance per chance also be real.”

GAC sees the pick-up segment as a growth different. No matter dual-cabs accounting for handiest spherical one percent of China’s recent automotive market (mute a sizeable 400,000 objects), approximately six million pick-americaare sold globally per annum.

Chasing Automobiles understands that Australia, the Middle East, South The usa and Mexico will seemingly be the target markets for the manufacturing version of the GAC ute.

In the neighborhood, the BYD Shark 6 hotfoot-in hybrid ute has established itself strongly in the twin-cab segment this year, with more than 15,000 deliveries to the tip of October representing an 8.5 percent market fragment.

PICKUP 01 idea gives hints for manufacturing GAC ute

Cosmetically, the ute became as soon as foreshadowed by the PICKUP 01 idea, which — treasure the Tesla Cybertruck — has a stainless-steel exoskeleton.

While the eventual manufacturing GAC ute will seemingly be pared-wait on when put next with the idea, the Guangzhou-basically basically based carmaker has foreshadowed that the pick-up will seemingly be a top charge contender in desire to a piece truck.

The idea that, which is declared to sit down down on the GAC Adaptive Shimmering Structure (GAIA platform) has camera-told ‘shining’ adaptive suspension, a PHEV system and a reported 12,000Nm of torque on hand on the wheels.

BYD will rapidly commence a sprint-in hybrid (PHEV) model of the Atto 2 little SUV in Europe and the UK with 1020km of total riding vary, with Australia firming to obtain the hybrid model.

The PHEV would be an extended-vary and more inexpensive quite rather a lot of to the Atto 2 BEV that launched in Australia this week from $31,990 plus on-toll road prices, with 345km of electrical riding vary.

BYD Australia executives indulge in told Chasing Cars that they see principal doable in a hybrid little SUV — and that they are evaluating the Atto 2 PHEV and the plan in which it would fit into the native lineup.

The Atto 2 is being in-built China in both BEV and PHEV codecs and with a unfold of battery sizes — and if truth be told the entire Atto 2 menu is available within the market to BYD Australia product planners.

BYD Australia says there might be “monumental set a matter to” for hybrid little SUVs

BYD pulled the covers off the Atto 2 PHEV in gradual October at a rapid gross sales convention in Luxembourg, with first customer deliveries of the hybrid model set to take region in Europe in early 2026.

The European Union levies heavy tariffs on BEVs imported from China but PHEVs are exempt — so BYD has pulled laborious on the sprint-in hybrid lever for Europe, with Australia likely to moreover benefit.

“Is there a market right here for a automobile like [the Atto 2 PHEV?] Fully there might be,” BYD Australia chief product officer Sajid Hasan told Chasing Cars at the commence of the Atto 2 BEV.

“There is monumental, monumental set a matter to and gross sales volumes in ICE and hybrid [small SUV] powertrains. The compatible hybrids we obtain are PHEVs. I suspect the product we would potentially be introducing in that set would be a PHEV, and I’d fancy to detect one thing in that set.”

That sentiment turned into echoed by BYD Australia chief operating officer Stephen Collins.

“What puts us in a upright region is that we’ve got both [EV and PHEV powertrains] successfully-lined. The set we are able to, a chunk like the Atto 2 dialogue, where we are able to possibly indulge in both, we would indulge in both,” he acknowledged.

Atto 2 PHEV confirmed for Europe, Australia would be next

Enter the Atto 2 PHEV, which makes exercise of similar “DM-i” sprint-in tech to the BYD Sealion 6 midsize SUV, but in a decrease express of tune.

In Australia, BYD will increasingly promote models with both PHEV and BEV powertrains to cater for customers with varied requirements.

“Now we indulge in both powertrains available within the market, and we are able to detect to provide that for most of our automobiles,” acknowledged product boss Hasan.

BYD has no longer published energy outputs and battery sizes, but the Atto 2 PHEV will nearly undoubtedly combine a 1.5-litre petrol engine with a front electrical motor and an LFP ‘Blade’ battery with around 19kWh skill.

The four-cylinder combustion engine acts basically as a generator for the battery — meaning the Atto 2 PHEV will power akin to the BEV more ceaselessly than no longer — although the petrol mill can power the front wheels straight away at motorway speeds.

Total riding vary for the Atto 2 PHEV has been confirmed by BYD to be 1020km with electrical-supreme operating of 90km. Both AC and DC charging are likely to be supported for the battery while long-distance riding is eased by the flexibility to occupy up with petrol.

The Atto 2 hybrid would likely be more inexpensive than the electrical model

Pricewise, Chasing Cars predicts that the Atto 2 PHEV would be around five per cent more inexpensive than the BEV, with a that you simply’re going to be ready to think of beginning price of $29,990 plus on-toll road prices, when put next with $31,990 + ORCs for the BEV.

That more or much less pricing would obtain the Atto 2 PHEV a little bit costlier than the (plugless) Chery Tiggo 4 HEV ($29,990 driveaway) but likely more inexpensive than the MG ZS hybrid ($33,990 driveaway).

A critical pronounce is that size of the Atto 2 PHEV’s battery is around 10 events better than these ancient by the Chery and MG.

Visual tweaks will likely be made to the Atto 2 in PHEV safe. It rankings differentiated 17-high-tail alloys, a new ‘Center of the night Blue’ paint colour, enlarged front grille for extra cooling and hybrid-particular badgework.

Exterior dimensions are akin to the BEV with length of 4310mm, width of 1830mm, prime of 1675mm and a wheelbase of 2620mm.

BYD Atto 2 2026: prices in Australia

All prices listed are sooner than on-toll road prices.

• Dynamic (51kWh electrical): $31,990
• Top class (51kWh electrical): $35,990

The popular Ford Everest wide SUV has attain in for a sequence of mid-life changes, on hand to expose from December, with out a predominant model changes.

Tech has been lifted internal, the controversial ‘moist’ belt bi-turbo diesel engine has been deleted, and there’s more shadowy open air. Deliveries will initiate in mid-2026 after current ‘MY25.25’ stock clears out.

Ford has removed the Ambiente and Pattern grades from its Everest line up, changing them with a brand fresh Active entry effectively-organized for $58,990, sooner than on-avenue charges — $500 less expensive than the used bi-turbo Ambiente 4×4, but up $4500 on the outgoing rear-pressure entry point.

Arriving traditional with the revised single-turbo 2.0-litre four-cylinder diesel (125kW/405Nm), Ford will additionally provide its 184kW/600Nm 3.0-litre turbo-diesel V6 on the fresh Active – a first for entry grade Everest devices.

Inner, the Everest Active aspects leather-essentially essentially based completely-accented seats, a 12-gallop infotainment display masks masks, 18-gallop alloy wheels, privacy glass, tyre pressure monitoring machine (TPMS), LED headlamps, and five seats. A seven-seat layout is elective, to the tune of $1350.

The Everest Active will predominantly rival Toyota’s LandCruiser Prado GX, priced from $72,500, and the Isuzu MU-X LS-M, which begins from $49,900.

Everest Sport, Tremor and Platinum effectively-organized grades will dwell on hand. The Sport and Tremor attain a protracted-established tools 360-stage digicam, while the Sport additionally good points a TPMS.

The Everest Tremor good points its ‘top class seat pack’ as traditional tools, adding heated, ventilated, vitality-alter front seats, as well to the no-model probability to delete the third row.

No changes are slated for the diversity topping Ranger Platinum.

Ford Everest 2026: Australian pricing

All costs listed are sooner than on-avenue charges.

• Active 2.0L Turbo: $58,990
• Active 3.0L V6: $66,990
• Sport 2.0L Turbo: $68,990
• Sport 3.0L V6: $76,990
• Tremor 3.0L V6: $seventy nine,990
• Platinum 3.0L V6: $83,490

Ford Australia has confirmed a string of updates for its easiest promoting Ranger ute, which embody pricing tweaks, driveline changes, styling updates, inner tech upgrades, and model variant changes.

The up to this level ‘MY26.5’ Rangers replace the outgoing ‘MY25.25’ hasty, and will most definitely be on hand to articulate from December 2025. Deliveries originate in mid-2026 with pricing unchanged for now.

As reported by Chasing Vehicles, the bi-turbo engine has been phased out in favour of a revised single turbo 2.0-litre for MY26 which has exchanged the controversial ‘wet’ timing belt for a timing chain. The up to this level engine produces an unchanged 125kW/405Nm.

Ford will moreover magnify the provision of its 184kW/600Nm 3.0L V6 turbo-diesel, now offered as a brand option on unsuitable grade Ranger XL.

The six-tempo computerized can even exit for MY26.5, exchanged for the 10-tempo auto once reserved for greater model grades, or as an option. As a consequence, All Ranger devices now provide a 3500kg braked towing skill, providing the auto is supplied with a correct tow pack.

Out of doors, Ranger devices will trade chrome natty and highlights for either gloss or matte dim accents, while inner, all autos now characteristic a 12.0-accelerate infotainment masks. The same tweaks are applied to the associated Everest SUV.

Ford Ranger 2026: Pricing and model grade changes

There are no brand changes for Ranger or Everest no topic Ford phasing out each and every the bi-turbo ‘wet-belt’ diesel and six-tempo computerized transmission.

The unsuitable model Ford Ranger XL 4×2 twin-cab, now with 10-tempo auto, will remain at $43,530 sooner than on-avenue costs, while the vary topping V6 diesel-powered Raptor remains from $90,690.

The unsuitable XL features extra equipment for MY26, including the next 12-accelerate infotainment masks (became 10.1-inches) and twin-zone AC with rear passenger vents. In V6 guise, the XL features 17-accelerate metal rims with all-terrain tyres, rear disc brakes, e-shifter and pressure modes.

Every the Ranger XL and XLT crew-cab also glean increased safety in the produce of Ford’s ‘Driver Back Expertise bar’ changing into accepted. This adds blind self-discipline monitoring, execrable-visitors alert, reversing camera, rear parking sensors, and lane trade warnings to the alloy-tray devices for the first time.

The forthcoming Ranger will rival the soon-to-start ninth-technology Toyota Hilux, which begins at $47,990 for unsuitable Workmate twin-cab computerized, as well to the lately revised Isuzu D-Max SX twin-cab, priced from $44,200.

The Ford Ranger model vary will gather just a few tweaks for 2026. Most notably, the Ranger Sport will likely be phased out mid-one year, while the Black Version and Tremor will became completely on hand, priced from $53,490 and $75,090, respectively.

The Ranger Black Version is positioned between the XLS and XLT, while the Tremor is positioned between a original ‘Wolftrak’ natty grade and the present Wildtrak.

The V6-easiest Wolftrak succeeds the Ranger Sport to sit between the Ranger XLT and Tremor. It’ll originate from $70,990 – a $600 decrease over its V6 Ranger Sport predecessor.

Valuable aspects of the Ranger Wolftrak embody a restyled front grille, sports actions bar, LED headlights, 17-accelerate alloy wheels wrapped in all-terrain tyres, vinyl ‘WOLFTRAK’ embroidered front seats, and two extra pressure modes – Mud / Rut and Sand.

Entering the original Tremor grants off-avenue focused Bilstein suspension, 17-accelerate wheels with all-terrain tyres, underbody safety, 30mm increased be aware, 26mm extra ground clearance, off-avenue driver support aspects, and Tremor-particular styling.

Stepping up again in model grade is the Ranger Wildtrak. MY26-particular equipment changes embody original 18-accelerate wheels, Matrix LED headlamps, and a 10-speaker B&O sound system. Else, the Wildtrak will contend with the the same equipment from MY25.

Ford did now no longer indicate PHEV variants in its literature, but the fetch quandary nonetheless lists the electrified BYD Shark 6 rival as on hand.

Ford Ranger 2026: Australian pricing

All costs listed are sooner than on-avenue costs. Ranger Twin-cab rep costs confirmed until acknowledged otherwise.

• 4×2 XL 2.0L Turbo: $43,530
• 4×2 XLT 2.0L Turbo: $52,990
• 4×4 XL 2.0L Turbo: $51,400
• four wheel pressure XL 3.0L V6: $57,900
• four wheel pressure XLS Double Crew Cab 3.0L V6: $58,450
• 4×4 Black Version 2.0L Turbo: $53,490
• four wheel pressure Black Version 3.0L V6: $59,990
• four wheel pressure XLT 3.0L V6: $67,990
• four wheel pressure Wolftrak 3.0L V6: $70,990
• four wheel pressure Tremor 3.0L V6: $75,090
• four wheel pressure Wildtrak 3.0L V6: $75,090
• four wheel pressure Platinum 3.0L V6: $80,890
• Raptor 3.0L V6 EcoBoost: $90,690

Genesis has published its freshest GV60 to this point, premiering its novel excessive-efficiency Magma model on the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France.

Technically equivalent to Hyundai’s mighty Ioniq 5 N, the novel twin-motor Magma boasts 448kW and 740Nm, trumping the sizzling flagship GV60 Efficiency Lux’s 360kW/700Nm. Within the neighborhood, the debut Magma mannequin would without problems be basically the most extremely effective Genesis automobile supplied in Australia.

The Genesis GV60 Magma can additional its energy output to 478kW/790Nm with ‘Boost Mode’ activated, for a burst of up to 15 seconds. With the added efficiency of ‘Boost Mode’, the GV60 Magma can slump from 0 to 200km/h in 10.9 seconds.

No longer ideally suited are these identical outputs to sister firm Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 N, the 2 autos are significant the identical below the pores and skin, utilising the identical Hyundai-sourced 800-volt Electrical-Global Modular Platform.

While local specs for the GV60 Magma are no longer but readily accessible, we await specs will most likely be significant just like the Ioniq 5 N, the converse of an 84kWh battery and a combined vary of spherical 448km (WLTP).

Hyundai claims a hastily DC fee from 10-80 percent takes 16 minutes, peaking at 350kW, whereas three-phase 11kW AC charging from 0-100% is acknowledged to rob spherical eight hours.

Exterior enhancements confirmed for the GV60 Magma encompass a significant wider stance, 20mm lower scoot top, novel side skirts, revised entrance and rear bumpers, a hover and a diffuser, just a few gloss sunless external touch-ups, and ‘Magma’ 21-dawdle solid wheels carrying 275mm tyres.

The GV60 Magma additionally gains a rear digital diminutive-plug differential, three force modes, efficiency-tuned suspension with Electronic Management, better brake rotors paired with entrance monoblock calipers and efficiency pads, waft mode, and on-request simulated equipment changes.

Interior, the GV60 Magma sports activities Chamude (described by Genesis as a ‘top class suede-take care of topic fabric’) on the seats, doorways and centre console, a head-up display, signature orange and grey stitching and seatbelts, revised gloss sunless switchgear, and a Magma-engrossing sports activities guidance wheel.

The novel, extra-extremely effective GV60 will roll out to Korean markets by the stop of 2025, with European and North American deliveries to follow in early 2026. It’s anticipated that the GV60 Magma will near within the community in 2026.

Quiz the impending Aussie Magma to recount a greater notice than the $113,384 and $114,383 sooner than on-road notice benchmarks station by the sizzling vary topper Genesis GV60 Efficiency Lux DSM and twin-below-the-pores and skin Hyundai Ioniq 5 N.

Debuting the Genesis GV60 Magma in Australia may perhaps aid the Korean flagship value stable significant crucial GV60 sales over opponents Mercedes-AMG EQE and better BMW iX M60, serving to to put the 10-300 and sixty five days-feeble value on equal footing with heritage Germans.

Final 300 and sixty five days, Genesis supplied right 70 GV60s, whereas 300 and sixty five days-to-date in 2025, ideally suited 15 GV60’s beget been delivered.

Whereas the standing of midsize sedans in Australia has gradually fallen over time, the evergreen Toyota Camry has remained the fully dominant player in the affordable four-door segment — but now China’s BYD is on the brink of enter.

BYD does bask in already purchased an entrant in the midsize sedan class with the battery electric Seal, but the Seal is for the time being too costly to clutch down the Camry.

Priced between $46,990 to $61,990 plus on-aspect toll road costs, the electric Seal is upright worth in its have real, but most Toyota Camry examples delivered in Australia are the $39,990 Ascent and $42,990 Ascent Sport — in other phrases, these supplied by rideshare and taxi fleets.

BYD sees ability in the midsize sedan segment

Talking with Chasing Automobiles, BYD Australia chief product officer Sajid Hasan acknowledged that while the scale of the midsize automobile segment has fallen, it remains standard in China and which potential that, BYD develops automobiles that might perhaps properly be factual.

Mr Hasan beforehand worked as a product planning and pricing supervisor for Toyota Motor Firm Australia between 2010 and the raze of 2023.

“Now we bask in about a products in that region that might perhaps properly be a factual competitor for [the Camry],” acknowledged Hasan.

“Now we bask in about a alternatives that lets starting up in that region. Now we bask in a PHEV, as properly as an EV. We’re evaluating which is the real one to fall in and seeing how that suits with our total product strategy.

“Perchance we can bask in one thing — in the with regards to future — to remark.”

With the BEV-powered Seal already decrease to the bone in nasty Dynamic 150kW interesting, BYD Australia has confirmed that it is some distance evaluating two more affordable midsize automobiles to fit into its native lineup under the Seal sedan — in justify to compete without prolong with Camry.

The stir will be a continuation of BYD Australia’s strategy of expanding its mannequin lineup into arena of interest classes and worth segments.

Including a sub-Seal mannequin to contest the Camry segment would replicate a identical decision by BYD to carry the Sealion 5 PHEV crossover to Australia to sit down correct beneath the Sealion 6 hybrid in justify to ward off more affordable competitors.

Yr-to-date, Toyota has delivered 8508 Camry examples in Australia, compared to 3214 for the BYD Seal, 843 for the discontinued Mazda 6 and 617 for the Skoda Octavia.

Seal 06 and Qin L items seemingly being regarded as for Australia

BYD’s mooted Camry rival for Australia is liable to be either the BYD Seal 06 or BYD Qin L. Whereas both items differ somewhat in dimension and look—with the Qin carrying extra frail styling—both are readily out there in PHEV or BEV versions.

The Seal 06 will rapidly enter the European market where this will be supplied as a rival to key European taxi snappy items esteem the Skoda Octavia and Volkswagen Golf wagon.

It’s miles mercurial out there as a 1.5-litre petrol PHEV with 10kWh or 15kWh LFP batteries, and curiously, the Seal 06 hybrid can even be ordered as a sedan or a region wagon.

Excellent-hand drive production for the Seal 06 has already kicked off for Thailand, potentially making it simpler for BYD Australia to import the ‘Ocean Collection’ mannequin right here.

A sedan-most effective BEV version of the Seal 06 is furthermore readily out there as a more cost-effective and much less great replacement to the ‘fleshy fats’ BYD Seal already supplied in Australia. The electrical Seal 06 uses 46kWh or 56kWh battery packs and produces 110-160kW.

The state is of path the same for the BYD Qin L, with PHEV and BEV choices with the same vitality outputs and battery sizes because the carefully-connected Seal 06, but with utterly different styling cues — and no region wagon version.

No real-hand drive market is for the time being understood to import the Qin L, though Malaysian sources justify that the mannequin will be on its design to that real-hook nation.