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BYD’s luxury off-roading SUV that can ‘swim’ for half of an hour and build 360-level ‘tank turns’ on the discipline has been caught checking out in Australia’s outback, as a result of an eagle-eyed Chasing Vehicles reader in Alice Springs.

The U8 is sold below BYD’s Yangwang luxury sub-trace in China, even supposing might perchance well additionally abandon that badge to withhold the focus on the local success of the BYD (Safe Your Dreams) dad or mum company branding in Australia.

Company insiders bear previously told Chasing Vehicles that local distributor EV Declare is alive to to import the U8 to Australia, expanding its 4WD offerings after the hot introduction of the BYD Shark 6 proceed-in hybrid.

The U8 became once photographed towing a caravan as share of hot-weather checking out within the Northern Territory

Whereas the U8 has similar dimensions to Toyota’s LandCruiser 300, it contains a radically diversified powertrain – a proceed-in hybrid snarl-up comprising quad electrical motors and a 2.0-litre turbo petrol engine that generates energy for the off-roader’s 49.1kWh battery.

Collectively, the motors provide the U8 with spectacular outputs of 880kW and 1280Nm, whereas its claimed petrol-electrical touring fluctuate is 780km.

The masks looks pointless pondering examples of the U8 characteristic in just a few BYD dealerships in Australia, with the seemingly plot on gauging the interest of Australian customers.

BYD/EV Declare had been in overall aggressive with pricing in Australia and it can perchance be moving to study where the U8 might perchance be positioned pondering it funds the same of $250,000 in China.

The Toyota LandCruiser, which is powered by a 3.3L turbo diesel six-cylinder, funds from between about $97,000 and $146,000 sooner than on-street funds.

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf will add a recent Type handsome grade to the freeway-up, lift more mighty variations of the GTI and R scorching-hatches, however the frequent 5-door items proceed to fail to position hybrid tech.

Volkswagen Australia this week confirmed initial specs for the facelifted eighth-generation Golf – in every other case is known as the Golf 8.5 – which arrives in April.

Valuable to the up to this point Golf is a recent infotainment blueprint that targets to take care of criticisms of the Golf 8.0, with improvements including a elevated (12.9-chase) point out for all however the frightful model (which as an different has a 10.3-chase point out) and a much more intuitive interface. Bodily buttons additionally operate a comeback on steering wheels.

The recent Golf Type – borrowing a grade name from the T-Roc tiny SUV and Amarok ute – sits above the moderately on the total equipped Life, replacing the frightful model’s 17-chase alloy wheels with 18s, adding the elevated infotainment screen, and bringing basic extras similar to rear privateness glass, ambient cabin lighting fixtures, LED Plus headlights, microfleece upholstery, and an electric driver’s seat.

Alternate strategies for the Type encompass a panoramic sunroof and a Sound & Imaginative and prescient package comprising Harman Kardon audio, head-up point out, and a Golf-debuting surround-perceive camera.

Highlights for the persevering with R-Line Golf encompass using profiles with Sport mode, sharper steering position-up, leather-appointed seats, and heated/ventilated entrance seats.

All three frequent Golfs proceed with excellent a single drivetrain probability: a 110kW/250Nm 1.4-litre turbo petrol engine that’s mated to an eight-bustle auto.

Hybrid, subtle-hybrid and lumber-in hybrid alternate strategies on hand within the UK and Europe dwell off the menu for Australia.

The scorching Golfs lift both improved ingredients and vitality.

Golf GTI 8.5 now comes commonplace with metallic paint and 19-chase wheels (beforehand 18s), whereas a panoramic sunroof will likely be on hand as a separate probability the build currently offered as section of an non-foremost Luxury Bundle.

Surround-perceive tech is added to the Sound & Imaginative and prescient package that retains a head-up point out and Harman Kardon audio.

Vitality from the two.0-litre turbo engine increases from 180 to 195kW, with torque unchanged at 370Nm.

The flagship, all-wheel-force Golf R steps up 10kW to 245kW from its turbo petrol engine, with torque up 20Nm to 420Nm. A torque vectoring rear axle additionally joins the dynamics occasion.

This might perhaps possibly possibly additionally be on hand as a Shadowy Version, which other than being painted obviously in sunless, serves up more than one darkened items including sunless alloys, sunless calipers and sunless badges.

Pricing for the 2025 VW Golf fluctuate will likely be announced nearer to its launch, though demand prices to elongate in line with market trends.

Thanks for becoming a member of us this Friday January twenty fourth 2025. Particularly in car news as we hiss: Ford Australia reboots its Ranger Wildtrak X ute, Cadillac debuts its high-performance V-Series Lyriq electric.

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• Ford re-introduces Ranger Wildtrak X
• Cadillac says the fresh Lyriq-V is its quickest car ever made
• MG publicizes pricing for his or her fresh ZS differ
• Citroen 2CV rumoured to be revived as an EV
• Overview: 2025 MG HS Essence

Ford re-introduces Ranger Wildtrak X

• Ford Australia is bringing abet the Ranger Wildtrax X to the Australian market, after selling all outdated stock abet in 2023.

• Returning all yet again in its sole 150kW/500Nm 2.0-litre biturbo guise and switchable full-time 4×4, the Wildtrak X will get refined construct cues and Ford’s Flexible Rack System. The fully option box it is possible you’ll presumably well presumably presumably tick with this ute, is prestige paint, costing an additional $700.

• Off-boulevard potential has moreover been enhanced, with wider wheel tracks, extra ground clearance, and the inclusion of Bilstein a long way off-reservoir nitrogen-filled dampers.

• Finest 750 Ranger Wildtrak X autos might possibly be made on hand, with pricing launched as $77,640 (MLP).

Cadillac says the fresh Lyriq-V electric is its quickest car ever made

• Cadillac launched the introduction of the Lyriq-V all-electric V-Series mannequin, with the big news that this is also the quickest mannequin ever provided to the final public.

• Output figures of 458kW and 880Nm had been provided by Cadillac, ensuing in a claimed 0-100km/h time of trusty 3.3 seconds.

• The dual-motor powertrain suits a 102kWh lithium-ion battery and has a first-rate differ claim of 460kms. It weighs in at over 2.7 tonnes.

• The Lyriq-V is predicted to pace on sale in Australia, USA, Canada, Australia, Contemporary Zealand and opt other world markets, with manufacturing beginning in early 2025 in Tennessee, USA.

MG publicizes pricing for its fresh ZS differ

• MG Motors launched pricing for its fresh ZS SUV differ as we hiss, along side the fresh petrol-powered variant that sits alongside the ZS Hybrid+.

• The scandalous Excite variant begins at $26,990, the high-spec Essence begins from $29,990 and the Essence Turbo kicks off from $31,990. These costs are driveaway.

• Energy figures for the ZS Excite and Essence non-turbos are listed at 81kW, with claimed gasoline consumption of 6.7L/100km. The Essence Turbo makes 125kW whereas utilizing a claimed 6.9L/100km.

• MG will proceed to provide a 10-year/250,000km guarantee on the ZS differ.

Citroen 2CV rumoured to be revived as an EV

• Citroen’s cherished 2CV cult car has the rumour-mill ticking, with talk that it’s making a comeback in an EV layout.

• It is a long way early days, but it no doubt has been reported the automobile might possibly be basically based completely on Citroen’s e-C3 platform.

• Being the Eightieth anniversary of the 2CV in 2028, one might possibly be so doughty to imagine we’d presumably be seeing the iconic automobile resurrected and brought into the long gallop to beget this occasion.

• The fresh 2CV was as soon as manufactured for 42 years, and sold almost four million gadgets globally between 1948 and 1990, when manufacturing stopped.

2025 MG HS Essence overview

• Chasing Cars senior contributor Nathan Ponchard reviewed the 2025 MG HS SUV in flagship Essence neat.

• Powered by a 1.5-litre turbocharged engine, the MG HS promises to reinforce on the severely panned closing expertise with sharper styling, fresh underpinning, a radically extra up to the moment interior and lashing of tech for its circa-$41K driveaway tag.

• Nathan came across that the fresh MG brings wonderful price, a roomy cabin and a more fit on-boulevard character.

• On the different hand, the midsize SUV newcomer suffers considerably with poorly calibrated assistance systems, has a lot of quality adjust gremlins and is an improved if level-headed middling all-round experience when compared with the section’s most efficient.

• Overview: READ HERE

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Mitsubishi Motors Australia has offered the retirement of its ASX puny SUV after 16 years on sale, with its successor scrape to coach in 2025.

New ADR requirements mandating extra superior independent emergency braking diagram into map for all automobiles from March 1st, 2025.

This new rule can even look the extra model-centered Eclipse Rotten puny SUV and the Pajero Sport discontinued from sale. Learn our separate article for extra puny print.

Mitsubishi says it has pre-ordered stock upfront – presumably sufficient to stride the gap between the present and following know-how – with a monumental landing date of ‘2025’ the correct files equipped by the Eastern automobile maker.

The next-know-how ASX is in actuality a rebadged 2d-know-how Renault Captur shared below the present Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance. This model has been on sale in Europe below the ASX nameplate since 2023.

The 2d-gen Captur, on sale since 2019, turn into once given a midlife facelift in April 2024, with Mitsubishi following suit with its like model later that month with a model that turn into once extra visually distinguishable than the advance-an identical pre-facelift model.

Hybrid powertrains, stylish interiors and further

The brand new ASX rides on the CMF-B platform that must bring in vastly improved driving dynamics, which had been criticised many cases by Chasing Cars in evaluation for being well below the class moderate.

In Europe, the ASX is on hand with either a delicate-hybrid or historic hybrid option.

The feeble pairs a 1.3L engine with a six-bustle manual or seven-bustle dual-snatch automatic transmission, with the feeble the extra doubtless option to land in Australia.

Mitsubishi will doubtless be extremely doubtless to give the 1.6L hybrid option, which works alongside two electrical motors fed from a 1.2kWh battery. Reasonable gasoline consumption is rated at 6.0L/100km for the light hybrid and 4.6L/100km for the hybrid.

In an analogous fashion, the interior will look a seismic shift in stylish compose with aspects comparable to a 10.4-whisk vertical touchscreen, 10.25-whisk digital driver’s expose and a 9-speaker Harman Kardon sound map.

On the other hand, it’d be favorite that the Captur-essentially essentially based ASX is a vastly smaller automobile at spherical 4.2m prolonged when in contrast to the ASX at closer to 4.4m, landing it in the ‘light SUV’ designation in scrape of the ‘puny SUV’ class.

How extra special will the new Renault Captur payment in Australia?

This quiz has doubtless outlined and certainly delayed the decision on what model would be triumphant the present ASX for some years. It turn into once this is why that the payment-effective Xforce puny SUV offered to growing areas comparable to Thailand turn into once belief of as but in the raze rejected as it wouldn’t follow Australia’s safety standards.

Renault has previously confirmed this can provide the facelifted Captur in the community after offering the pre-facelifted model in 2024. On the time it turn into once priced from $33,000 to $39,500 sooner than on-avenue prices, and this might doubtless per chance just doubtless look a puny bump attributable to doubtlessly the most recent update.

Either manner, it sits some distance above the present initiating sign of trusty $24,490 sooner than on-roads.

The Captur is a dreary selling automobile, piquant trusty 169 fashions to ASX’s 12,330 in 2024. But Mitsubishi will doubtless be hoping with elevated economies of scale from piquant extra fashions, and the blended efforts of offering the same model in Renault guise in the community, prices is doubtless to be introduced the general way down to extra handsome phases for its present investors.

Either manner, this might doubtless per chance per chance be a whereas yet sooner than we look any dependable sign and specs for this model so preserve tuned to Chasing Cars for doubtlessly the most recent updates.

Thanks for becoming a member of us this Tuesday January 14th 2025. Notably in automobile news on the present time: BYD Sealion 6 is Australia’s new put-busting PHEV, and GWM confirms itsy-bitsy print of its extra powerful Cannon ute.

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• Model-dropped BYD Sealion 6 now basically the most fairly priced PHEV in Australia
• GMW Cannon’s new 2.4L oiler and 3500kg towing confirmed for February
• BYD Dolphin vary revamp detailed
• Toyota lobs a mid-engined 2.0L GR Yaris M Concept
• Reviewed: Mitsubishi Triton prolonged term review – Month Two

BYD Sealion 6 now basically the most fairly priced PHEV in Australia

• BYD has punctuated its new MY25 portfolio revamp by cutting the entry put of its Sealion 6 by $3000, making the mid-size SUV the most-cheap stride-in hybrid you are going to be in a position to aquire in Australia.
• The entry-grade Dynamic variant is now $3000 more fairly priced than the MY24, now priced from $forty five,990 sooner than on-roads.

• Without reference to the price tumble, specs remain unchanged for the Dynamic, which is powered by a 1.5L petrol-electrical hybrid machine outputting a mixed 160kW and 300Nm. Nonetheless, the exterior paint selection has been diminished for MY25.
• Nonetheless, the high-grade Top price variant remains unaltered for 2025, carrying over every its $52,990 put stamp and its 238kW and 500Nm dual-motor petrol-electrical stride-in powertrain.

GWM’s MY25 Cannon ute gets extra power and towing potential

• GWM has up thus some distance its Cannon pickup vary for 2025, collectively with a new better turbo-diesel engine, improved braked towing and revised styling, while furthermore formally dropping ‘Ute’ from the line-up’s nomenclature.

• The Cannon now points the 2.4-litre turbo-diesel lifted from the easier Cannon Alpha, lifting outputs to 135kW and 480Nm, which is 15kW and 80Nm up on the worn 2.0-litre unit. It now furthermore fits a nine-speed automatic transmission.

• The lustier powertrain affords improved braked towing, now a extra segment aggressive 3500kg, up on the outgoing vary’s 3200kg.
• GWM has confirmed that the ‘mountainous-engined’ Cannon vary will launch subsequent month, entire with added inside enhancements, though it hasn’t as but revealed final pricing.

BYD shakes up Dolphin line-up for 2025

• BYD has revealed pricing and specs for its Dolphin hatchback line-up after pronouncing earlier this week that its entry-grade has become the first sub-$30k EV in Australia.
• The brand new Critical variant of Dolphin lobs at $29,990 sooner than on-avenue, replacing the ($6900 pricier) outgoing Dynamic. Nonetheless, the 70kW/180Nm sinister grade loses points of the forebear reminiscent of sunroof and wireless phone charging.

• The high-grade Top price, a carryover nameplate becoming a single, extra-powerful 150kW/310Nm front-mounted motor, gets a haircut by $5900, now $36,990 record.

• Dolphin furthermore loses the MY24’s selection of vibrant colours, with the line-up now restricted to white and grey paintwork.

Toyota’s mid-engined GR Yaris an MR2 reboot in the works?

• Toyota’s tear-snappily Gazoo Racing arm has unveiled a GR Yaris M Concept, a mid-engined prototype that would neatly be a take a look at mattress of sorts for a reboot of the prolonged-defunct MR sportscar.
• The clearly bustle-engineered thought automobile swaps the GR Yaris avenue automobile’s 1.6-litre three-cylinder front-engined layout for turbo 2.0-litre mid-ship design.

• Powering all four wheels, the turbo engine is asserted to be a co-growth between Toyota, Mazda and Subaru, in accordance to a file by Autocar.co.uk, with the M Concept slated to enter Japan’s Huge Taikyu bustle sequence.
• Whether or no longer the 2.0L engine itself or its mid-mounted powertrain layout sees avenue automobile manufacturing remains to be seen, though Toyota has hinted at possible reboots of every its MR2 and Celica sportscar nameplates for some time now.

Reviewed: Mitsubishi Triton prolonged-term review – Month Two

• Manufacturing specialist Tom Home published Month two of his six-month stint in the assist of the wheel of Mitsubishi’s Triton ute in top-spec GSR guise.

• This month, he delved into the driver monitoring machine which has proved to be controversial among followers and merchants alike

• Regardless that a most modern update has improved the calibration, Home believes there is composed room for enchancment and describes how Mitsubishi and other automobile makers usually undertake overly aggressive tuning when new safety tech is remitted.

• Stop tuned for the following four months as Tom and his household delve into the Triton ride to hunt out out if this dual-cab ute deserves to be among the many greats.

READ: Hyperlink to written review

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Thanks for becoming a member of us this Thursday, January Ninth 2025. Particularly in automobile files at the present time: the new-generation Toyota Hilux has been spotted for the first time in prototype form and the BYD Dolphin is now formally Australia’s cheapest EV.

Browse this dwelling:

• 2026 Toyota Hilux spotted in prototype form
• BYD Dolphin now sub-$30,000, cheapest EV in Australia
• BYD Yangwang U8 previewed in Australia
• Porsche provides Carrera S to the 911 lineup
• Reviewed: 24 electrics at our EV Megatest

2026 Toyota Hilux spotted in prototype form

• The new-generation Toyota Hilux has been spotted for the first time in prototype form by Thailand’s HeadlightMag, earlier to the ute’s anticipated debut in 2026.

• The sequence of photos present the smartly-liked 4×4 in twin-cab form with only the tub and front close coated by conceal.

• It affords some credibility to rumours that the inbound Hilux will doubtless be a heavily revised model of the present mannequin, in keep of an all-new mannequin indulge in the US-market Tacoma.

• On the front, a sharper produce for the headlights and smaller grille may perchance maybe well even be seen, with the body work fairly of additional pronounced, at probability of accommodate the wider word first seen on the present generation Rogue.

BYD Dolphin now sub-$30,000, cheapest EV in Australia

• BYD has slashed the beginning trace of the Dolphin hatch to $29,990 earlier to on-avenue fees, turning into the first EV to dip below $30,000 in Australia.

• The entry trace of the smartly-liked Atto 3 shrimp SUV used to be also within the reduction of to $39,990, reflecting a $6900 within the reduction of for the Dolphin and circa-$4500 within the reduction of for the Atto 3.

• It comes as offers on the rival MG4 hatch dipped to $32,990 driveaway below a sale final 365 days which has now ended. The present beginning trace is $34,990 driveaway.

• The excessive prices of EVs when put next with petrol, diesel and hybrid selections remain a key dwelling for Australia investors with many producers signalling an intent to raise fees the entire manner down to fetch EVs extra accessible.

BYD Yangwang U8 has landed in Australia

• China’s ideal luxurious off-avenue, the BYD Yangwang U8, which famously produces 880kW/1280Nm from a quad-motor machine, accelerates to 100km/h in 3.6 seconds and has the ability to float and ‘swim’ for up to 30 minutes, has landed in Australia.

• Despite the incontrovertible truth that no longer formally earmarked on the market correct but, BYD has expressed hobby in bringing its flagship to Australia.

• Three examples of the auto were introduced into the country in NSW, VIC and QLD dealerships; at probability of gauge hobby from the final public.

• If it does advance to Australia, it’s unlikely to be cheap with the 4×4 retailing for round $250,000 AUD in China.

Porsche provides Carrera S to the 911 lineup

• Porsche has reintroduced the 911 Carrera S grade to the lineup with the up up to now mannequin priced at $342,700, reflecting a circa-$27,000 fetch bigger over its earlier form.

• The Carrera S boasts a extra total list of same earlier capabilities alongside with enhanced outputs of 353kW and 530Nm from its 3.0L twin-turbo flat six. ‘

• On hand only with the seven-flee PDK automatic, the Carrera S sits between the regular Carrera and the GTS in phrases of both trace and efficiency.

Chasing Cars EV Megatest – 24 electric autos tested

• As a Christmas present to our very supreme viewers, the Chasing Cars workforce launched a 40-minute 2024 EV megatest on Christmas day.

• If you didn’t obtain a possibility to glimpse this big EV comparison at some stage within the silly season, now may perchance maybe well be the time to obtain correct that. It doesn’t subject while it’s in all probability you’ll maybe well also very smartly be within the marketplace for an EV or no longer, there’s so grand sizable files on this video, there’s one thing for all americans.

• 24 EVs were incorporated within the test, which used to be held on avenue and in a non-public testing facility, cause constructed for total automobile prognosis.

• You’ll must glimpse the video to gape the total action, to gape which EV our judges felt deserved to win, and americans that even fetch some work to obtain.

Glimpse: Hyperlink to video

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Thanks for becoming a member of us this Wednesday January 8th 2025. Notably in vehicle news currently: LDV Terron 9 spotted in Sydney, Honda 0 Assortment to enter manufacturing in 2026 and Ram 1500 Australia’s high selling US pickup.

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• LDV Terron 9 mule spotted in Sydney
• Honda 0 Assortment to enter manufacturing in 2026
• Ram 1500  high selling US pickup in Australia for seventh one year working
• Reviewed: 2025 Volkswagen Touareg 210TDI Elegance

LDV Terron 9 spotted in Sydney

• The day previous to this, Chasing Autos crew spotted the camouflaged prototype of the impending near near LDV Terron 9 ute on the streets of Sydney.

• Acting to be present process on-avenue sorting out, this prototype mule is the instance that has been spotted sorting out spherical diversified Aussie locations over the previous couple of months.

• Vital points on this exact vehicle are skinny; we fabricate understand it’s painted coloration of green under that wrap, and is the identical vehicle that has been inclined in diversified LDV media materials.

• Specs we know to this level display mask the LDV Terron 9 has a tare weight of 2580kg and a GVM of 3500kg. Here’s a diesel-powered Terron, which is anticipated to feature a 2.5L single turbo-diesel making 164kW. An electrical version called eTerron making 200kW is moreover anticipated to launch within the neighborhood within the impending months.

Honda 0 Assortment to enter manufacturing in 2026

• It has been confirmed that Honda is inserting its 0 Assortment EVs into manufacturing in 2026. This comes after view vehicles had been displayed in Las Vegas last evening.

• Two vehicles, one a low-slung four-door coupe called the 0 Saloon and the opposite a midsize crossover called the 0 SUV, had been displayed on the 2025 User Electronics Point to in Las Vegas, USA.

• It has been reported that Honda’s 0 Assortment unfavorable powertrain comprises a single 180kW electrical motor rear-wheel drive. An all-wheel drive twin-motor configuration will be an probability, with a claimed 359kW of electrical energy.

• While US manufacturing dates had been revealed, it’s no longer but been announced if we can peek these vehicles in Australia. North The USA is the first market to score these electrical vehicles, adopted by Asian and Heart Eastern markets.

Ram 1500 high-selling US pickup in Australia for seventh one year working

• The numbers are in, and it appears to be like Australian’s are smitten with the Ram 1500. Here’s the high-selling US-sourced pickup within the neighborhood for the seventh one year in a row beating the Ford F-150 and Chevy Silverado numbers practical.

• In 2024, Ram Truck Australia moved 3239 Ram 1500s. When put next, Ford supplied 2428 F-150s and GM supplied 2389 Chevrolet Silverados.

• If we bask in a look on the bodily smaller mainstream twin-cab utes supplied in Australia, these numbers aren’t as impressive when compared. Ford supplied 62,593 Ranger utes, Toyota delivered 54,499 HiLux utes and Isuzu moved 30,194 D-Max utes.

• Ram has supplied over 30,000 vehicles in Australia since 2016, and employs over 200 manufacturing crew and 50 engineers. They remanufacture the Ram 1500 for our merely-hand-drive market by changing imported left-hand-drive pickups at Melbourne based exclusively Walkinshaw facility.

2025 Volkswagen Touareg 210TDI Elegance overview

• Chasing Autos contributor Olek Novak’s overview of the 2025 Volkswagen Touareg 210TDI Elegance became as soon as printed on YouTube.

• For 2025, the Touareg got a midlife facelift, with adjustments to styling and some extra luxurious inclusions.

• Olek became as soon as left impressed by the air suspension besides the worthy turbo-diesel V6 engine that produces a claimed 210kW and 600Nm.

• The asking trace has moreover been dropped tremendously right thru the Touareg fluctuate. Will this be adequate to push Volkswagens flagship SUV to where they as soon as had been gross sales practical in a competitive market?

See: Hyperlink to video overview

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The fastest-accelerating and most likely most costly Renault production vehicle yet has been confirmed for Australia.

Renault’s 5 Turbo 3E electric sizzling-hatch change into published a fortnight ago as an electrified homage to the French trace’s accepted 5 Turbo and Turbo 2 mid-engined legends of the Eighties.

Published with one among the Renault 5 Turbo’s iconic rally liveries, the electric hyper-hatch aspects dual in-wheels motors  to invent 373kW (500hp) and a 0-100km/h quote of 3.5 seconds.

Renault Australia is inviting expressions of hobby on its homepage, even supposing whereas that web page says the 5 Turbo 3E is “coming soon” the vehicle doesn’t scramble into production till 2026.

Unlike the fresh Renault 5 EV on which it’s simplest loosely based entirely, the Turbo 3E will fair a carbon-composite body to assist tumble about a kilos.

A 2022 Turbo 5 idea weighed lower than 1500kg and incorporated waft modes, a handbook hydraulic handbrake, and waft modes. For comparison, the Cupra Born electric sizzling-hatch weighs virtually two tonnes.

The Turbo 3E, then again, will be vastly dearer than the circa-$60K Born. UK hypothesis is pointing to a designate that would per chance per chance exceed about $200,000.

A more inexpensive electric French sizzling-hatch would per chance per chance per chance soundless advance to Australia within the impact of the A290 from Renault’s performance trace Alpine (which races in F1).

The regular electric Renault 5 retro-impressed hatch stays unconfirmed for Australia.
“Securing the R5 Turbo is the first step of masses of products coming to Australia from Renault,” talked about a Renault Australia spokesperson. “As more data develops, we’ll tackle you suggested.”

Thanks for joining us this Friday December twentieth 2024. Notably in automobile news nowadays: Chery finds its electric Jimny-Defender lovechild within the iCar V23, and Honda confirms new-gen Prelude to debut within the US in 2025 with hybrid energy.

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• Chery iCar V23 is a pint-sized all-terrain electric
• Honda Prelude reboot to debut within the US in 2025
• Automobile News Of The Day is taking a holiday, returning on January sixth

Chery iCar V23 is every wintry 4×4 rolled into one BEV wagon

• Chery has lifted the covers off its strangely named iCar V23, a pint-sized electric wagon that looks to be like a mash-up of each 4×4 cult automobile of the past three a protracted time.
• Its make robs liberally from the likes of Suzuki Jimny, Mercedes-Benz G-Class, Defender and each all-terrain Toyota wagon you dare to mention, in a 4.2-metre-prolonged kit offered in both single- and dual-motor electric power.

• The single-motor version boasts 100kW/180Nm, a 47kWh battery and a differ claim of around 300kms, with a bigger circa-60kWh battery talked about to toughen differ by a further 100kms.

• The dual-motor combination brings 155kW/292Nm, a 81kWh battery and around 500km of differ.
• Whereas all particulars including pricing were revealed for the Chinese language market launch of the V23, it’s unconfirmed as as to whether the lifted, boxy wagon will form it to Australia in correct-hand power.

Honda Prelude confirmed for production and 2025 debut

• Honda has at last confirmed production for its next-technology Prelude sports activities automobile, with Honda Europe teasing photos of the model.

• If honest, the Euro-previewed production car looks nearly an identical in make to the Prelude conception automobile that debuted on the Tokyo motor camouflage in 2023.

• The Prelude is talked about to feature a next-technology iteration of the e:HEV dual-motor (if single axle) self-charging petrol-electric hybrid powertrain, as for the time being frail in assorted places within the Honda’s line-up.
• Honda has confirmed that the Prelude will accumulate its global debut within the US market in Q4 2025, adopted by a European launch in 2026. It’s no longer but confirmed for Australia, where the Prelude nameplate used to be last offered in 2001.

Automobile News Of The Day is taking a holiday, returning on January sixth

• All individuals deserves a spoil, including the Chasing Vehicles team who put collectively the Automobile News Of The Day five times a week.
• At the present time continuously is the closing Automobile News Of The Day document for 2024. This is also taking a two-week hiatus, returning on Monday January sixth, 2025.

• Calm, the Chasing Vehicles will dwell on deck at some point of the Christmas and Unusual Year holiday duration, continuing to bring you new and review recount both on this web space, on our YouTube channel and by procedure of social media.

Essential news tales will continue to be printed as standalone studies, thru what’s traditionally a composed duration for global and native car news.

Thanks for becoming a member of us this Monday December 16th 2024. Seriously in automobile recordsdata nowadays: BYD’s rival to the Tesla Model Y, the Sealion 7, arriving in February, and BMW M teases pics of camouflaged ‘iM3’ Neue Klasse.

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• Fully electric Sealion 7 the next BYD model to begin
• BMW M beginning teaser footage of electrical M3 Neue Klasse
• Geely reveals Galaxy Starship PHEV SUV
• GWM Haval H6 GT petrol will get a nip’n’tuck for 2025

BYD’s Sealion 7 electric SUV slated for the February 2025 beginning

• The totally electric mid-dimension Sealion 7 SUV is the next model to affix BYD’s native lineup, arena to rob on Tesla’s massively original Model Y as soon as it launches in February 2025.
• Whereas minute print bear but to be confirmed by its importer, it’s possible that the Sealion 7 will be offered in each and each single-rear-motor and dual-motor guises, in either 160kW or 230kW guises.

• The most life like possible battery at the 2nd offered for the Sealion 7 in Europe is 91kWh, offering a high claimed differ of merely over 500 kilometres WLTP. Height DC charging is declared to be 230kW.
• Whereas pricing and specs is but to be published by native importer EV Order, it’s expected that the Sealion 7 will be priced starting with a ‘five’ if it hopes to be competitive with the likes of its Tesla nemesis.

BMW M teases Neue Klasse electric M3 on social media

• BMW M took to social media to tease a preference of images of the Neue Klasse-essentially based electric M3, disguised in heavy conceal.
• Station to debut on the next-abilities 3 Sequence platform, the electrical M3 adopts the unconventional original Neue Klasse form language served with pumped guards, M-fashion front and rear fascias and mandatory drag-snappy rolling stock and braking hardware.

• With the next-gen 3 Sequence slated to begin in 2026, it’s expected that the gargantuan sedan M3 is presumably to appear in 2027 or 2028.
• As is broadly reported, BMW M is working on each and each a totally electric quad-motor version of the next M3 alongside an internal combustion (or potentially hybridised) strongly rumoured to assist its turbocharged six-cylinder heartbeat.

Geely Galaxy Starship bolt-in SUV targets a 1420km differ

• Chinese language carmaker Geely has pulled the sheet of its 2025 Galaxy Starship 7 model, a bolt-in hybrid plentiful SUV acknowledged so as to over 1400 kilometres of differ.
• Constructed off the GEA modular platform as shared by the likes of Geely’s EX5 model dart for Australia, the excessive-spec Starship 7 fits a 19kWh – 120km electric-most life like possible succesful – battery which helps make contributions to its gruesome differ order.

• Combustion wise, the Starship 7’s PHEV machine fits a modest 1.5-litre petrol engine that’s paired with a single electric motor.
• With Geely as a consequence of beginning in Australia in 2025 , the Starship 7 bolt-in may perhaps perhaps perhaps also successfully put together native releases reminiscent of the completely electric EX5 SUV and Riddara RD6 dual-cab ute objects.

GWM Haval H6 GT will get a petrol update sooner than PHEV debut

• The GWM Haval H6 GT petrol variants bear been treated to a still MY25 update to align it extra carefully to the incoming debut of the PHEV version arena for a March 2025 beginning.
• Vital changes to the petrol-powered coupe-SUV encompass obvious tail-light lenses, matte black badging and vivid roar order added to the multimedia machine.

• Pricing at $45,490 driveaway for the Ultra AWD stays unchanged and specs otherwise remain unaltered from the MY24 version. It’s powered by a 2.0-litre turbo petrol four outputting 150kW and 320Nm.

• The PHEV version, which fits on sale March at $55,990, aspects a plentiful 35.4kWh battery claimed to provide up to 180 kilometres of totally electric differ.

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