New car prices

Alfa Romeo has planned an sudden shake up of the compact SUV market in Australia with the re-introduction of its iconic Junior nameplate, now reimagined as a steady-hybrid and dedicated electric.

Prices originate from $forty five,900 for the hybrid, identified because the Ibrida, and $57,900 for the Elettrica EV, both earlier than on-avenue expenses.

The Elettrica shall be Alfa’s first foray into electric automobiles, with both objects of Junior carefully sharing parts from the Stellantis e-CMP2 platform.

The Junior is a properly little car — lower than 4.2m long, below 1.8m wide and proper 1.5 metres immense. Wheels are pushed to all four corners and, as a bonus, both automobiles are light weight at 1280kg (Ibrida) and 1545kg (Elettrica).

No matter powertrain, identical earlier instruments on the Junior entails:

• 18-whisk alloy wheels
• Matrix LED headlights
• LED relief lights
• Two-tone roof
• Leather steering wheel
• Adaptive cruise withhold a watch on
• Tyre stress monitoring
• Rain sensing wipers
• Twin 10.25-Streak touchscreen and driver monitors
• Wi-fi CarPlay and Android Auto
• 6 speaker stereo
• Wi-fi phone charging
• Electronically adjustable heated front seats

The Ibrida’s forty eight-volt gentle hybrid machine capabilities a 100kW 1.2-litre turbocharged petrol three cylinder and 21kW electric motor built-in into a six-velocity dual snatch transmission. Mixed outputs 107kW/230Nm, with speak sent exclusively to the front wheels.

Rated gas economy is an spectacular 4.1L/100km (NEDC).

Unlike a quantity of plugless hybrids fancy the Nissan Qashqai or Toyota Camry, which both toughen instant EV simplest utilizing, the Ibrida is cramped to capabilities fancy plain-velocity creeping in traffic, rolling stop-originate, and EV propulsion for parking maneuvers.

The Junior Ibrida finds few opponents in its top payment MHEV section, primarily butting heads with the $47,550 Lexus LBX or more moderately priced, more rate centered $31,790 Toyota Yaris Defective, which leads the compact-hybrid section.

Dispute combustion-simplest opponents encompass the $49,400 Audi Q2 and $41,990 Volkswagen T-Roc. All costs are earlier than on-avenue expenses.

The Junior Elettrica is more vital than its hybrid counterpart, producing 115kW/260Nm. It capabilities a 54kWh battery and front axle-mounted electric motor – a machine in a position to turning in 407km of WLTP vary.

Peak AC charging is rated at 11kW, and DC height is 100kW. Plugged into a hasty DC charger, the Junior Elettrica can attain a 10-80 percent recharge in 30 minutes.

In the compact EV section, the Elettrica is bombarded with competition. Price-centered opponents encompass the MG4, Kia EV3, and BYD Dolphin.

More vogue-centered opponents with higher tag tags encompass the $55,990 Mini Aceman, $59,990 Volvo EX30, and smaller $39,000 Hyundai Inster.

Final year, Alfa Romeo made up 0.05 percent of the total Australian Automotive market, contributing 561 sales out of 1.2 million.

The iconic Stellantis-owned Italian brand hopes the Junior will “secure over a brand new skills” when it arrives later this month.

Mercedes-Benz Australia has expanded its Australian mosey-in vary with the introduction of the unusual GLA250e, which joins the ranks alongside the C350e medium sedan.

Priced from $78,000, the GLA250e sits within the heart of the combustion-simplest GLA model vary – above the $63,600 defective model GLA200 and below the $80,500 GLA250, which boasts ‘4Motion’ all-wheel force. All costs confirmed are sooner than on road costs.

Top charge cramped mosey-in hybrid SUVs are few and a long way between in Australia, with the unusual GLA mosey-in facing opponents in higher segments. BMW’s smallest PHEV, as an illustration, is 300mm longer than the GLA. The $104,800 (RRP) BMW X3 30e xDrive, parts all-wheel force, an EV driving vary of 91km (WLTP) and blended output of 220kW/450Nm.

Completely front-wheel force, the GLA mosey-in machine combines a 120kW 1.3-litre turbo petrol engine with a single 80kW electrical motor, which is integrated into the eight-move dual take hang of automatic.

Standout parts for the GLA250e embody:

• 18-trot alloy wheels
• Panoramic sunroof
• 360° camera
• Electronically adjustable heated front seats
• Dark-tinted glass
• Six-speaker sound machine
• Twin 10.25-trot digital screens (multimedia and driver cluster)
• 2-zone climate control and rear centre vents
• Wi-fi charging machine for mobile devices within the front
• Metal paintwork

No topic its fresh facelift, the Australian market GLA250e’s mechanical underpinnings are strikingly a similar to the machine which debuted within the UK over five years within the past – both agree with a blended output of 160kW/450Nm.

The greatest contrast between the two mosey-in programs is battery dimension: Talking to Mercedes-Benz, it became confirmed that the UK receives a 15.6kWh lithium-ion unit where the Australian dimension is quoted as being 11.5kWh; the adaptation being chalked as a lot as two separate model years.

Both vehicles sing a 10-80 p.c DC charge time of 22 minutes, peaking at 22kW. Range figures are diversified pretty, with Australia seeing 65km (WLTP) of electrical-simplest driving vary, whereas the UK model manages 72km.

Customary high AC charge charge is diminutive to 3.7kW. Mercedes-Benz provides an $800 (checklist be conscious) charging upgrade kit which brings high AC to 11kW.

Mercedes-Benz provided no touch upon plans to introduce its GLC mosey-in to the Australian midsize market – a vital hotter section led by finest-sellers BYD Sealion 6 and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, with premium opponents including the Audi Q5 TFSIe, Lexus NX 450h+, aforementioned X3 and Volvo XC60 Recharge.

Hyundai has launched its largest and most costly luxury car with ultimate one differ topping grade: Calligraphy.

The Ioniq 9 begins from $119,750 (RRP), slotting ultimate below sister-stamp Kia’s similar car, the tip-spec EV9 GT-Line, which is priced from $121,000 (RRP).

Suggestions for the Ioniq 9 are few and much between, with the standout being a six-seat captain-chair configuration, for an extra $2000 (RRP) top charge.

In six-seat layout, the Ioniq 9’s big cabin is paying homage to China’s quirky Zeekr 009 electric americans mover, which measures ultimate 200mm longer than the Ioniq and charges $139,900 (RRP).

Truly, the Zeekr 009 is arguably one in all the Ioniq 9’s closest rivals, with the exception of its Korean sibling. Pricing and specification for the 009 are certainly in a nearer league to the Ioniq 9 compared to the Mercedes-Benz EQS 450, which is priced from $194,900 (RRP).

Extra, the Ioniq 9 is dimensionally reminiscent of the Zeekr van, measuring 5060mm lengthy 1980mm wide, and 1790mm mountainous, with a gigantic 3130mm wheelbase – entirely 100mm shorter than the 009, and incomes the title of Hyundai’s largest car… That’s till the 2d-generation Palisade arrives later this year.

Drivetrain

The Hyundai Ioniq 9 is built upon Hyundai-Kia’s E-GMP electric car platform, which is shared at some stage in a wealth of units alongside side the Ioniq 6 sedan, EV6 midsize, EV9 big SUV and extra.

It formulation 800-volt digital structure and supports a height DC charge charge of 350kW, which attain a rapid 10 to 80 percent recharge of its 110.3 kWh lithium-ion battery is done in 24 minutes.

The mixed output of the Ioniq 9 is 314kW/700Nm, split equally between two 157kW electric motors mounted at every axle. The system is succesful of propelling the 2725kg Ioniq to 100km/hr in 5.2 seconds, and claims a unfold of as much as 600km (WLTP).

Construct and Tech

Hyundai has simplified its Ioniq 9 for the Australian market, with the supply of ultimate one super and two variants — seven seats or six. The Ioniq 9’s exterior follows Hyundai’s vogue of futuristic yet simplistic styling, with simplified body lines and a wealth of LED lighting.

The entrance of the Ioniq 9 formulation pixel-form LED headlights built-in into a slimline body dimension grill. The Ioniq’s pumped-up body-integraded wheel arches are filled properly with 21-high-tail alloy wheels, which sport rotund ‘noise absorbent’ tyres.

Transferring round to the rear, yet extra pixel form LED lights drag from high-to-tip of the Ioniq’s ‘boat-tail’ rear conclude, which shares a striking resemblance to the now defunct Volvo V70 wagon.

Interior, the Ioniq 9 has the whole contemporary creature comforts anticipated of a huge top charge SUV, alongside side Nappa leather, 16-formulation electronically adjustable entrance seats, entrance and 2d row seat heating and air tear with the high-tail, and a panoramic sunroof.

Key driver comfort formulation include a heads up trace, 12.3-high-tail infotainment touchscreen, 12.3-high-tail digital instrument cluster, piquant radar cruise, and a 14-speaker Bose sound system.

It furthermore formulation self-levelling rear dampers, which Hyundai claims will alter the rear suspension to account for payload within the rear of the car. The entrance dampers are non-adjustable.

In six-seat configuration, the Ioniq 9’s interior sports 2d-row captain’s chairs, with a sliding centre console for entrance seat passengers.

Safety + Aspects

A wealth of well-liked safety formulation are prevalent at some stage within the Ioniq 9, alongside side:

• 10 airbags
• Hyundai ‘SmartSense’ driver aid
• Forward collision-avoidance support
• Lane following support
• Blind-situation collision avoidance-support
• Blind-situation look display screen
• Driver consideration warning
• Forward consideration warning
• Hands-on detection
• Main car departure alert
• Forward collision-avoidance support, which encapsulates:
  • Junction turning
  • Junction crossing
  • Lane-commerce oncoming
  • Assert oncoming
  • Lane-commerce Facet
  • Evasive steering support
  • Driver steering support
• High beam support
• Motorway riding support
• Clever drag restrict support
• Lane following support
• Lane holding support
• Parking collision-avoidance support
• Rear nefarious-traffic collision-avoidance support
• Rear occupant alert
• Navigation-primarily based entirely natty cruise withhold watch over
• Sparkling cruise withhold watch over
• Encompass look display screen
• Safe exit support
• A ways away natty parking support

Usual instruments for the Hyundai Ioniq 9 Calligraphy entails:

• Suede headlining
• Nappa leather seats
• Leather-appointed steering wheel
• Digital centre mirror and electrochromic mirror
• LED interior lights
• Tri-zone native climate
• Heated and ventilated entrance and 2d row outboard seats
• 12.3-high-tail digital cluster
• Heads-up trace
• 16-formulation energy adjustable seats (driver and passenger)
• Four-formulation lumbar crimson meat up (driver and passenger)
• One-touch folding 2d row button (from cargo build)
• One-touch folding third row seats (from cargo build)
• Entrance high-performance dampers
• Rear self-levelling dampers
• Storage box with UV-cleaning
• Strength tailgate with fingers free opening
• 21-high-tail alloy wheels
• Sparkling key with push button originate
• LED lights
• 14-speaker Bose sound system
• 12.3-high-tail multimedia trace
• Strength panoramic sunroof
• Powered over the air updates

Pricing

All prices shown are ahead of on-avenue charges and after LCT

No longer important extras

• Digital Facet Mirrors – $3,000
• Metallic / Pearl top charge paint – $750
• Matte Paint – $1,000

Nissan has re-offered its Ti e-Power variant to the no longer too lengthy ago facelifted Qashqai mannequin differ, as a brand unique entry-stage hybrid priced from $47,165, earlier than on-road costs.

Sitting below the $52,365 Ti-L, and sports-inspired $54,365 N-Manufacture, the Qashqai Ti e-Power’s sub $50,000 designate price makes it Nissan’s most practical hybrid.

On the replace hand, the Qashqai remains out-priced by standard competitors, at the side of the $45,440 Toyota C-HR GXL and $36,500 Hyundai Kona Hybrid.

All thru the Nissan household, the Qashqai e-Power now offers a sharper designate than the as soon as-most cost-effective X-Inch ST-L e-Power, which remains at $49,490.

Unlike the Qashqai’s competitors, which proceed to end the gap between combustion-only and plugless hybrid costs (or in Toyota’s case, taking away ICE completely for passenger vehicles), driving an e-Power comes at a top class of $4200 when put next to the an identical combustion-only $42,965 Qashqai Ti.

The petrol-powered Qashqai Ti extra advantages from a restricted driveaway offer of $46,990.

Nissan’s e-Power drivetrain does be pleased an ace up its sleeve – the e-Power sequence hybrid machine has a unfamiliar EV-likeness.

The 140kW/330Nm 1.5 litre turbocharged 3-cylinder petrol engine acts as a generator, repeatedly producing electricity for the excessive voltage battery and entrance-axle mounted electric motor.

In short, the petrol engine by no technique in the present day drives the wheels.

Key capabilities for Ti badged 2025 mannequin Qashqais, no topic powertrain, consist of:

• 19-trek alloy wheels
• Automatic LED headlights with Adaptive Using Beam
• LED DRL’s and hind lights
• Roof rails
• 12.3-trek infotainment touchscreen
• Six-speaker stereo machine
• Seven-trek digital instrument cluster
• Park-relief tilting aspect mirrors
• Heated steering wheel and entrance seats
• Eight-scheme electrically adjustable driver seat with memory

Stepping up into the Ti-L grants:

• 20-trek alloy wheels
• 10-speaker Bose stereo machine
• 10.8-trek heads-up demonstrate
• Massaging entrance seats
• Alcantara exquisite-accents
• Quilted leather exquisite-accents
• Powered boot

Rounding out the differ with the Qashqai N-Manufacture moreover beneficial properties:

• Physique Colored Bumpers & Over Fenders
• Gloss Sad Waist Moulding
• Gloss Sad Mirror Covers
• Sad Headliner
• Two-Tone Sad Roof
• Sad Roof Rails
• Extra Alcantara interior exquisite

*Repeat, the Qashqai N-Manufacture would not feature a ten-speaker Bose stereo, and as an replace makes use of the identical six-speaker machine which capabilities in decrease grades.

The Nissan Qashqai no longer too lengthy ago obtained a mid-lifestyles facelift, which made its Oz.debut in February 2025. The facelift consisted of a brand unique entrance and rear clip, newly designed grille and adaptive headlights, unique entrance valance, and unique-survey 18-, 19-, or 20-trek wheels (looking out on grade).

Inside of, Nissan debuted revisions to its security techniques and a suite of Google-powered tech alongside upgrades to its infotainment instrument and touchscreen demonstrate, which remains at 12.3 inches.

MG’s fresh plugless HS ‘Hybrid +’ midsize SUV will design in showrooms this September, starting at $42,990 pressure-away for the imperfect mannequin Excite, and $46,990 for the differ-topping Essence.

This means the halfway-hybrid MG HS incurs a $4000 top class over the identical, combustion-most efficient MG HS Excite, or $7000 over the imperfect combustion mannequin HS Vibe – a tidy stage now not equipped by either the plugless (series-parallel) or plod-in HS.

The plod-in MG HS, acknowledged as the ‘Mammoth Hybrid’ will furthermore open in September. It steps pricing up even extra, with the imperfect mannequin Excite costing $50,990 pressure-away, and differ topping Essence recount at $54,990.

MG’s plugless hybrid is correct insurance coverage for the Chinese-owned, British named firm. Organising the mannequin early provides it a combating likelihood about the rapidly-to-liberate Mazda CX-5 hybrid and subsequent-generation Toyota RAV4.

For now, the HS Hybrid+ will butt heads with fellow Chinese midsizer, the GWM Haval H6 Lux HEV ($40,990 driveaway national), in addition to the fresh hybrid market leads, the $51,990 (NSW driveaway) Nissan X-Lag ST-L ePower 4 wheel pressure and outgoing $46,772 (NSW driveaway) Toyota RAV4 GX FWD hybrid.

The MG HS hybrid’s powertrain utilises a 1.5-litre turbo four cylinder, transmission-integrated electrical motor, and 1.83 nominal kWh battery to send a mixed output of 165kW/340Nm to the entrance wheels. MG claims the procedure decreases gasoline consumption from 6.9L/100km to 5.2L/100km.

Equipment for every HS tidy stage is similar no topic powertrain. Key aspects for all Excite badged HS devices consist of:

• 12.3” Digital Driver Cluster Demonstrate
• 12.3” Color Touchscreen
• Driver’s 6-way Electric Adjustable Seat
• 6-Speaker Audio Arrangement
• 360-stage Camera
• Reversing sensors
• Parking Camera
• Rain Sensing Wipers
• Roof Rails
• 19” Alloy Wheels

Stepping up into the Essence grants:

• Panoramic Stargazer Sunroof
• Wireless Charging
• Entrance Parking Sensors
• Drivers Seat Reminiscence
• Passenger’s 4-way Electric Adjustable Seat
• Heated Entrance Seats (3 ranges)
• Dual Zone Auto Local weather Help watch over
• Power Tailgate
• 8-Speaker Audio Arrangement

MG’s upcoming HS hybrids may maybe be the first fresh devices returning to a seven-year/unlimited kilometre warranty after MG backed out of its blanket 10-year or 250,000km warranty now not as a lot as a year after it became launched.

The seven-year warranty will be stepped up to 10 years or 250,000km equipped that the auto is light privately and serviced on-time at an authorised MG carrier centre. Every devices furthermore provide a seven-years or 150,000km warranty for their hybrid batteries.

2025 MG HS mannequin differ pricing

Costs listed are pressure-away

The facelifted Toyota Corolla Impolite shrimp SUV will reach in showrooms on July 24, with contaminated GX and ritzy Atmos trims touchdown first. The mid-spec GXL, alongside a recent GR Sport flagship variant, will land later within the twelve months.

Toyota has utilized a blanket mark raise of $960 across the fluctuate. This kind the contaminated model GX Hybrid 2WD will now delivery up at $37,440 sooner than on-road costs, while the fluctuate topping Atmos AWD increases to $50,990.

The upcoming facelift is largely cosmetic, with some comfort and luxury adjustments interior.

Toyota Australia is but to substantiate proper adjustments and fragment photos of all trims. In the UK, the greatest visual switch to the up to this level Corolla Impolite is recent front and rear clips.

What has been confirmed is a recent front grille for all grades, and recent LED headlight designs for GXL objects and above. 5 recent paint colours personal additionally been confirmed, along with an no longer obligatory two tone shaded roof, more probably to be weird to the Atmos and GR-Sport.

Toyota has additionally claimed to add wi-fi cell phone charging along with seat heating and ventilation to more grades, despite the real fact that has no longer detailed which ones but.

European-delivered Corolla Crosses additionally abet from better sound deadening and enhanced structural rigidity — it’s but to be confirmed if Australia gets the identical adjustments.

On the 2d, the introductory model Corolla Impolite GX is geared up with 17-shuffle alloy wheels, a 7.0-shuffle digital instrument cluster, 8.0-shuffle touchscreen touchscreen, and a six-speaker sound map.

Engaging up to the GXL grade brings “excessive-grade” LED headlights, front fog lights, roof rails, splashes of leather upholstery — in conjunction with on the gearknob and guidance wheel — a better 10.5-shuffle display cowl cowl, dual-zone climate aid an eye on and additional USB-C charging ports.

The Atmos has better 18-shuffle alloy wheels as customary, a panoramic moon roof, powered bootlid, leather upholstery, seat heating, vitality alter front seats, wi-fi cell phone charger and upsized 12.3-shuffle digital instrument cluster.

Headlining the mid-existence Corolla Impolite facelift is the recent GR-Sport variant, priced from $50,990. Its Q4 arrival will bring sportier guidance and suspension, 19-shuffle alloy wheels and a more aggressive-attempting front bumper fabricate with mesh grille.

Inside, the cabin adopts crimson stitching for diversified sections, in conjunction with the seats, and a guidance wheel that additionally aspects a GR Sport emblem. As soon as again, the GR-Sport badge formulation adjustments are runt to cosmetic, with a 146kW output for all six facelifted Corolla Impolite objects.

Toyota dropped widespread 2.0-litre petrol variants from the Corolla Impolite when it selected to head hybrid-most attention-grabbing for all non-GR passenger vehicles in June 2024.

The GR-Sport Corolla Impolite joins a pickle of efficiency branded vehicles interior the compact SUV segment. The GR-Sport straight away rivals the $46,500 Hyundai Kona Hybrid Top payment N-Line and $54,365 (all sooner than on-road costs) Nissan Qashqai N-Form e-Energy.

In 2024, Toyota delivered 8902 Corolla Impolite shrimp SUVs – lower than half of of the 22,629 pick posted by the segment leading MG ZS, and trailing some distance within the encourage of fellow Eastern rival, the Mazda CX-30 (12,672 objects).

2026 Toyota Corolla Impolite Pricing

Costs listed are sooner than on-road costs

Peugeot is persevering with the seven-seater SUV market with a current-generation 5008 that intention a steady-weight-hybrid drivetrain and a decrease entry designate.

The return of an Charm natty for the French impress’s expansive SUV helps introduce a beginning designate beneath $60,000 – $55,990 earlier than on-boulevard prices.

A extra carefully outfitted GT Top class tops the vary and is priced from $67,990.

Peugeot badges both fashions ‘Hybrid’, although the drivetrain is a steady-weight-hybrid system combining a three-cylinder 1.2-litre turbocharged petrol engine with a runt, 15.6kW electrical motor built-in into a six-bustle twin-take hang of transmission.

Now not like rival stout hybrids equipped by the likes of the Hyundai Santa Fe, Kia Sorento and Toyota Kluger, the 5008 can’t vitality its entrance wheels with electrical vitality alone. It as a alternative provides assistance for the engine.

While blended outputs of 107kW and 230Nm are decrease than the vitality and torque equipped by the previous 5008 GT’s 121kW/240Nm 1.6-litre turbo petrol, the 5008 Hybrid reduces legit fuel consumption a good deal – from 7.0 litres per 100km to 5.1L/100m.

The 5008 measures 4791mm long, 1895mm huge (with the exception of mirrors), 1694mm astronomical, and runs on a wheelbase of 2901mm. The fair correct Peugeot SUV’s size has increased from 4641mm to position its size worthy closer to that of rivals.

The exterior of the corrupt mannequin 5008 Charm intention gloss shadowy mirrors, rear spoiler and 19-race alloy wheels. At the entrance, the 5008 dons the distinctly Peugeot ‘three claw’ entrance lights.

Stepping up into GT-Top class natty grants a two-tone shadowy roof, LED headlights, and panoramic sunroof.

Interior, the Charm intention a 21-race zigzag HD digital sign, a separate customisable touchscreen for automobile shortcuts, wireless phone charger, adaptive cruise retain watch over, a series of driver safety aids, and for sure, seven seats.

The GT-Top class provides Nappa leather,  colour blinds for 2nd row passengers, and heated, chilled, massaging, 10-come adjustable entrance seats.

Peugeot continues to fight in Australia, with year-to-date sales down when it comes to 40 p.c to May perhaps fair 2025, following a 2024 in which sales fell by a quarter to pleasing 1896 fashions.

Peugeot’s sister impress Citroen exited the Australian market in 2024 owing to even weaker sales.

$55,990 (checklist) 5008 Charm Hybrid – Key intention

• 21” HD Panoramic touchscreen
• I-toggle touchscreen for digital shortcuts
• Wireless Apple CarPlay and  Android Auto
• Wireless phone charging
• AEB with pedestrian & bicycle proprietor detection
• Adaptive cruise retain watch over
• Lane Deal with Wait on + Lane Following Wait on
• Rear unsuitable online page visitors alert
• 360° HD surround digital camera system
• Min 348L boot (all seats up) / Max 2,232L (seats folded)
• 3-zone climate retain watch over air con with rear vents
• 19” alloy wheels
• PEUGEOT ‘3-claw’ signature lights

$67,990 (checklist) 5008 GT-Top class Hybrid – Key intention

Extra to Charm:

• Nappa stout grain leather
• Peugeot impress embossed entrance headrest
• Driver & entrance passenger multi-point rub down goal
• Driver & entrance passenger heated & cooling seats
• Driver & entrance passenger 10-come electrical adjustment
• Driver seat space 2 memory beneficial properties
• Second row outer heated seats
• Stainless-steel entrance door scruff plates
• Integrated 2nd row colour blinds on windows
• Aluminium rush decor
• Diamond Murky roof
• Panoramic Rupture up Opening Spoiler Sunroof
• Handsfree electrical tailgate with foot sensor
• Fleshy LED Pixel headlights

Chinese language carmaker BYD has already confirmed the Sealion 8, a creep-in hybrid Toyota Kluger and Hyundai Santa Fe stressful seven-seater, and now it’s mulling a payment-of-living crushing five-seat SUV.

The medium SUV in request is the BYD Sealion 5 PHEV, also known as the Song Legit in its dwelling market of China. Even with more than 1300km riding range (on the more lenient CLTC checking out standard) and 173kW, word is that this might perchance well also be priced under $40,000 if it comes to Australia.

The Sealion 5 is about five centimetres shorter, a small narrower and a smidge taller than the Sealion 6 Considerable already on sale here from $42,990 earlier than on-avenue charges.

Which that you might perchance think there’s too mighty crossover, then, nevertheless BYD Australia senior supervisor product planning & pricing Sajid Hasan doesn’t.

“[Sealion 5 is] a medium-size SUV, it’s a creep-in hybrid, so positively. I believe there’s a mountainous esteem of medium size SUVs and hybrids. There positively might perchance well be applicable doable for that vehicle,” he said.

Even supposing BYD’s official line is that the Sealion 5 is under consideration, reading between the strains speaking to Sajid, he regarded keen relating to the mannequin.

Plus, Chasing Autos recently spied the Sealion 5 — also known as the Song Legit DM-i in China — checking out on the streets of Sydney.

In comparison with the Sealion 6, the 5 will place charges with a less highly efficient drivetrain, the usage of most productive a non-turbo four-cylinder at its coronary heart and riding exclusively the front wheels, in desire to the Sealion 6’s non-well-known AWD Top class tidy.

With a highlight on efficiency, the Sealion 5’s 74kW petrol engine is allied to a 120kW/210Nm electric motor, handing over 173kW combined energy and as much as 1400km riding range in China’s more lenient CLTC.

An 18.3kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) blade battery presents the Sealion 5 115km of electric riding range.

A smaller battery with 75km of electric-most productive range and nearer to 1300km combined can be on hand in other markets — it’s this mixture that might perchance well seemingly provide the ravishing sub-$40K opening designate in Oz.

To give context on how animated which might perchance be, a Toyota RAV4 with its fashioned hybrid starts at $42,990, earlier than on-avenue charges, while a Hyundai Tucson Hybrid is $Forty five,100. These opponents don’t provide niceties indulge in cushy-contact door playing cards for each front and rear passengers — even supposing they enact force effectively in tricky Australian prerequisites.

As for how assured BYD is it goes to also bring the Sealion 5 in under that magic $40K mark, “We’re not too far off that already with the Sealion 6,” says Hasan, “you’re most productive soliciting for one other $3K below that, so I’m definite that’s that you might perchance presumably also think of.”

Ford Australia has released the preliminary label and specs for its highly anticipated Ranger A lot Responsibility, which is on memoir of of scuttle on sale in early 2026

Pitched as a ute offering corpulent-dimension capability in a midsize footprint, the Ranger A lot Responsibility undercuts mammoth rigs with a $82,990 beginning label sooner than on-motorway costs are utilized.

The aforementioned resolve applies to the one-cab, with additional- and double-cab physique kinds commanding $86,490 and $89,990 respectively.

That puts the Thailand-built A lot Responsibility smartly below the corpulent-dimension rigs ordinarily required to tow 4.5 tonnes, with the most inexpensive being Ford’s have F-150 XLT SWB double-cab at $106,950 – a price elevated a good deal by the necessity to remanufacture American utes from left to appropriate-hand pressure in Australia.

It furthermore method the Raptor stays the most dear Ranger at $90,440 sooner than on-roads.

V6 diesel loses vitality on memoir of of emissions

In the end of Chasing Cars’ preliminary hands-on preview with the Ranger A lot Responsibility, Ford physique of workers had been alive to to point to that a lengthy list of parts had been reinforced, fully modified or modified to suit the extra annoying desires of its hopeful investors, nonetheless it seems the penalties haven’t been fully sure.

The A lot Responsibility fits the 3.0-litre V6 drawl within the usual Ranger, nonetheless it has been given a convey tune to attend meet EUVI heavy-responsibility automobile emissions necessities, furthermore necessitating AdBlue.

Because of this, vitality has dropped to 154kW at 3250rpm – marking a 30kW topple – even though torque holds standard at 600Nm from 1750rpm.

A 25 percent extra efficient cooling arrangement has furthermore been added to toughen heavy towing.

Off-motorway info and figures

Alongside with pricing, Ford has released key off-motorway figures, along with your complete vary that contains a Raptor-matching 850mm wading depth – supported by a sealed snorkel arrangement.

It does, alternatively, surpass the performance mannequin’s 272mm ground clearance, offering 295mm within the an identical twin-cab A lot Responsibility and as a lot as 299mm within the one-cab.

The A lot Responsibility will reach with a host of supporting equipment for off-roading as recent, along with entrance and rear diff locks and GVM-rated bash plates.

Payload, axle weights revealed

As acknowledged beforehand, the Ranger A lot Responsibility shall be rated for a 4500kg towing capability and characteristic a GVM of 4500kg right thru the vary, even though payload does differ right thru physique kinds.

Single-, additional- and double-cab chassis are rated at 1982kg, 1896kg and 1825kg respectively.

Axle weight ratings are confirmed as as a lot as 1900kg for the entrance and a whopping 2800kg for the rear.

The gross combined mass is 8000kg as beforehand acknowledged and the computer screen measures 1710mm – offering an additional 90mm over a conventional Ranger, if silent 15mm much less than an F-150.

Fleshy specs silent below wraps for now

The corpulent list of specs has yet to be detailed nonetheless imagery equipped by Ford with the most up-to-date announcement firms suspicions around what a few apparatus shall be fitted on closing manufacturing devices.

Interior, cloth seats are viewed within the double-cab mannequin, even though some touch aspects just like the armrest seem like leather-primarily based. A corpulent-dimension portrait touchscreen sits within the flee, nonetheless minute else is identified in regards to the interior appointment.

Start air, standard grabber all-terrain tyres wrap the steel rims held by the eight-creep stud sample on the A lot Responsibility.

Ford did liberate pricing for its precise accent steel trays – priced from between roughly $6000 to $9300, reckoning on physique kind and if the buyer opts for a galvanised, physique colour or a matte shaded get.

Despite the truth that no longer priced, Ford did furthermore train their have praises a steel canopy different and acknowledged that extra equipment might perhaps well perhaps be offered within the impending months.

Chery has announced a brand original hybrid variant of its neatly-liked Tiggo 4 miniature SUV, which have to gentle add one other quiver to the cheap SUV’s bow.

The Tiggo 4 hybrid has been priced at $29,990 driveaway, falling $2000 attempting MG’s smaller MG3 Excite Hybrid+ ($27,990 driveaway), which is in a set apart to retain the title of Australia’s cheapest plugless hybrid.

The Suzuki Swift Hybrid ($24,490 driveaway) is more inexpensive yet again, however only provides a 12-volt tender hybrid plan that doesn’t relate the identical strength and gas beneficial properties as the Tiggo 4 and MG ZS’s systems.

The Tiggo 4 hybrid can, on the other hand, proudly proclaim to be the cheapest in its miniature SUV category, beating fellow Chinese-owned $32,990 (driveaway) MG ZS Excite Hybrid+ – the segment’s most as a lot as the moment simplest-vendor.

It additionally outprices key segment competitors; the $36,480 (list) Toyota Corolla Hazardous GX Hybrid and $36,500 (list) Hyundai Kona Hybrid. The Tiggo 4 even outdoes the smaller Toyota Yaris Hazardous GX ($30,990 list).

Overall measurements for the Tiggo 4 hybrid have a tendency to be the same to its combustion-only twin, with a dimension of 4307mm, width of 1825mm, top of 1660mm, and wheelbase of 2610mm.

The Tiggo 4 hybrid is $6000 dearer than its corrupt petrol-only Tiggo 4 counterpart, which is priced at $23,990 driveaway.

Chery has now now not yet published the instruments specification of the hybrid mannequin, however we interrogate it to be very the same — if now now not the same — to the combustion-engined Tiggo 4.

Chasing Autos anticipates the Tiggo 4 HEV will utilize the identical series parallel hybrid powertrain as the visually the same ‘Tiggo Hazardous Hybrid’ marketed in Malaysia.

It ingredients a naturally aspirated 70kW/120Nm 1.5-litre four cylinder petrol engine and three-tempo devoted hybrid transmission, which encases a 150kW/310Nm electrical motor. The plan makes utilize of a 1.8kWh battery and exclusively powers the front wheels.

Chery Australia claims a blended gas economy of 5.4L/100km (NEDC), and driving differ of nearly 1000km (NEDC) for the original Tiggo 4 hybrid – two the same claims to those made for the Malaysian mannequin.

For reference, the Toyota Corolla Hazardous achieves 4.3L/100km in the identical cycle, and the MG ZS hybrid 4.7L/100km.

As is the Tiggo 4 on sale now, two trims will be available at originate of the Hybrid. The Urban grade begins from $29,990 driveaway and differ topping Final, priced from $34,990 driveaway.

Australian market specifics will the truth is be published rapidly, as the Tiggo 4 hybrid is scheduled to originate in July this one year.