Category: Car News

Lepas L6 EV goes on sale in Australia in October claiming 440km WLTP from a 65kWh LFP battery, and the LEX platform under it also takes plug-in hybrids.

The Qantas Mercedes-Maybach transfer moves invited First customers airside between Sydney's T1 and T3 in a 484kW/950Nm Maybach EQS SUV until November.

Mitsubishi Pajero pricing runs $68,490 to $84,990 before on-road costs, and that headline 10-year warranty drops to 5 unless a dealer does every service.

August car sales gave battery-electric 24.9% of the market, and anything with a battery took 51.8%. Five Chinese brands made the top 10 as Toyota fell.

Polestar launches the new Polestar 4 SUV featuring a physical rear window, Google Gemini AI upgrades, expanded cargo capacity, and a starting price of $73,900.

Lexus NX loses petrol in Australia from 2027, hybrid and plug-in hybrid only, as Lexus sales fall 15.3% and a $39,990 Geely plug-in badly undercuts it.

BMW iX3 holds its own door shut when a cyclist is coming, part of a standard safety pack BMW credits with 243,977 interventions in a single month.

Every JAC Hunter PHEV keeps the full Australian handling tune from car one, not a facelift, after more than 50,000km of testing. New Zealand is next.

The 2027 Nissan Y63 Patrol opens at $98,990, swaps its 5.6-litre V8 for a 317kW twin-turbo V6, and still rides on the old Y62 F-Alpha ladder chassis.

Australia's Mercedes-Maybach S-Class range doubles. The new V8 S 580 is $517,900 MRLP, a full $64,528 under the V12 S 680, and both hit 100km/h in 4.5s.

Hyundai Palisade XRT Pro asks $79,900 for 212mm of ground clearance and a rear e-LSD, with dampers and steering signed off by engineers in Sydney.

Everything Electric Sydney runs 18 to 20 September 2026 with 100 EVs to drive, 7,500 test drives expected, and a Sunday ticket at half price, $20.