Author: Max Davies
It has been 20 years for the reason that world received a new edition of the enduring Mitsubishi Pajero, and with ever-increasing competition making a more crowded global automotive market than ever, the Japanese brand believes it is time to return to its roots to spark sales growth.The 2027 Pajero revives Mitsubishi’s legendary SUV for a fifth generation and marks the nameplate’s return after probably the most recent iteration exited production in 2021. As Mitsubishi has fielded an incredibly limited lineup of three (now two) SUVs and one ute since then – not less than in Australia – it is also an…
Kia Australia has confirmed it can introduce an electrical people mover to the local market, with the PV5 Passenger locked in for an Australian launch in late 2026.Based on the newly launched PV5 Cargo electric van, the Passenger will probably be a three-row, seven-seat people mover that may sit alongside the eight-seat, diesel or hybrid Carnival – a model that has long dominated Australia’s people mover segment.The PV5 Passenger will probably be Kia’s first electric people mover in Australia, though the Cargo and Passenger are only two in a mess of PV5 body styles available overseas, including a cab/chassis variant.…
Everyone’s obsessive about speed, but not every automotive is here to offer you the joys of a sub-four-second 0-100km/h time.In truth, a lot of Australia’s best-selling cars offer only modest power figures, so we’ve decided to compile an inventory of the ten cars on sale immediately with the bottom power-to-weight ratios. We’ve done this as an alternative of simply rating vehicles based on outright power, because power versus weight is way more relevant in the actual world.We’ve also mentioned claimed 0-100km/h times where provided by a manufacturer, nevertheless most cars on this list don’t have claimed acceleration figures for obvious…
Subaru Australia has rolled out minor changes to its Crosstrek small SUV range, headlined by safety and equipment tweaks, and the introduction of two latest exterior paint colors.Prices are up by as much as $2000 across the range, with essentially the most significant upgrade being the addition of Subaru’s Emergency Driving Stop System (EDSS), which might bring the vehicle “to a controlled stop while alerting other road users”.Inside, the one notable change is the addition of a driver’s seat position memory function, now standard on 2.0R, 2.0S, and Hybrid S variants.Moreover, buyers can make a choice from latest Sand Dune…
Subaru Australia has launched a brand new special-edition BRZ coupe, bringing a striking yellow exterior color alongside a spate of minor enhancements – but you’ll need to be quick should you want one.Constructing on the top-spec BRZ tS, just 95 examples of the brand new Subaru BRZ tS Kiiro shall be available in Australia as a part of an ultra-limited production run of just 350 units.Available to order now, the BRZ tS Kiiro is priced at $53,590 before on-road costs, $800 greater than the usual tS which costs $52,790 before on-roads.Amongst probably the most notable additions to the flagship tS…
The ZR-V is the latest model in Honda’s Australian lineup, and we’re gearing as much as spend three months behind the wheel of the flagship e:HEV LX variant of the mid-size SUV range.Perhaps it’s not the primary model that involves mind when one thinks of Honda, however the ZR-V has proven itself as a quiet performer within the Japanese brand’s relatively small local lineup.It commonly records strong sales numbers in comparison with its smaller HR-V and bigger CR-V siblings, and in November 2025 it even surpassed those two SUVs to be Honda Australia’s best-selling model for the month.That’s good going…
As we inch closer to the launch of Skoda’s first-ever plug-in hybrid (PHEV) in Australia, the Czech manufacturer has now locked in pricing for the Kodiaq large SUV that can debut the technology locally.Set to reach in the primary quarter of 2026, the Kodiaq Select PHEV might be the primary Skoda PHEV sold in Australia, priced at $63,490 before on-road costs. Typically the bottom variant within the petrol Kodiaq lineup, the Select might be the one PHEV trim available at launch.As was foretold by Skoda in October 2025, the Select PHEV slots in between the petrol Sportline and RS models…
Cars just like the Subaru Forester, Nissan X-Trail, and Volkswagen Golf are actually big parts of why their respective brands are successful, but there’s more to their respective manufacturers than these popular models.As we did a couple of weeks ago, we’re comparing the primary cars to be sold in Australia by several popular manufacturers with their newest nameplates. We’ve included only the latest nameplates to be offered in Australia by each of those firms, though existing nameplates could have subsequently received recent powertrains and variants.That is the second instalment in a feature series. You possibly can read Part 1 here.CarExpert can prevent hundreds on a…
The pint-sizeJimny is Suzuki Australia’s best-selling model, and the Japanese brand’s local boss says he desires to expand the boxy little off-road SUV’s range to incorporate business vehicles like utes, panel vans, and even small trucks.“A Jimny ute could be awesome in Australia. A Jimmy anything is awesome in Australia,” Suzuki Australia general manager Michael Pachota told CarExpert on the national launch of the brand new Fronx Hybrid light SUV.“As I’ve mentioned, Jimmy three-door and Jimny XL sales are consistently growing and, with that said, if I just added to that product lineup, whether or not it’s a utility, or…
Chery Australia has just launched Super Hybrid plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variants of its previously petrol-only Tiggo 7 and Tiggo 8 SUVs, and now the subsequent model within the lineup is about to go without petrol options altogether.The Chery Tiggo 9 Super Hybrid is due in Australia within the third quarter (July to September) of 2025, and it has now been confirmed that it is going to only be available on this PHEV guise – a turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol powertrain, available overseas, won’t be offered here at launch.Speaking on the local launch for the Tiggo 7 and Tiggo 8 Super Hybrids,…