John Law

Popular Chinese carmaker BYD has announced pricing for its seven-seat disruptor, the Sealion 8 plug-in hybrid. The large, three-row SUV will be

The EV3 is the latest entrant into Kia’s straightforwardly-named range of all-electric vehicles. Smaller than the EV5 and EV6 medium SUVs, it’s also the One of our favourite electric SUVs joins the fleet, but is Kia’s EV3 really the darling we thought on launch?

One-fifth of Australia’s new-car market sales come from utes, and the vast majority of that sales growth is coming from high-spec, dual-cab models as they Kia’s Johnny-come-lately Tasman ute has arrived, but can it stand up to Ranger, Hilux, and Triton? We find out over four tough days of testing

The BMW M5 Touring should be the perfect car for the modern, well-to-do car enthusiast and their family. A snorting 4.4-litre twin-turbo petrol V8 Controversial M5 wagon (almost) manages to outrun its numbers: this is digital brutality.

By now you’ve seen and heard about the new-generation Toyota Hilux, and probably come to a conclusion based on the fact that it’s an updated version of Our test of the full Hilux range reveals exactly what you might expect from the new-gen model, but that might be the right move for buyers.

The ninth-generation Toyota Hilux has arrived in Australia with order books now open. The new ute, a heavily revised version of its predecessor, uses the With a battery-electric version coming for mines and fleets, Toyota’s next Hilux step is likely to be hybrid

Australian new-car sales remain strong in an increasingly price-sensitive market, but sales giant Toyota isn’t worried about losing its grip on top spot Toyota not bothered by price wars, wants to continue to offer more for more

Possibly one of the most evolved nameplates in history, the Toyota RAV4 started as a rebellious shrunken SUV, almost a Suzuki Jimny competitor and has New RAV4 hits Australian soil for a first sample in hybrid guise. Expected to be a best-seller, we find out how big the improvements are

Plucky Japanese brand Mazda hedged a sizeable bet on its Large Product Architecture which underpins ‘premium’ products such as the CX-60, CX-70, CX-80 and Mazda is going on a product offensive after lukewarm Large Product Architecture reception to drive volume in key segments

The Toyota Hilux feels part of Australian life in the same way Holden Commodores and Ford Falcons were two decades ago, so it’s no wonder that Toyota has New-gen Hilux is exactly what you would expect, but that might be the right move.

Days after locking in specifications for the Australian market, pricing has been confirmed for the highly anticipated ninth-generation 2026 Toyota Pricing locked in for iconic Toyota Hilux with big boosts as base powertrains disappear from the range

Toyota Australia has announced full specifications and details for one of its most important launches — the Hilux ute. The 2026 Toyota Hilux will Australia’s hybrid king skips petrol-electric for popular work ute as Hilux BEV locked in for launch next year

The Mazda Vision X-Coupe concept revealed at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show is a sleek, four-door grand tourer, but there’s more to it than meets the eye. It’s not all cars at motor shows, sometimes it’s about lowering carbon dioxide emissions in unique ways

Mazda’s small car range is ageing, with the Mazda 2 light car (2014) and CX-3 light SUV (2015) now a decade old. With no hybrid or electric power, these Mazda previews small car design direction, but will the Vision-X Compact really be a CX-3 and 2 successor?

Mazda unveiled a concept previewing a new rotary range extender hybrid hero at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show. Called the Vision-X Coupe — ‘X’ being The 2025 Mazda Vision-X Coupe debuts styling cues for potential new hybrid flagship

The Toyota LandCruiser range is being attacked from all angles. First it was GWM’s Tank products that showed off-road promise, but have not yet followed BYD’s luxury LandCruiser punch lands in Australia, but are Denza B5 and B8 plug-in hybrids up to snuff?