Tom Place

Off the back of a successful year for BYD, luxury-pitched sister brand Denza is launching in Australia with the B5 and B8 4WD off-road wagons. Pitched as With a plug-in drivetrain, incredible specs and power figures, does the Denza B8 have what it takes to take on the likes of the Toyota LandCruiser?

As the saying goes, the best tool you can have is the one you always have with you, so it’s no wonder that SUVs packed with a bit of zest have become so The brief is broad: these SUVs need to be fast and fun, yet genuinely practical to tackle the throes of everyday life – and have six cylinders purring under their bonnets

The BYD Sealion 5 sets a new benchmark for PHEV affordability in Australia starting at $33,990 before on-road costs at a time when buyers are increasingly Eye-catching pricing is BYD’s forte, but has the new plug-in hybrid Sealion 5 finally pushed this brand to its limits?

In the last decade of automotive upheaval, one truth has emerged: the bigger the vehicle, the harder it is to electrify. Bigger vehicles require bigger

Few newly launched vehicles have quickly gained popularity quite like the BYD Shark 6, which has launched into a nigh-unpenetrable ute culture, seemingly Incredible pricing and a unique twist on the dual-cab formula has made the BYD Shark 6 an incredibly popular ute – but the best could be yet to come

Non-SUV passenger car sales were down again in 2025, now accounting for barely more than one in ten vehicles sold in Australia. But where some importers The electric age has sparked a revival in popularity of sedans but challenging the Tesla Model 3 will be tough. Can Kia’s EV4 pull it off?

Few options in the midsize SUV segment embody as much personality as the Subaru Forester, with the adventure-focused Sport grade perhaps the purest The Forester Sport is the pick for Subaru’s true-believers – but is it special enough to overcome an aging engine that drinks like a full-size 4x4

Mazda has locked in the fully electric CX-6e medium SUV for a 2026 arrival here in Australia. Its medium sizing will hope to offer an easy transition for Japanese brand’s China-built electric SUV confirmed for Australia: 2026 Mazda CX-6e confirmed to fight Tesla Model Y, BYD Sealion 7

The Ford Ranger ute has become the best-selling vehicle in Australia outright for the third year in a row, with Toyota returning as the best-selling brand In a tumultuous year dominated by emissions standards, unpredictable demand for EVs and an influx of options from China, these are the numbers that tell the story

Hyundai has confirmed its Elexio medium SUV will arrive in Australia in early 2026 with an introductory price of $59,990 driveaway. The price applies to Undercutting the futuristic Ioniq 5 by around $20,000, this Chinese-built SUV could be Hyundai’s most competitive EV yet

The entrance of the fourth-generation Toyota Kluger to the Australian market in 2021 was seen by many as the next big thing for the brand; a RAV4 with The Kluger hybrid promises practicality, frugality and in the Grande, luxury, but age and neglect from Toyota have made this large SUV a tough sell in 2026

If Holden was the casualty of ceasing Australian car manufacturing, and Ford became the big winner that entrenched itself into the fabric of the country, The reinvigorated, Aussie-tuned and still sharply priced Outlander is in fighting form in Aspire trim, but its frugal mentality only stretches as far as the first fuel stop

Subaru Australia has confirmed the seventh-generation Outback will arrive in early 2026, with the long-awaited Wilderness variant leading the charge, a The Outback has been radically redesigned for its seventh generation inside and out, with more grunt and practicality – but it all comes with added cost

The long march of China’s value-focused Chery brand has brought some of the most aggressive pricing we’ve seen since Hyundai’s Excel broke ground in Self-congratulatory in name and undeniably good value on paper, but closer inspection of Chery’s hybrid SUV reveals some surprising flaws you should consider

Renault has confirmed its new Scenic E-Tech will soon go on sale in Australia, with the electric small SUV boasting up to 625km of range from a single Stylish and armed with enough range for a return trip from Sydney to Canberra on a single charge, Renault’s seeking to target the head and heart of Aussie buyers

Toyota has finally unveiled what it’s calling the “most Australian Hilux ever developed”, which is set to go on sale in Aussie showrooms in a matter of It might share its chassis and engine with the old Hilux, but the ninth-generation focuses on what its buyers actually want, or so says Toyota