Car technology

Honda Civic Type R 2027: hot hatch benchmark updated in North America, but not Australia

Nissan racing division Nismo opens first Performance Centre outside Japan in Melbourne, more Australian sites to come

New Mitsubishi Outlander 2028: fifth-gen reportedly in development with four-motor plug-in hybrid tech

Foton Tunland PHEV 2027: BYD Shark 6 and Ranger plug-in hybrid rival unveiled with 800Nm of torque, 3.5T towing

A 200km plug-in hybrid? 2027 Volvo XC60 & XC90 PHEVs more than double their electric range

Toyota Hilux 2028: hydrogen ute with 400km range teased amid Dakar shakedown

Volkswagen’s 6.89kWh/100km EV: Mission Efficiency breaks records with budget-car parts and solar power

Ford Ranger Super Duty 6×6: tri-axle ute could come to Australia

Mitsubishi Triton to get Pajero’s new diesel, HEV and PHEV possible

Mitsubishi Pajero 2027: 3.5L petrol V6 and hybrid powertrains possible for reborn off-roader

Nissan X-Trail: cheaper hybrids and adventurous Rock Creek arrive to rival RAV4, Tucson, Forester and CR-V

Are cheaper EV batteries on the way? How sodium batteries could leapfrog solid-state tech

Fastest and slowest cars of 2026 Car of the Year: Hyundai Ioniq 6 N, Audi Q3, BYD Atto 1 stand out

XPeng launching free-to-use Full Self-Driving rival in Australia in 2027 but existing G6 will not support VLA 2.0

Free ‘Crawl Mode’ upgrade for BYD Shark 6, 24,000+ Australian customers set to benefit

Toyota Hilux 2026 to offer GVM upgrades to help close the gap on Ford Ranger Super Duty