Car news, 25 November ’24: Stellantis delays first electric ute, Cupra could join forces with Penske for US debut, and more

The Ram 1500 founded and legitimised the full-size ute segment in Australia, holding a strong lead for a number of years despite what became an onslaught The V8 Ram 1500 was both loveable and absurd, but does this turbo-six facelift improve the breed, and at a risk of alienating fans and buyers?

When you derive the name of your new flagship truck from the largest, most ferocious dinosaur ever to walk the earth – the Tyrannosaurus Rex – you know The Ram TRX is the definition of super-sized – the fastest, most-powerful mass-production truck ever, pumped to the outer limits in every possible way

Ferrari has finally brought back the iconic gated manual gearbox. Except it hasn’t – not quite. The 12Cilindri Manuale is the first three-pedal Ferrari in The gated shifter and clutch pedal are back at Ferrari – but the conventional manual hasn’t made a full return. The distinction matters, but not as much as you’d think

Leapmotor has struggled to make its mark in a market swamped by affordable Chinese electric vehicles. At a time when rivals are experiencing explosive With lots of tech and a pricepoint to turn heads, is the new BO5 hatchback the car to firmly put China's Leapmotor on the map in a crowded EV market?

Swedish-branded, Chinese-built hyper GT is huge on style, manic in pace and reasonably priced. But can it seduce with enough charisma to find Aussie buyers?

Kia’s petrol-powered K4 hatch appears to be fighting a losing battle against the wave of sharply priced small Chinese EVs. But for the purists, there’s still plenty to like

Volvo puts itself in the key midsize electric luxury SUV buyers’ conversation with first electric equivalent of its best-seller

On the July morning that our newest long termer, the 2026 RAV4 GXL AWD, landed in the Chasing Cars garage, Toyota’s medium SUV was about to celebrate its Australia’s most popular SUV, in desirable yet affordable GXL trim, has rolled into the Chasing Cars garage for a proper long-term test. Can it live up to the hype?

Sharing its impressive all-new 800-volt architecture with the third-generation CLA, the new five-plus-two-seat GLB champions space efficiency, driving comfort, refinement and EV tech

Not quite the full-on, game-changing, low-cost EV we were promised, cut-back Model 3 RWD still delivers superb value

The Nissan X-Trail has never been a bundle of laughs … unless the original model’s dogged understeer and wobbly body shimmy over corrugations fuelled your With front-drive versions of hybrid medium SUVs making up more than half of sales, Nissan Australia has doubled its X-Trail e-Power line-up with three new FWD variants, lowering prices and fuel use.

In a twist for Mazda Australia, executives believe the brand’s new made-in-China CX-6e electric SUV could become its best-seller, displacing the Latest China-sourced Mazda shows potential, if falling short in execution — particularly the touchscreen

Polite indifference? Cautiously optimistic? We were somewhat kinder on Mercedes-AMG’s initial turbo-four-pot forays of the current-gen X254 GLC SUV (and Key mid-life update sees Affalterbach’s go-fast medium SUV backpedal to older-school turbo-six power: a rawer change, both good and bad

The phenomenon of a front-wheel-drive car switching to rear-wheel drive has been a rare occurrence over the past 60 years – starting with the FWD Triumph You wouldn’t know from looking at it but this Atto 3’s mildly updated appearance hides a dramatic uplift in electric architecture, chassis capability, performance, range and value

Despite its conservative styling and its image as yet another cookie-cutter Chinese EV, the BYD Atto 2 has so far impressed us in review with its painless BYD continues its quest to become the Chinese Toyota by launching Australia’s cheapest plug-in hybrid – the Atto 2 DM-i, offering 90km of electric-only range for under $30K.

Remember the diminutive, fuel-sipping Japanese ‘Kei’ cars that used to populate Aussie roads during decades past? They never sold in huge numbers but they Unlike everyone else, Honda’s new small EV happens to be a tiny Kei-car on steroids – an engineering-led marvel that prioritises urban agility, space utilisation and driving fun

Against all odds, Ram’s supercharged V8 monster ute has been revived and is now confirmed for the Australian market

The Ram pickup truck brand has today announced its 2025 lineup of the Ram 1500 pickup that will feature Stellantis’ new turbocharged inline-six The American pickup truck brand has today announced its 2025 Ram 1500 that will feature new straight-six turbo petrol engines

Ram Trucks has announced it will bring a new variant of its 1500 pickup to the American market in 2025, this time with plug-in hybrid power. Big range and big towing claims for Ram’s latest iteration in the 1500 family tree

Ram has announced further specifications for its future 1500 REV electric pickup truck that will launch in the USA in 2025. Headlining the news is Although the electric Ram 1500 will come standard with a 168kWh battery pack, buyers will be able to option up to a monstrous 229kWh capacity

Ram Truck has released new images of its first all-electric pickup truck, the Ram 1500 REV, that will be a direct competitor to the Ford F-150 Ram has released photos of its new all-electric ute and it looks a lot like the concept released earlier in the year

Stellantis-owned Ram Truck wants to redefine the segment and its new electric ute concept will help the brand get there. Ram has pulled the covers The new concept by Ram gives us a much clearer picture of what is to come with the brand’s electric pick-up offerings

The most powerful pickup truck ever to enter production –Ram’s TRX – will be released in Australia priced at $199,950 before on-road costs

A fire-breathing Sandblast Edition will join the 2022 Ram line-up in the United States, however it is unlikely to arrive down under

Ram has invited US customers to join the ‘RAM Revolution’ and help the company envision its future electric pick-up truck in time for 2024.

The fifth-generation Ram 1500 will go on sale in Australia in the coming months and will sit alongside its predecessor in the local range.

The Ram 1500 has always epitomised the classic American truck. Oversize, plush, loads of torque and a thumping V8 … until recently. In late 2024, Iconic Hemi V8 returns to US model Rams after incessant public outcry

Ram Trucks has officially introduced a new 1500 model to its range in Australia, and it will be called the Laramie Sport. Described as a ute “built The Laramie Sport becomes the second-most expensive 1500 variant for Australia, with V8 power to remain

America’s best-selling pickup truck is returning to Australia, so how does it stack up against the local competition?

This week we talk about the weird marriage between big engines and electric motors and the plummeting cost of EVs.

The next generation of the popular Ram 1500 has gone on sale in Australia with a combination of features and abilities that few can match.

Ram Trucks Australia's sales have grown by a whopping 15.8 per cent this year when the pandemic devastated almost all other manufactures.