Car news, 17 June ’24: 2025 Hyundai Tucson facelift pricing and specs revealed, Audi’s local electric Q4 E-tron fully detailed, and more

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

The Audi Q4 e-tron is a compact, premium electric crossover that—so far—has been a bit underrated in Australia. Outsold last year two-to-one by the BMW Mid-life improvements see Q4 finally pick up premium interior quality, and it’s still good to drive, but tough competition means the Audi also needs a price cut

It’s been more than three years since China’s BYD brand debuted its ‘Build Your Dreams’ electric vehicle in Australia, the Atto 3 small SUV. And during BYD’s original ‘Build Your Dreams’ model in Australia, the Atto 3 small electric SUV, remains an interesting car that drives better than its looks imply

It was a simple and obvious ploy, really. When the sharply styled Hyundai Tucson’s MY25 update arrived in the middle of 2024, diesels were gone and a new The recently arrived hybrid Tucson midsize SUV is South Korea’s largest hook in hopes of luring buyers away from ‘mister popularity’ Toyota RAV4

Wedged into a currently busy launch schedule for Audi Australia is the Q4 E-tron, the Ingolstadt mothership’s first purely electric model and a latecomer It took almost four years to get here but Audi’s small electric SUV arrives with a few new tricks and an impressive pitch slipped just under the LCT threshold

The facelifted Hyundai Tucson has its work cut out for it. A massive 142,307 new mid-size SUVs have rolled off Aussie dealer forecourts so far this year – Hyundai’s first-ever Tucson Hybrid has launched in Australia to conquer a growing appetite for hybrid family SUVs, but is it up to the challenge?

The new Suzuki Swift boasts big gains in refinement over the previous model, is impressively efficient and is a staunch reminder of how good small cars It’s impressively efficient and light weight, but is Suzuki’s new Swift Hybrid good enough to out-gun the best-selling and newly revised MG3?

An optional two-litre diesel engine and eight-speed automatic finally gives the new Hyundai Tucson the smooth powertrain it deserves.

Should you buy a Hyundai Tucson? Is the Tucson the best family SUV? Read Nathan Ponchard's expert Australian Tucson review.

Read Tom Baker's expert review of the 2019 Hyundai Tucson, including Go, ActiveX, Elite and Highlander, engines, interior, and value for money.

They extensively tuned the handling and ride quality in Australia, and that's paid off. The Hyundai Tucson is an impressively refined medium SUV. Watch our video to see what we thought.

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.

Stylish plug-in wagon punches above its weight for its seductive $40K price point

Luxury large eight-seat SUV hurtles itself into all-terrain adventure territory and sticks the muddy landing well

If you want an electric vehicle but aren’t too keen on testing the reliability waters with an unknown (and as-yet unproven) brand in Australian If you want a regular car from a well-known brand that is available with an electric powertrain, then the Kona Electric makes logical sense, though it’s far from cutting edge.

There are some real oddities in the new-car market. It’s well established that mid-size family SUVs do well, as it is true that affordable small cars have Plucky 4WD gets more safety and equipment but does that make it a more compelling buy at new-found price?

Australians bought more electric vehicles (EVs) in 2024 than ever before, with 91,292 sales eclipsing the 2023 total (87,217) by 4.7 percent, in an The best-selling electric vehicles in Australia, from the chart-topping Tesla Model Y to the least popular EVs on the market

BYD has updated its strong-selling Atto 3 crossover, and the changes for the Atto 3 ‘Evo’ are much more extensive than they appear. The base Atto 3

Adding appeal to the EV3 electric small SUV, Kia has announced a new GT-Line AWD trim price from $66,490 before on-road costs. The GT-Line AWD is Kia crowns popular small EV range with all-wheel-drive flagship — but no hotted-up GT performance model

Lexus Australia has launched its most powerful and expensive RZ electric SUV variant to date, debuting a rapid new 550e F Sport grade from $105,000 before New performance electric Lexus RZ arrives from $105,000 promising more power, performance tweaks and rival-beating pace

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

Pricing for the pint-sized BYD Atto 1 electric vehicle has come in about $1000 lower than expected, with a list price of $23,990 plus on-road costs Modest power output and battery size help BYD achieve low price for base model, while gruntier, rangier up-spec grade demands a further $4000

Two of Australia’s cheapest compact cars gain much-needed safety improvements

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

Leapmotor has confirmed it will debut its B10 small electric SUV to the Australian market in November, with pricing to start from $38,990 drive-away for B10 small electric SUV from Leapmotor will become one of Australia’s cheapest when it arrives in November

Hyundai will simplify its 2026 Tucson model range by axing the non-hybrid 132kW 1.6-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder engine, in both front-drive and Minor updates and price tweaks for MY26 Tucson as range grows closer to hybrid exclusivity

This year saw another massive wave of change in an already volatile car industry. New competitors like Zeekr entered the market, others like Citroen threw The Chasing Cars team reveals their favourite cars of 2024, as well as some that missed the mark during the year that was

Thanks for joining us this Monday July 15th 2024. Notably in car news today: BMW announces pricing for new-gen X3, and Toyota unveils upgraded and Limited In car news: BMW announces pricing for new-gen X3, Toyota unveils Limited Edition GR86, and more.

Audi has confirmed pricing and some specifications of its first fully-electric vehicle to land in Australia for less than $100,000 – the midsize Q4

We take a look at the cheapest new cars available on the Australian market and how much they will cost to run.

The IIHS test saw only the Mazda CX-5 scoring well while the Honda HR-V and Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross received poor ratings.

Hyundai has detailed its fifth-generation Tucson midsize SUV, ahead of its Australian arrival in the middle of next year. The Tucson’s new “Art of Steel”