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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.

The arc from the excellent red-hot, turbo-petrol i30 hatch – that established Hyundai N brand credibility – to the latest N-car in the electric Ioniq 6 N For electric driver-focused ultra-performance for somewhat attainable money, Hyundai’s newest N-car has no competition

After a triumphant overall Car Of The Year 2026 victory and subsequent six-month long-term experience with the flagship Calligraphy, one might presume Mid-spec version of our reigning Car Of The Year continues to impress with its blend of smarts, efficiency and style

At the tail end of 2025, Hyundai Australia consolidated its now five-year-old Ioniq 5 electric figurehead – from a choice of 14 variant combinations to Big battery and fulsome base spec a recipe for the most enticing Ioniq 5 yet – with the help of a sizeable price haircut.

Given the excellence of their operation and the bravery of their styling, it’s disappointing that Hyundai’s iconic Ioniq 5, polarising Ioniq 6 and Sharing technical DNA with the Kia EV5, the Hyundai Elexio attempts to improve on its DNA cousin’s dynamics while championing value and cabin space.

It’s been two years since Hyundai launched its larger, stylistically bolder Kona revamp. And given that it’s shaping up as the hottest selling ‘small SUV Does Korea’s popular and stylish small SUV stack up in all-you-can-eat hybrid spec?

The latest addition to the Chasing Cars long term garage requires little rationalisation or justification. Hyundai’s Santa Fe large SUV was crowned our Our 2025 Car Of The Year transforms into a car to use every day for six months and 10,000 kilometres. To see if we were right or oh-so wrong…

If the timeless Ioniq 5 (2021) was an orbit-shifting moment for global Hyundai design, and the new-generation Santa Fe marked next-level elevation in Handsome second-generation Palisade arrives in top-spec Calligraphy form with an all-new hybrid AWD powertrain, a high-quality interior and two tonnes of luxury.

Hyundai Australia wants to challenge Toyota for local sales domination. (Of course, which importer doesn’t?) And according to the importer's CEO Don Electric six- and seven-seat SUV broadens its Korean maker’s model reach. But does the pricey electric flagship enrich or muddy Hyundai’s water?

Once mainstays of Australian roads, light and truly small cars dwindled in popularity for years - until electric power unexpectedly relit their fire, led There’s a price to pay for a polished drive and aftersales assurance, Hyundai bosses proclaim when explaining why the Inster is pricier than Chinese rivals.

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

In two generations, the Hyundai Kona has fast entrenched itself as one of the Korean brand’s most important nameplates. We reviewed the Kona Electric at How does Hyundai’s current cheapest EV stack up as a daily drive across six months in the Chasing Cars garage?

If you’re after a zero-emissions seven-seater it’s highly likely that space, safety, practicality and range are on your priority list far above things Hyundai’s Ioniq 9 resists the EV trend of big figures and flashy style in favour of what matters for a family friendly seven-seater

Aussies have had plenty of affection for the Hyundai i30 hatch since the moment it launched in 2007. Over the past 17 years, it has regularly duked it out Yet another facelift for the eight-year-old i30 hatch, bringing greater fuel efficiency, a frisky chassis, refreshed styling and updated tech.

The Hyundai Inster is on its way to shake things up. Currently, if you’re in the market for a small electric car and want to spend around $40,000 or less, The Hyundai Inster promises to shake up the affordable end of the electric car market - should BYD and MG be worried?

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”

Hyundai Australia has released full details of its 2027 Staria Load Electric van, which goes on sale imminently at $70,990 before on-roads in a single

The Hyundai Palisade, winner of both Best Large SUV and Best Luxury SUV at Chasing Cars’ 2026 Car of the Year, has sprouted an off-road-focussed version

Hyundai has unveiled its new-generation Tucson medium SUV overnight, showcasing a physically larger, roomier, radically restyled and potentially Claiming ‘class-leading’ back-seat space and headlined by a tough new ‘XRT’ trim, the ‘all-new’ Tucson has made its debut

The Genesis GV60 Magma has been priced for Australia at precisely $130,000 before on-road costs, topping the luxury compact SUV’s range. This model is the Magma debuts as Genesis performance subdivision with hotted-up GV60 electric SUV

Car of the Year is all about the winners, both overall and in our nine segments. To pick a winner though, we need to test these vehicles and much of that Rigorous Car of the Year testing involves performance evaluation of all competitors — here are the fastest and slowest of 2026

Chery Australia has today announced a new, series-parallel hybrid drivetrain for its C5 small SUV, intended to bridge the gap between the existing Chery New C5 plugless hybrid from Chery lobs at a competitive price, some $5000 beneath mainstream rivals from Korea and Japan

Hyundai has revealed a facelift for its versatile Staria van platform with huge changes underneath, revealing an all-new plugless hybrid drivetrain said Facelifted Staria van gains new equipment for MY27, debuting a new plugless hybrid drivetrain and range-topping Lounge variant alongside small tweaks range-wide

While the Hyundai i20 N was thought to be living on borrowed time due to emissions regulations, a potential lifeline has been thrown to small hot hatch

Hyundai Australia has reduced the entry price of its Kona Electric small SUV and Ioniq 5 midsizer by a whopping $8000 in an effort to drive sales in an Nearly every grade of Hyundai Kona Electric and Ioniq 5 has been permanently discounted by $8000, but there’s a catch

The global launch of the 2026 Kia Seltos occurred last week and more details have come to light about the Hyundai Kona and Haval Jolion rival that will be Kia has confirmed more details of the new Seltos ahead of its Australian arrival — including how it plans to sell more

Hyundai Australia has priced its all-paw Ioniq 6 N performance sedan from $115,000 before on-road costs, positioning as a joint-flagship alongside the Wicked Hyundai Ioniq 6 N to launch in a single trim grade with wealth of performance focused options

Enter the finished styling of the production five-door, which only marginally departs from the wild THREE concept car that debuted at last year’s IAA

Hyundai is considering a major shakeup of its small performance car lineup, with electric hybrid and pure petrol-powered N models under evaluation to Seriously expensive emissions penalties for petrol cars mean Hyundai is investigating how to keep fun-to-drive alive with degrees of electrification

Omoda-Jaecoo has priced its petrol-powered J5 small SUV from $25,990 driveaway ahead of its imminent May debut. The internal-combustion (ICE) J5 range Essentially an upmarket Chery Tiggo 4, the Jaecoo J5 gains a turbocharged petrol option to serve alongside its existing electric offering

Hyundai has today issued an immediate international sales pause for select variants of its flagship Palisade, following a heartbreaking incident in the Sales of flagship Korean SUV paused globally and an urgent recall issued after “tragic incident”