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The 2024 Mercedes-AMG C 63 S E Performance will land in Australia from January 2024, priced at $187,900 before on-road costs.

Is the electric vehicle race over before it’s truly begun? That certainly looks to be the case if you dive into the sales data for the first six months of 2023, with Tesla so far ahead of the competition it’s hard to see the catching up anytime in the near future.

Alfa Romeo Australia has confirmed pricing for its Tonale small SUV flagship, a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) officially called the Plug-In Hybrid Q4 and available in a single Veloce trim, but it won’t come cheap.

Selling the future of Mercedes-Benz styling, S-Class luxury, and AMG performance all-in-one is the overwhelming suite of tasks faced by the EQS 53.

Every car brand worth its salt is in the process of going green, largely because of shifting market demands but also due to increasingly strict environmental regulations.While the most visible trend is the transition of powertrain technology from internal

The Chinese automotive industry has a history of using existing car designs as, shall we say, inspiration. These knockoffs are typically restricted to the Chinese market so we rarely see them down under. But one of the most obvious design rip-offs in automotive history could be making its way around the world - including Australia.The Ora Punk Cat is, put simply, a modern take on the Volkswagen Beetle. While it features a modern electric powertrain underneath, aside from a switch to a five-door layout the Punk Cat is almost a carbon copy of the iconic German ‘Bug’.When it was revealed back in April at the Shanghai Motor Show Volkswagen was unsurprisingly not amused and was considering legal action. Now, according to a report on Carscoops, Ora (and it’s parent company GWM) has taken the Punk Cat to Europe, registering its Punk Cat designs with the European Union Intellectual Property Office.Ora has actually submitted two designs, one that’s identical to the Shanghai show and a second version that has a similar Beetle shape but unique headlights, taillights and even a small ducktail spoiler.Volkswagen hasn’t made any further public comments on the Punk Cat’s design, but given Ora’s move into Europe it’s highly likely the German giant will move to protect its classic design on its home turf.Depending on how Volkswagen goes stopping Ora, Australian’s may get a chance to experience the Punk Cat first hand. As reported last week, GWM is considering adding the all-electric brand to its Australian portfolio. According to local officials the Punk Cat is under consideration alongside the Good Cat and Black Cat. It would give GWM rivals to the growing number of small EVs available including the Tesla Model 3, Nissan Leaf and Hyundai’s Ioniq and Kona Electric.GWM hasn’t announced when Ora will arrive in Australia, but 2022 seems likely. Whether or not the Punk Cat is among the models offered may ultimately be decided by a copyright court somewhere in China or Europe.

Electric vehicles can be so exciting to drive that it feels like you’re riding lightning, or a rocket, and they can look pretty wild, too, in the case of Tesla’s Cybertruck. But the sad fact is that, so far at least, they sound utterly awful, and about as exciting as your most ancient auntie drawing breath before giving you a whiskery kiss.

Nissan's next-gen Qashqai will be offered with two hybrid options as the Japanese brand launches into battle with the Toyota RAV4.That's the word out of Europe, where media has confirmed the third-generation of Nissan's popular SUV will be offered with tw

A smaller, smarter powertrain will soon drive down the cost of plug-in hybrid models globally.

Reports out of the USA have thrown the Tesla Cybertruck's claimed 200,000 pre-orders into questions, with some customers suggesting they'd been billed for their deposits more than once, sparking concerns the EV company might be inadvertently over-countin