When the BMW iX showed up a few years ago, it was a promising look at what BMW seemed capable of when it comes to electric cars. But in the time since the iX launched, there have been big strides in the premium electric SUV space, including new arrivals from European opposition like the Polestar 3 or even a new American in the form of the Cadillac Lyriq.

If you are asking yourself: “What car should I buy?”, then the Toyota Camry is likely the right answer to your question. Does that mean it's the car you will buy? The sales figures show it probably won’t be. I’ve been living with a fully loaded Camry SL Hybrid for a month and my quick appraisal is this anti-SUV might be one of the best family cars on the market. 

The 2026 Ford Ranger PHEV adds an EV-adjacent variant to the popular Ranger line-up. Ford's hybrid workhorse is one of the latest vehicles to arrive here as part of an ongoing plug-in ute invasion of Australia.  The Ranger PHEV shares an impressive list of standard features and off-road capability with its stablemate but this hybrid also doubles as a power source for your work-site or campsite.

One of Australia's cheapest SUVs, the Chery Omoda 5, has come in for a much-needed makeover. Now badged C5, there's a new nose treatment, but more importantly, it also adopts independent rear suspension, to hopefully address comfort and refinement issues. Along with other changes, are they enough to make the Chinese crossover more competitive against rapidly improving rivals like the MG ZS?

A bigger engine designed to be more powerful and more efficient can only be a good thing for the Isuzu D-Max. Isuzu’s also gone to the trouble of adding a new gearbox and some new tech to go with it. But is it still a solid pick in an increasingly crowded ute segment?