Subaru Trailseeker is a 280kW electric Outback
New Trailseeker by Subaru is essentially an electric option to the Outback. The AWD lifestyle offroader offers over 400km of real-world range to a charge. Trailseeker is Subaru's first electric car it has developed by itself. Solterra was a joint effort with Toyota. That has just been facelifted, by the by, and both were on display at the recent New York motor show. The new four-wheel drive estate features the same 211mm of ground clearance as the Solterra, with which it also shares a platform. Read...
Read moreDetailsKia EV3 wins 2025 World Car of the Year title
Kia has done it again. The recently released compact electric SUV, the EV3, has been awarded the 2025 World Car...
Smart officially launches from two key sites in New Zealand
Smart has officially launched its all-electric SUV line-up in New Zealand through a partnership with Armstrong’s. The auto group is...
Trailseeker is a second electric offering from Subaru
Subaru’s second electric SUV after Solterra suggests the Japanese brand is about to make a concerted push into the European...
MOKE Opens New UK Factory on its 60th Anniversary
British carmaker MOKE International has unveiled a new UK manufacturing facility in Leamington Spa as it celebrates its 60th anniversary. ...
Geely and BYD medium electric SUVs ace ANCAP testing
Sealion 7 from BYD and EX5 from Geely have undergone the gauntlet of ANCAP tests and passed with flying colours....
Volvo EX30 Cross Country due here before year end
A properly rugged variant of Volvo's smallest car is the first SUV or EV to take on the Cross Country...
Spied: Land Rover’s electric baby Defender edges closer to reality
After years of whispers and speculation, the long-awaited Electric Baby Defender is finally showing signs of life. Recent spy shots have surfaced of what appears to be a near-production prototype undergoing testing, giving us our best look yet at the compact off-roader Land Rover confirmed for a 2027 launch. Land Rover first teased the idea of a smaller Defender SUV early last decade, but the project seemed to stall—until now. Official confirmation came in 2023, with the British marque revealing that the so-called "baby" Defender would be fully electric, riding on the brand’s all-new Electric Modular Architecture (EMA) platform. This...
Read moreDetailsAudi to deliver the most cost-effective e-tron yet
The least expensive e-tron at present in New Zealand still costs the best part of six figures. But that is...
And then there were three
The list for the 2025 World Car of the Year Award started out with 52 contenders. Ninety six judges from...
Hyundai Ioniq 6 facelift arrives early, improves appeal
The Ioniq 6 electric saloon with the streamliner look has proven controversial and has not sold well here. In fact,...
2024 Ford Mach-E GT Long Term Report
The time with our Mustang Mach-E GT has come to an end, the blue bolter now back in its Ford...
Tesla a likely winner in Trump tariff war
The automotive world is bracing for major upheaval following US President Donald Trump’s latest trade move—slapping a hefty 25 percent...
Volkswagen to adopt ‘self charging’ hybrid tech
Volkswagen is gearing up to introduce a full-hybrid powertrain for the first time, with the second-gen T-Roc set to debut...
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