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6 days ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Damion Smy
Synthetic fuel, also known as e-fuel, could save the internal combustion engine (ICE) according to Lamborghini’s tech boss, who says electric vehicle (EV) performance parity is only a matter of time.
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1 week ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Damion Smy
Stellantis has patented a new three-speed transmission designed to bring its Jeep brand’s legendary off-road capability to electric vehicles (EV) without the need for additional motors or equipment. Jeep released its first EV in Australia in 2024 – the urban-friendly Avenger – with the larger Wagoneer S crossover SUV and rugged Recon set for Australia in 2026. It’s the latter that appears most likely to receive the new transmission, should it enter production.
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1 week ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Damion Smy
A Melbourne council will refund up to $12 million worth of parking fines it incorrectly issued due to an ‘administration error’ dating back more than a decade. Starting in July, Merri-bek City Council will launch a Parking Fines Refund Scheme for motorists who were issued parking infringements between July 1, 2013, and June 11, 2025.
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1 week ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Damion Smy
Audi Australia has launched limited edition versions of the A1 hatchback and Q2 andQ3crossover SUVs, which the automaker says offer as much as $7000 of value for a lower cost. Named as ‘Edition’ models – although Audi hasn’t disclosed how many of each will be available for customers – the three limited-run models are in Australian showrooms now.
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1 week ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Damion Smy
Mazda Australia has included the Mazda CX-5e name – pointing to an electric Toyota RAV4 rival – among a raft of trademarks for what appear to be new electric models. The filings show the Mazda CX-5e name, suggesting a potential electric CX-5, was locally registered, along with the Mazda 2e, Mazda 3e, Mazda 6e, and Mazda CX-6e badges.
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1 week ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Damion Smy
The first 2025 Renault Duster SUVs have landed in Australia ahead of their official on-sale in local showrooms next month – with pricing and full details yet to be revealed. Sold under Renault’s cost-conscious Dacia sub-brand in Europe, the Romanian-built Duster is a small SUV rival to crossover SUVs like the Skoda Kamiq and Suzuki Vitara.
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1 week ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Damion Smy
A new Ford Territory is scheduled to land showrooms in South America, Southeast Asia and South Africa from next month, the famous Australian name now applied to a Chinese-made SUV. There are no plans to bring the Territory to local showrooms, and the updated model is not related – apart from its name – to the Australian-made Territory sold here between 2004 and 2016. With sales kicking off in Brazil in July 2025, the ‘Novo Territory’ is a mid-life update of the current model.
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1 week ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Damion Smy
The 2026 Audi RS6 won’t ditch its V8 engine but it will gain a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) system and be sold alongside the electric RS6 e-tron, marking the first time the Audi Sport division has offered both electric and combustion-powered RS6s. According to Autocar, the next RS6 is expected in European showrooms in 2026 with Australia following shortly after, and Audi has been testing a V8 PHEV powertrain – much like that employed by the rival BMW M5.
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1 week ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Damion Smy
Electric automaker Tesla looks set to add both six- and seven-seat Model Ys – rumoured to include right-hand drive production for the first time – after a recent firmware update spilled the beans. Reports from Greentheonly on the Elon Musk-owned social media platform X confirmed a six-seat Model Y was shown as part of the 2025.2 update.
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1 week ago | 
carexpert.com.au | Paul Maric |Alborz Fallah |Anthony Crawford |Damion Smy
The Subaru Crosstrek and Impreza have been given price rises accompanied by safety upgrades for model year 2025 (MY25), the latter enabling them to receive five-star ratings from safety authority ANCAP. The Crosstrek small SUV – Subaru Australia’s second-best selling model after the Forester SUV – and related Impreza hatchback have been given the same updates and $500 price rises across their lineups.
