John Law

5 days ago | chasingcars.com.au | Tom Baker |John Law

Electric cars are making headlines, but hybrids are all the rage. You only need to look at Toyota, Australia’s biggest new car seller, to see how popular petrol-electric is — its passenger car range has gone fully hybrid. It’s a trick that Subaru has so far missed. Sure, the fifth-gen Forester and XV both had hybrid systems, but Chasing Cars testing found them to be barely more efficient than petrol-only models in the real world. Enter the new, sixth-generation Forester.

2 weeks ago | chasingcars.com.au | John Law |Tom Baker

Thanks for joining us this Friday May 2nd 2025. Notably in car news today: MG3 adds new bargain basement, Ford recalls more than 13,000 Rangers and Everests, BYD’s Ferrari beater, tougher CR-V debuts and Jaecoo J7 reviewed.

2 weeks ago | chasingcars.com.au | Tom Baker |John Law

The new-look Nissan Qashqai arrived in Australia in February with the Japanese carmaker answering the public’s calls for more hybrid trims. Hallelujah!Even better, Nissan’s refreshed, sweet driving SUV arrived without a price increase, despite also collecting connected services along with cheaper servicing and a conditional 10-year warranty. Except, it’s not quite that simple. We were begging for the serene Qashqai E-Power hybrid range to expand lower down the tree with the ST and ST-L trims.

2 weeks ago | chasingcars.com.au | John Law |Tom Baker

Following an initial announcement in February, Chinese carmaker GWM has secured lower pricing for its BYD Shark 6 and Ford Ranger plug-in hybrid ute rival. The 2025 GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV’s list price is now $59,990 for the entry level Lux, offering a $2500 saving on the driveaway price in the ACT, however with state-by-state rather than national driveaway pricing, the Alpha PHEV is $600 dearer in WA.

3 weeks ago | chasingcars.com.au | Tom Baker |John Law

If you’re reading this review and wondering what a Jaecoo J7 actually is, you’re not alone, because the sub-brand itself seems a little confused. Jaecoo is fathered by Chery, a Chinese state-owned carmaker that you may be familiar with from the Omoda 5 and Tiggo 7 Pro, but Jaecoo promises a higher level of premiumness — if that’s a word — and rugged capability. The name Jaecoo is apparently a combination of ‘Jäger’, the German word for hunter, and ‘cool’.