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• 2025 Skyworth BE11 price and specs: New Skywell electric SUV brings sub-$50K price

  27-03-2025 23:00 via drive.com.au
  The latest electric car from China is a budget-priced family SUV from Skyworth – formerly marketed as the Skywell, or EV Automotive EVA 5 locally – rated for nearly 500km of driving range.2025 Skyworth BE11 pricing and specificationsFormerly known as EV Automotive EVA 5, or Skywell ET5489km claimed range in two model gradesPriced from $48,990 before on-road costs
  UK model shown with older Skywell badging. Australian cars will be branded Skyworth.
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• 2025 Jaecoo J7 review: Petrol AWD and plug-in hybrid

  27-03-2025 23:00 via drive.com.au
  The Jaecoo J7 provides an extra layer of refinement and design over a Chery, but still keeps a firm hold on value for money in an increasingly competitive space.2025 Jaecoo J7If you thought we’ve got enough medium-sized SUVs for the Australian market, you might be right. But you’d also be wrong.While there has been a constant slew of new makes and models arriving into the Australian market, the 2025 Jaecoo J7 is yet another medium SUV from China that will be vying for Australian atte
  
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• Trump locks in US tariffs, ignoring Ford, General Motors and Stellantis

  27-03-2025 22:00 via drive.com.au
  The president has confirmed a 25 per cent tariff on all new vehicles and auto parts imported into the United States in an attempt to boost its domestic industry, which largely opposed the move.President Donald Trump has announced all new vehicles and automotive components imported in the United States will be slapped with a minimum 25 per cent tariff from April 2, 2025.Analysts predict the move will push the price of new vehicles up considerably for consumers by increasing operating cost by bill
  
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• Audi Q2 e-tron electric SUV to arrive a year early

  27-03-2025 21:00 via drive.com.au
  The German car maker has pushed production of its new entry-level electric vehicle – the Q2 e-tron SUV – forward to 2026.Audi has confirmed it will begin production of its smallest and most affordable electric vehicle – signalling the first Audi Q2 e-tron SUV – a year sooner than previously announced.Audi CEO Gernot Dollner has told German publication Sueddeutsche Zeitung the car maker’s new entry-level electric mode will go into production in 2026 instead of its pr
  
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• The car brands with the longest warranties in 2025

  27-03-2025 20:00 via drive.com.au
  Car warranties are getting longer. But which ones offer the longest coverage? We find out.Australian new car buyers have never been more spoilt for choice than in 2025. With a surge of new brands launching locally, all car makers are looking to find ways to better their competitors.While some manufacturers are fiercely competing when it comes to retail prices, other ownership services like warranty coverage are among the most sought after by consumers.RELATED: What is covered under a used car wa
  
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• Daniel Ricciardo RB replacement Liam Lawson dumped from Red Bull F1 team after disastrous season start

  27-03-2025 10:36 via drive.com.au
  Liam Lawson was given the 2025 Red Bull F1 drive Daniel Ricciardo was chasing – but now the New Zealander has been dropped after only two Grands Prix.
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  Formula One driver Liam Lawson has officially been dropped by Red Bull Racing after only two events, the New Zealander replaced by Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda from the next race – the Japanese Grand Prix next weekend.Lawson will swap seats with Tsunoda, returning to the Racing Bulls (RB) junior team which he joi
  
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• How an electric MG4 could slash your family’s fuel bill

  27-03-2025 06:00 via drive.com.au
  The MG4 electric hatchback promises you’ll never pay petrol prices again – while saving hundreds each month on fuel. Here’s how to join the Aussies making this EV their second family car, smartly paired with a home solar set-up or off-peak EV electricity plan. 
  Sponsored by MGThousands of Australians are saving a small fortune each month having switched from a petrol hatchback to an electric one, such as the new five-seat MG4. With electricity significantly cheaper th
  
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• 2026 Nissan Leaf revealed ahead of Australian launch next year

  27-03-2025 03:40 via drive.com.au
  Nissan has pulled the covers off its third-generation Leaf before its full reveal in the middle of the year, confirming the electric car will become a small SUV to rival models from BYD, Kia, Hyundai, MG and more.
  The 2026 Nissan Leaf electric car has debuted as one of the first steps in the brand’s turnaround plans amid its financial troubles.Previewed in Nissan’s global new-vehicle announcement ahead of its full reveal in mid-2025, the all-new Leaf will switch from a Toyota Corolla
  
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• Nissan X-Trail PHEV all but confirmed to be a rebadged Mitsubishi Outlander – UPDATE

  27-03-2025 03:29 via drive.com.au
  A second preview of the Nissan Rogue Plug-In Hybrid – sold here as the X-Trail – due later this year has all but confirmed it will be a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV with Nissan badges.UPDATE, March 27, 2025: A new teaser for the 2026 Nissan Rogue PHEV has all but confirmed it will be a Mitsubishi Outlander with Nissan badges.Confirmed in a global new-car announcement overnight, the Rogue – the US-market version of the global X-Trail mid-size SUV – will gain a plug-in hybrid
  
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• Cheaper fuel promised under Coalition government, saving individuals around $15 a week

  27-03-2025 02:20 via drive.com.au
  Halving fuel excise would cost the government $6 billion, but instantly save motorists around 25 cents per litre of fuel at the bowser.Opposition leader Peter Dutton will cut fuel excise in half in his first year, if chosen in the upcoming federal election, to ease cost-of-living pressures for motorists.While cumulatively, cutting the excise from 50.8 cents to 25.4 cent for 12 months will cost the government $6 billion in lost revenue, the individual savings per year amount to around $750 &ndash
  
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• How Oscar Piastri could be Australia’s first F1 champion in 45 years

  27-03-2025 01:48 via drive.com.au
  Before the 2025 F1 world championship, Oscar Piastri said he has what it takes to win the title – his win in China makes it look like the Aussie can back up his words.The last time an Australian driver was F1 world champion the internet didn’t exist, a bloke named Malcolm Fraser was Prime Minister and a four-cylinder Holden Commodore was launched.Ahead of the 2025 F1 season Oscar Piastri said it bluntly: “I do think that I can become world champion this year.”The Australi
  
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• Win a classic 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Fastback

  27-03-2025 00:38 via drive.com.au
  Handing over the keys to a beautifully restored 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Fastback, Classics for a Cause offers car lovers the chance to win a timeless classic while supporting Aussie war veterans in need. 
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  These days, there are plenty of chances to win a brand-new car straight from the showroom floor. Yet it’s not every day that you get the chance to slide behind the wheel of a timeless piece of automotive history. The 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Fa
  
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