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• 2025 Ram 1500 is coming, but how does it stack up against the Toyota Tundra, Ford F-150 and Chevrolet Silverado?

  01-04-2025 23:00 via drive.com.au
  The 2025 model year Ram 1500 hits hard with a new twin-turbo six-cylinder with more power than the old V8, but how does it stack up on paper against its rivals?Prices and features for the 2025 Ram 1500 have been announced and while more than 30,000 1500s and 2500s have been sold here since 2016, there’s stiff competition in the Australian full-size pick-up market.The Ram 1500 gets a mild styling update on the outside for the 2025 model year, but the big news is the arrival of a new Hurrica
  
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• Tesla hits major milestone in Germany, but electric car brand still faces uphill battle

  01-04-2025 22:00 via drive.com.au
  The 500,000th Tesla vehicle has rolled off the production line in Berlin as the brand faces sliding sales in Germany and many countries across the globe – including Australia.Tesla has manufactured its 500,000th vehicle at its Berlin, Germany factory two years after the facility opened, by announcing the news on social media.The car maker posted the milestone on ‘X’ – previously ‘Twitter’ – with a single image of a white Tesla Model Y SUV with celebratin
  
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• Should anti-theft screws on number plates be mandatory?

  01-04-2025 21:00 via drive.com.au
  As number plates continue to be stolen in record numbers, a peak motoring body has called for proposed law changes. However, it’s not necessarily that simple.
  With theft of number plates up a massive 46 per cent last year, one industry body is calling on the state government to make installing a type of anti-theft device mandatory.According to the latest Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) data, from January to December 2024, 26,951 number plate theft offences were recorded in Victoria, up 46 pe
  
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• Hyundai Insteroid concept adds Ioniq 5 N power, wild looks to tiny electric car

  01-04-2025 10:00 via drive.com.au
  Hyundai has injected styling cues inspired by video games – and the 478kW running gear of the Ioniq 5 N super ‘hatch’ – into its smallest EV, but it isn’t bound for showrooms.Hyundai has turned the wick up on its smallest electric car to create the Insteroid concept, revealed at the Seoul motor show but with no plans to reach showrooms.It has nearly seven times the power of the standard Inster hatch – borrowing the Ioniq 5 N’s 478kW dual motors – a
  
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• A smooth step into the future: Nissan’s e-Power technology and what it means for drivers

  01-04-2025 07:00 via drive.com.au
  Join Jess Lydka-Morris from Drive TV and Nissan’s Head of Product Planning, Clíodhna Lyons, as they chat about Nissan’s uniquee-Power system and how it sets its cars apart from ordinary hybrids.
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  Nissan has positioned itself at the forefront of automotive innovation through its e-Power hybrid system, which seamlessly combines the performance advantages of electric driving with the familiarity and convenience of a traditional combustion engine.
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• Mazda’s CX-6e electric car twin is already on sale in Australia

  01-04-2025 04:55 via drive.com.au
  Built on the same platform as the Deepal S07, Mazda’s incoming EV expected to be called CX-6e could make its way Down Under.
  2026 Mazda CX-6e rendering by Theophilus Chin.
  Mazda is teasing a new global electric SUV called the EZ-60, which is expected to arrive in Europe as the CX-6e and could even make its way to Australia.Not to be confused with Mazda’s new, in-house electric vehicle (EV) due in 2027, the EZ-60 will be the production version of the 2024 Arata concept, and is built i
  
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• 2025 Mazda BT-50 GT review

  01-04-2025 02:30 via drive.com.au
  The updated Mazda BT-50 gets a styling makeover to keep it in line with the rest of the Mazda family, but with Isuzu origins, is the rest of the package good enough to live up to Mazda’s premium push?
  Skip ahead:IntroductionRunning costsPrice and specificationEnergy useInterior space and comfortOn-road assessmentConnectivity and infotainmentSummarySafety Next steps
  2025 Mazda BT-50 GTThe big news for the updated BT-50 range isn’t what you might expect. Instead of a major engineering
  
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• 2025 Mahindra XUV 3XO small SUV confirmed for Australia

  01-04-2025 01:00 via drive.com.au
  The 2025 Mahindra XUV 3XO will be an affordable small SUV that is not from China, and will likely undercut rivals like the Mazda CX-30 and Kia Seltos.Mahindra’s next Australian model will be the 2025 XUV 3XO small SUV, which will make its local debut at this week’s Melbourne Motor Show.Unveiled late last year, the XUV 3XO is a heavily updated version of the XUV 300 sold in India, and shares its roots with the defunct-in-Australia SsangYong Tivoli as the South Korean brand was under M
  
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• 2025 Mahindra 3XO small SUV confirmed for Australia

  01-04-2025 01:00 via drive.com.au
  The 2025 Mahindra 3XO will be an affordable small SUV that is not from China, and will likely undercut rivals like the Mazda CX-30 and Kia Seltos.Mahindra’s next Australian model will be the 2025 3XO small SUV, which will make its local debut at this week’s Melbourne Motor Show.Unveiled late last year, the 3XO is a heavily updated version of the XUV300 sold in India, and shares its roots with the defunct-in-Australia SsangYong Tivoli as the South Korean brand was under Mahindra and M
  
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• 2026 MG 4 likely to be an update in Australia, rather than all-new car

  01-04-2025 00:00 via drive.com.au
  While the all-new MG 4 is being considered for Australia, it will not replace the current model and likely use a different name if it is confirmed for local showrooms.The 2026 MG 4 electric hatch for Australia is likely to be an updated version of the current car, not the all-new model with the same name revealed overseas in recent weeks.While the new electric hatch will replace the current MG 4 in China amid slow sales, MG has confirmed the three-year-old car will remain available in Australia
  
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