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• 2025 Toyota Tundra Platinum price confirmed: New top model adds luxury

  16-04-2025 23:01 via drive.com.au
  The most expensive vehicle ever to wear a Toyota badge in Australian new-vehicle showrooms is a luxury version of the full-size Tundra pick-up and is due locally in May 2025.The 2025 Toyota Tundra range is set to expand with confirmation of a second model grade, the Platinum, due in Australian showrooms from May as the most expensive road-going Toyota ever sold here.At $155,500 plus-on-road costs the current Tundra Limited is already more expensive than the highest-spec Ford F-150 Limited ($140,
  
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• Maserati not for sale despite slump in deliveries and Trump tariffs, says its owner

  16-04-2025 22:00 via drive.com.au
  The Italian car maker is not being sold off according to parent company Stellantis, despite an independent assessor reportedly being called in to combat sliding sales.Maserati is not being put up for sale according to its owner Stellantis, despite sliding sales, consultants being called in and previous threats to dump underperforming brands within the automotive super group.The iconic car maker is one of more than 14 brands under the Stellantis umbrella, including Ferrari – which it has sh
  
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• The popular Holden that was actually built in England

  16-04-2025 21:00 via drive.com.au
  The iconic Lion badge might signify ‘Australia’s own car’, but in reality a lot of popular Holden models were actually built overseasOriginal story first published in Drive on 19 April, 1996For the first time in two decades, British-built Vauxhalls will soon go on sale in Australia – badged as Holdens!The first British-built Holdens since the Vauxhall Viva was consigned to the history books began production in England this week.RELATED: These German cars are more American
  
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• 2025 Hyundai Inster price and specs: Tiny electric car to start from less than $40K

  16-04-2025 07:00 via drive.com.au
  Hyundai’s new small electric car is its cheapest yet, but it’s not as affordable as Chinese rivals that offer more space and longer ranges.2025 Hyundai Inster pricing and specificationsNew small EV is the brand’s cheapest yetCross variant with rugged stylingPriced from $39,000 before on-road costsThe pint-sized 2025 Hyundai Inster electric car will start from less than $40,000 before on-road costs in Australia when it arrives in showrooms imminently.But it will push above $40,0
  
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• Katy Perry’s car collection is, indeed, a firework

  16-04-2025 06:20 via drive.com.au
  While she may not be going to Mars anytime soon, Katy Perry’s car collection back on Earth is as surprising as her venture into space.Image: X/Katy Perry
  If you’ve been on social media recently, you might have read about Katy Perry’s 11-minute voyage to space. But back on Earth, the 40-year-old singer has a surprisingly interesting car collection of luxury and vintage models that has grown over the years.RELATED: ‘Super special’: Robert Irwin’s car is a touchi
  
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• 2025 Ford Transit Custom Trail van on sale now with an Australian model range first

  16-04-2025 06:14 via drive.com.au
  The first all-wheel-drive version of the Transit Custom offered in Australia has been announced, with a focus on lifestyle rather than ABN-holders.Order books are now open for the 2025 Ford Transit Custom Trail, the first all-wheel-drive Transit Custom offered in Australia, priced from $61,990 before on-road costs.Due in local showrooms by the end of 2025, the Transit Custom Trail is based on the most popular Trend variant and comes exclusively in long-wheelbase (LWB) guise, but adds all-wheel d
  
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• 2025 Toyota Tundra Limited review

  16-04-2025 05:30 via drive.com.au
  The full-size US truck offering is now a legitimate segment in Australia, with Ram, Chevrolet, Ford and now Toyota all competing for the minds of buyers. Trent Nikolic tests the newest kid on the pick-up block, the long-awaited Toyota Tundra.Skip ahead:IntroductionRunning costsPrice and specificationEnergy useInterior space and comfortOn-road assessmentConnectivity and infotainmentSummarySafety Next steps
  2025 Toyota Tundra LimitedSceptics were quick to naysay the concept that Aussie buyers woul
  
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• 2025 Chery Tiggo 4 price and specs: Facelift, new name months after Australian launch

  16-04-2025 03:00 via drive.com.au
  Chery has already restyled the rear end of its entry-level SUV, trimmed its name, and added new features only six months after launching in Australia – but there are no price rises.2025/2026 Chery Tiggo 4 pricing and specificationsSmall SUV gains restyled rear design, new wheelsNew features inside and outPriced from $23,990 drive-away
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  Chery’s newest SUV – the 2025 Tiggo 4 Pro – has already been updated with considerable styling changes and a new name, bu
  
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• Next Mazda MX-5: First details, release date of new-gen sports car – report

  16-04-2025 02:11 via drive.com.au
  A new Mazda MX-5 is coming – with a bigger engine, but no more power, and possibly less weight – but it remains a little while away.The first firm details of the next-generation Mazda MX-5 sports car have emerged – after years of speculation and rumours – via a new report out of the US.But fans hoping for a new model just around the corner will need to wait at least two years – until 2027 at the earliest – as the new MX-5 will inherit Mazda’s next-genera
  
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• MG to reveal boxy Land Rover Defender, Jeep Wrangler rival next week

  16-04-2025 01:30 via drive.com.au
  The car maker has teased a rugged-looking, off-road electric SUV which it is set to reveal in full at the upcoming Shanghai motor show.MG has teased a new off-road-styled electric SUV – named CyberX – which is due to be revealed at the Shanghai motor show next week, and is yet to be confirmed or ruled out for Australia.While it may have a Tesla-like name, the MG CyberX will be the second model in MG’s ‘Cyber’ range alongside its electric Cyberster sports car –
  
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• Tesla’s electric car dominance under threat by a wave of fresh EVs

  16-04-2025 00:59 via drive.com.au
  March sales data reveals Tesla Australia is losing market share to new electric cars like the Kia EV5, BYD Sealion 7, and Geely EX5.Electric car sales continue to soften in Australia as demand for hybrids and plug-in hybrids skyrocket, but new EVs could buoy the market amid growing Tesla disinterest.While EV sales dropped 20.5 per cent in March this year compared to the same month in 2024, from 10,549 units to 8385, the best-selling Tesla Model Y is growing limited in stock with the vehicle in r
  
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