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• 2025 Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series price and specs: Up to $2000 dearer with new technology, spec updates

  17-04-2025 23:00 via drive.com.au
  The Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series has received its first update three years after it launched, with new technology but no styling revisions.2025 Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series pricing and specificationsAll variants gain “latest-generation” infotainment system and active safety featuresMore standard equipment for GX, GXL and VX variantsPriced from $97,990 before on-road costsThe 2025 Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series has arrived in Australia with new technology and more standard equipment.
  
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• Porsche Macan buyer’s guide

  17-04-2025 22:00 via drive.com.au
  The Porsche Macan won the Best Luxury SUV under $150k in this year’s Drive Car of the Year awards. Here’s everything you need to know about this stylish SUV.The Porsche Macan was crowned both the Best Luxury SUV under $150K and the Best Luxury Electric Vehicle under $150k for its high-end cabin, sports car-like performance and head-turning styling.The Porsche Macan has been a major success for the brand, and is its top-selling model. It is already showing strong p
  
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• 2025 Kia Tasman price and specs: New ute tops out near $80,000 drive-away

  17-04-2025 06:34 via drive.com.au
  Kia has bold ambitions for the Tasman ute, pricing it in line with Ranger and HiLux – rather than targeting cheaper models in the category – with the top model $74,990 plus on-road costs.2025 Kia Tasman pricing and specificationsFive model grades for new uteLess power but more luxury than V6 Ranger WildtrakPriced from $42,990 before on-road costsThe most expensive 2025 Kia Tasman will cost close to $80,000 drive-away – and mid-grade models will be more than $65,000 – when
  
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• 2025 Audi A3 review

  17-04-2025 05:06 via drive.com.au
  Still a big seller, the A3 holds its own in an Audi range otherwise dominated by SUVs. The fourth-generation A3 is back for 2025, with some new bits and pieces, familiar looks and fewer versions.2025 Audi A3 35 TFSII distinctly remember the first A3. A Golf MkIV in drag before the MkIV was even available, it’s getting on 30 years ago when this three-door premium hatchback was born. The five-door followed later, and it wasn’t until about 10 years ago we got the first A3 sedan.For 2025
  
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• 2026 Subaru Solterra electric car updated with more range and power

  17-04-2025 03:13 via drive.com.au
  Although the current Subaru Solterra is offered in Australia, the Japanese brand is yet to confirm the arrival of the new-look, longer-range updated model.Subaru has unveiled a new version of its Solterra electric car at the New York motor show, mirroring the upgrades already confirmed for its Toyota bZ4X twin under the skin.While the 2026 Solterra is not yet confirmed to arrive in Australia, a local spokesperson for the brand said they will share “what these global debuts mean for the Aus
  
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• 2026 Hyundai Palisade XRT Pro off-road edition targets Toyota LandCruiser

  17-04-2025 02:24 via drive.com.au
  Australia will soon have another large off-road SUV option with the Hyundai Palisade XRT Pro arriving in the first half of 2026.Hyundai has a new off-road flagship with the 2026 Palisade XRT Pro – a more capable version of the brand’s flagship car-derived SUV – revealed overnight at the New York motor show and confirmed for Australia.Though Hyundai’s second-generation Palisade is due in local showrooms before the end of the year with a hybrid-only line-up, the XRT Pro is
  
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• 2026 Subaru Outback revealed with SUV makeover, not confirmed for Australia

  17-04-2025 02:12 via drive.com.au
  Even the Subaru Outback high-riding wagon is not safe from the resurgence in boxy SUVs, the new model bringing bold looks and a boost in technology.The next-generation 2026 Subaru Outback looks more like a conventional SUV than any model before it, with available turbo power and a Wilderness off-road edition.It is yet to be locked in for Australia – and while the new Outback will be exclusively produced in Japan, it will not be sold in Subaru’s home market, and a right-hand-drive ver
  
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• Chinese electric car tariffs could be scrapped by the EU

  17-04-2025 01:00 via drive.com.au
  US tariffs have reignited a plan for ‘minimum pricing’ to replace tariffs on Chinese-made electric cars introduced by the European Union last year.Tariffs of up to 45 per cent on Chinese-made electric cars imported into the European Union may be replaced with a new ‘minimum pricing’ system after previously stalled discussions between the two trading partners were re-started.A ‘minimum pricing’ arrangement – also referred to as ‘price floors’
  
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• Tesla Cybertruck cheaper variant announced with longest range yet

  17-04-2025 00:00 via drive.com.au
  Tesla has unveiled a single-motor, rear-wheel drive entry level Cybertruck that’s almost $AU16,000 cheaper – and is rated to go further on a single charge.The cheapest, longest-range Tesla Cybertruck yet has gone on sale in the US as the electric car maker looks to turnaround a sales slump globally so far in 2025.The 2025 Tesla Cybertruck Long Range is the first rear-wheel drive variant of the polarising electric pick-up, with a single rear-axle motor instead of the dual-motor all-wh
  
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