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• Nissan considering new Ford Everest SUV rival with plug-in hybrid power

  04-05-2025 23:00 via drive.com.au
  A new plug-in hybrid ute from Nissan – developed and built in China – could spawn an SUV sibling.The first plug-in hybrid (PHEV) with a Nissan badge could spawn a left-field SUV sibling aimed at the Ford Everest, Isuzu MU-X and other popular ute-derived 4WDs.It is an idea floated by an engineer working on the Nissan Frontier Pro, a new 320kW plug-in dual-cab developed in China, for China, but poised for export markets that may grow to include Australia.“Of course, you can see t
  
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• Polestar 4 buyer’s guide

  04-05-2025 22:00 via drive.com.au
  The Polestar 4 won the Best Luxury Car under $100K in this year’s Drive Car of the Year awards. Here’s everything you need to know about this refined electric car.The Polestar 4 was crowned the Best Luxury Car under $100K for its ultra modernist Scandinavian styling, which, paired with up to 400kW of electric propulsion, doesn’t so much put the Polestar 4 on the map as redefines what borders look like. The Polestar 4 is a new addition for the brand, wit
  
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• I hated those big ‘Yank Tanks’ until I drove one

  04-05-2025 08:00 via drive.com.au
  I once fell victim to the movement against the full-sized American ute, and all it took was for me to drive a Ram 1500 to change my mind.Full-sized American utes, Yank Tanks, pick-up trucks, or whatever you want to call them, are a hot topic in Australia.Just like whenever anything new hits the market, people don’t like a change from how it’s been done for decades. When people showed concern for these giant pick-ups being sold in Australia, I sympathised with them.RELATED: Why we wil
  
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• Nissan R36 GT-R and next-gen Honda NSX could share platforms

  04-05-2025 00:00 via drive.com.au
  Merger talks between Nissan and Honda have ceased, but that doesn’t mean the two companies aren’t collaborating. And the end products could be special.Honda’s plans for a merger with Nissan have been canned, but the two companies could still collaborate on their next-generation supercars.Although a formal tie-up between the two companies is no longer in the works, suggestions that Honda and Nissan could lean on one another for the development of the next-generation NSX and GT-R
  
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