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• Six of the best hybrid medium SUVs for Australian families available right now

  13-05-2025 23:00 via drive.com.au
  The popularity of hybrid cars in the Australian new car market continues to grow. Here are six of the best from the medium SUV category, Australia’s biggest-selling car segment.As the motoring landscape continues to evolve, family SUV buyers are faced with the choice of petrol or diesel less and less. Instead, the question has turned into ‘petrol or hybrid?’ for a lot of buyers.In the first four months of 2025 hybrid SUV sales (across all size categories) grew by 35 per cent co
  
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• Should I buy a 2025 Honda CR-V hybrid?

  13-05-2025 22:00 via drive.com.au
  Honda’s sixth-generation CR-V has moved the game on for the long-standing nameplate, but is a Honda CR-V hybrid worth buying? I’ve welcomed one into my garage for the next six months to find out.The Honda CR-V is the brand’s best-selling model, which, as a mid-sized SUV, should not be much of a surprise. However, there are some new additions to the family car that buyers may want to sit up and take notice of in 2025.For the next six months, I’ve welcomed the Honda CR
  
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• 2025 Subaru Forester review: Australian quick drive

  13-05-2025 16:00 via drive.com.au
  Six generations in, the Subaru Forester remains a favourite with Australian buyers. Trent Nikolic has a very brief drive of the new model – with all-new hybrid technology – to get a first taste of what buyers can expect when it launches later this year.
  2025 Subaru ForesterSubaru’s Forester has been a favourite with Aussie buyers for years, and with good reason. Chief among them is the genuine, mechanical all-wheel-drive (AWD) system that doesn’t rely on electronic t
  
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• 2026 Toyota RAV4: Release date, price, engines, design and everything we know so far – UPDATE

  13-05-2025 08:48 via drive.com.au
  Australia’s second-best-selling new car last year will debut a makeover next week, with a fresh look and updated hybrid tech. Here’s everything we know about the new RAV4.
  2026 Toyota RAV4 rendering by Pratyush Rout.
  The Toyota RAV4 mid-size SUV drew closer than ever to becoming Australia’s best-selling new vehicle last year, fewer than 4000 deliveries behind the Ford Ranger ute.As the Ranger faces increased competition from newer utes, the RAV4 is set to ramp up its challenge
  
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• Sussan Ley’s first car is an unexpected gem

  13-05-2025 08:20 via drive.com.au
  Sussan Ley may be the first woman to drive the Australian Liberal Party, but the 63-year-old politician’s first car is a surprising choice.
  Images: Sam Mooy/Getty Images
  While most politicians are used to travelling in government fleet vehicles, it’s easy to forget they were once regular citizens who used normal vehicles to get around town.In the case of Sussan Ley, the first woman to lead the Australian Liberal Party in its 80-year history, her first car is an unexpected gem.RELATED
  
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• ‘Double the fines and tow them away’: Council comes down hard on these parking offenders

  13-05-2025 08:00 via drive.com.au
  A new policy change at one Sydney council has marked the first area to crack down hard on people breaking this particular parking law.It’s no lie that coming out to find a car parked in front of your driveway, blocking you in, can make you mad enough to pop a vessel in your forehead.RELATED: Is it illegal to park across your own driveway?It can leave you trapped in your house and can be a hazard if you have an emergency or an ambulance needs access to your house.However, the Inner West Cou
  
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• Mahindra cuts $3000 off Scorpio, XUV700 prices in EOFY deal

  13-05-2025 03:21 via drive.com.au
  The off-road-focused Scorpio and family-friendly XUV700 SUVs have been discounted as part of Mahindra’s end-of-financial-year specials.Mahindra Australia will cut $3000 from the asking price of the XUV700 AX7L and Scorpio range as part of an end-of-financial-year (EOFY) special.This means the XUV700 AX7L can now be had for $39,990 drive-away, which matches the price from earlier this year for model year 2024 vehicles, and is the same price as the entry-level AX7 grade.However, the new pric
  
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• 2025 Mini Cooper JCW Electric review: Australian first drive

  13-05-2025 02:00 via drive.com.au
  The title of Australia’s first electric performance car that’s truly engaging to drive, but doesn’t cost the Earth, remains up for grabs. Is the Mini JCW E hot hatch the one to claim it?
  Skip ahead:IntroductionRunning costsPrice and specificationEnergy useInterior space and comfortOn-road assessmentConnectivity and infotainmentSummarySafety Next steps
  2025 Mini Cooper JCW EThe Mini John Cooper Works (JCW) hot hatch has gone electric.A flagship, high-performance variant has been
  
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• 2025 Chery Tiggo 9 seven-seat PHEV spotted in Australia ahead of launch

  13-05-2025 01:00 via drive.com.au
  The seven-seat Chery Tiggo 9 plug-in hybrid SUV has been spied in Sydney before local showroom arrivals by the end of the year.The 2025 Chery Tiggo 9 seven-seat SUV has been spied in Australia ahead of its launch in the second half of the year.Spotted in plug-in hybrid form by a Drive reader in Sydney, the Tiggo 9 will become Chery’s flagship model when it arrives in local showrooms by the end of 2025, sitting above the Tiggo 8 Pro Max.Australian showroom arrivals were previously expected
  
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• Ford Ranger to gain new infotainment, could come in line with facelifted ute

  13-05-2025 00:00 via drive.com.au
  A Ford executive has revealed a new infotainment system is coming to the Ranger, which could be part of sweeping changes due for the ute’s next update.
  Speculative illustration by Drive, not related to or endorsed by Ford.
  The Ford Ranger ute is in line for a new infotainment system, ditching the existing Sync4 unit for Google-based software that could come at the same time as a range-wide facelift from as early as next year.Called Ford Digital Experience, the system is already available o
  
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• 2025 Mini Cooper JCW review: Australian first drive

  13-05-2025 00:00 via drive.com.au
  Mini’s hot hatch has been given an upgrade, with heavily revised styling, a new interior, more tech, and improved performance, all for a lower price. What’s the catch?
  Skip ahead:IntroductionRunning costsPrice and specificationEnergy useInterior space and comfortOn-road assessmentConnectivity and infotainmentSummarySafety Next steps
  2025 Mini Cooper JCWMini has completed its new-generation model range with its hottest series-production models yet, the John Cooper Works (JCW) family.T
  
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