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• 2026 MG IM5 Performance review

  10-01-2026 23:00 via drive.com.au
  MG’s luxury EV brand IM – Intelligence In Motion – has arrived with a two-pronged offering, a sedan and SUV. We put the sedan to the sword.
  Skip ahead:IntroductionRunning costsPrice and specificationEnergy useInterior space and comfortOn-road assessmentConnectivity and infotainmentSummarySafety Next steps
  2025 MG IM5 PerformanceIntelligence in Motion is pitched as MG’s Lexus, and that’s an interesting idea given the MG link is clearly made. So yes, it’s a sepa
  
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• Hyundai Kona and Inster start 2026 with drive-away discounts

  10-01-2026 21:54 via drive.com.au
  Hyundai has reduced pricing across petrol, hybrid and electric variants of the Kona small SUV, along with the base model Inster EV.Hyundai has introduced discounts for the Kona and Inster small SUVs, with savings ranging from $500 to over $13,000 depending on model.The Hyundai Kona finished 2025 as Australia’s most popular small SUV, narrowly beating the much cheaper Chery Tiggo 4, MG ZS, and GWM Haval Jolion.In an attempt to keep sales momentum into the new year, Hyundai will offer drive-
  
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• GWM rolls out discounts across entire range, with $1000 to $6000 off

  10-01-2026 04:12 via drive.com.au
  GWM has launched a new retail campaign that discounts the brand’s entire range, and adds further ABN discounts on some models for eligible buyers.
  GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV
  GWM Australia has rolled out a discount program across its entire range.Starting at $1000 off on select models, but varying between model and variant, with a discount of up to $6000 available on the plug-in hybrid Cannon Alpha ute.ABN holders also qualify for an additional discount on the Ora, Tank 300, Tank 500, Cannon, an
  
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• Dreame Nebula Next 01: Four-door electric supercar from a vacuum cleaner company

  10-01-2026 01:46 via drive.com.au
  You may not be familiar with Dreame, the maker of home robot vacuum cleaners, but their attention-grabbing carbon-fibre sports car concept may soon change that.
  Dreame Nebula Next 01 concept car at CES 2026. Image credit: CarNewsChina
  After vacuum cleaner manufacturer Dyson famously abandoned its ambitions to build an electric car, it appears Chinese vacuum producer Dreame looks set to take up the challenge.At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Dreame showed off its first EV &ndas
  
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• Celeb chef Shane Delia’s ride from first car to dream car

  10-01-2026 01:45 via drive.com.au
  How Aussie celebrity chef Shane Delia finally bought the car he had been dreaming of since his teens: a GTS Monaro.When Shane Delia was 16, he found his first car in a 40-acre paddock in Melbourne’s west that belonged to his uncle.
  “It was like a Karate Kid Mr. Miyagi moment; where my uncle pointed out to all these crap cars, and said go on, choose yours,” says Delia. That’s when he noticed the four-door, Nissan Datsun Pulsar 1981 model. “He yanked the car
  
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