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Special 2024 MG 4 XPower review: Brand’s first homegrown hero scores local upgrades that deliver China’s most scorching electric hot hatch

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Now safely, and very suddenly, ensconced within the sales top 10, it has sent its MG 4 XPower hot hatch off to undergo some localisation treatment, scoring new wheels and springs, a new body kit and spoilers, and a generally tougher, more menacing look. READ MORE: First look! Not great, but not terrible. Score: 3.5/5

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Bootiful BMW M5 arrives: Wild plug-in hybrid twin-turbo V8 BMW M5 Touring priced for Australia ahead of early 2025 debut

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READ MORE: BMW i4 eDrive 40 and i4 M50 review Better still, for life in the city there’s even a full EV range, thanks to its 18.6kW (useable) lithium-ion battery pack located under the floor. Performance is off the scale compared to any normal family wagon, with the M5 Touring capable of both a 0-100km/h in just 3.6

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Hyundai Tucson hybrid arrives, but priced higher than dominant rival Toyota RAV4 Hybrid

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litre turbo petrol, six-speed auto, e-motor and small lithium-ion battery that’s thought to have a capacity around 1.49kWh. Thanks to its impressive power and torque figures the new Tucson Hybrid can tow up to 1900kg – an improvement over the 1650kg the other Hyundai SUVs can haul. litre hybrid. 2025 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid.

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2024 Toyota bZ4X AWD review: Why driving Toyota’s first electric car on dirt is like chucking a Giraffe in a pool … Really

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Delivering the bZ4X’s range is a 71.4kWh lithium-ion battery. There’s also dual-zone climate, a 12.3-inch EV Central plugged in to find out. 2024 Toyota bZ4X AWD price and equipment The top-spec bZ4X lists at $77,990, which makes it marginally cheaper than the Tesla Model Y Long Range, which lists at $78,400.

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Nissan X-Trail e-Power review: Is it better than a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid?

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The Nissan X-Trail e-Power with e-4ORCE has a well-stocked cabin That $4200 premium goes into the EV tech, not the equipment list, so you can expect the same level of kit you’ll find in the ICE-powered equivalents. The result is a family focused SUV that genuinely falls into the fun-to-drive camp. appeared first on EV Central.

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2024 Volkswagen Touareg Review

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The revised VW Touareg large SUV range is more compelling value now than ever before as luxury brands continue to increase their prices to intimidating levels. Higher models add cooled front seats, massage settings, heated rear seats and even rear climate control. Overview UPDATES don’t get much more significant than this one.

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Tesla Model Y Performance versus Kia EV6 GT: Which is Australia’s best go-fast EV?

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There’s Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, of course, as well as dual-zone climate, wireless phone charging and on-board nav, a powered boot and a 14-speaker Meridian surround sound system. Extra performance kit here includes electronically controlled suspension and an electronically controlled limited slip differential (e-LSD).

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