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Car giant’s secret gaming EV uncovered

One of the planet’s biggest car makers has just unveiled a wild new vehicle inspired by the world of computer games and high-performance motoring, that’s set to shake up the EV market.

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Inside Melbourne Cup’s birdcage

Lexus Australia showcased the future of luxury and innovation at the Melbourne Cup Carnival with a futuristic concept car.

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Adult star tests Cybertruck bulletproof claim

A gun-toting adult film star has taken it upon himself to prove whether or not Elon Musk’s Tesla Cybertruck really is bulletproof.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos October 20, 2022: Generic photos of electric cars and charging stations. Tesla on Gouger Street. Debate over repeal of electric vehicle levy to continue/ conclude in SA lower house. The tax forces electric vehicle owners to pay a 2.5 cent per kilometre mileage charge on zero-emission vehicles in lieu of the fuel excise not being paid. Axing the tax was an election promise of LaborÃs Peter Malinauskas. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Naomi Jellicoe

‘Dark hole’: Big issue in rise of smart cars

The threat of foreign EVs being remotely controlled on Australian roads is unlikely, but the computers on wheels are still listening and watching everything we do.

2024 Volvo EX90 electric car. Photo: Supplied

Why cars judge your weight

High-tech cameras and sensors coming to new cars estimate the mass and height of drivers and passengers.

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Hyundai Inster (pre-production model shown). Photo: Supplied

The secret mission to beat Chinese EVs

A car maker hoping to undercut the cheapest electric cars on sale has been testing its next machine on Australian roads.

Detroit-based automaker General Motors’ Cadillac unveiled their electric vehicle concept, the Opulent Velocity, last week at the Quail in Monterey, California.

Why this car should scare the establishment

Autonomous driving, mood adaptor, biometrics and virtual reality – a glimpse into the future of all electric luxury performance.

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XPENG flying car. Supplied

How flying will change forever

Australia may be on the cusp of an aviation revolution with the arrival of electric flying vehicles and planes.

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Photo of the BMW iX5 Hydrogen pilot vehicle

The car that could overtake battery EVs

Plug-in electric cars represent the immediate future of zero-emission motoring, but many carmakers believe there are other options.

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Photos of the Hyundai VTOL Taxi

Big brands invest in taxi of the future

The world’s leading carmakers are investing heavily in exciting new technology designed to tackle congested city streets.

‘Peak dumb’: Carjacker foiled by Tesla car

‘Peak dumb’: Carjacker foiled by Tesla car

Extraordinary footage shows the moment a carjacker fails to enter a Tesla, proving the popular EV’s ‘clever handles have prevented crime’.

Ferrari 499P Hybrid Hypercar WEC's team, Spanish driver Miguel Molina (R) Italian driver Antonio Fuoco (L) and Danish driver Nicklas Nielsen (driving the car) celebrate after winning Le Mans 24-hours endurance race in Le Mans, western France, on June 16, 2024. Ferrari won a wild and wet 92nd edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours race on June 16, 2024, as Nicklas Nielsen took the chequered flag after a vintage and gruelling race, the Dane sharing driving duties in the Italian constructor's No 50 car with Italian Antonio Fuoco and Spaniard Miguel Molina. (Photo by FRED TANNEAU / AFP)

Huge result in ‘hardest’ race ever

More than 60 cars took to the track for a race against the clock, inclement weather, a tough track and world-class drivers.

Porsche's 963 Hypercar on track in the World Endurance Championship. Photo: Supplied

Rags to riches: Aussie reaches pinnacle

A working class kid from Queensland is about to take on more than a dozen Formula 1 drivers in one of the world’s biggest races.

EMBARGO FOR TWAM 04 MAY 2024. FEE MAY APPLY. MITSUBISHI EK X EV. Photo: Supplied

Cut-price EV could revolutionise market

A leading car maker and EV pioneer is testing a budget hatchback in Australia, with a view to shaking up the new vehicle market.

2024 Kia Sportage SX Hybrid.

Fuel-sipping SUV takes on dominant RAV4

Hybrid sales are booming and Toyota dominates the market, but its overwhelming success has bred a new generation of well-credentialed rivals.

Photo of a prototype of the new ia EV5 electric SUV due here in June

This could be the car that topples Tesla

The Model Y is Australia’s most popular electric vehicle by a handsome margin but a new SUV from an established car maker could challenge its dominance.

2023 News Corp Australia Car of the Year finalist, Volkswagen Amarok V6. Photo: Thomas Wielecki

Genius new car feature revealed

One of the world’s biggest car makers is developing a uniquely Australian technology that will solve one of the biggest issues on our roads.

Photo of the Ford SuperVan at the Adelaide Motorsport Festival March 2024

Express delivery: Crazy tradie transport

It has broken records around the globe and developed a huge following. The world’s most insane work vehicle redefines the term ‘smoko’.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MARCH 25, 2022: Tesla Supercharger charging station in Franklin St, Adelaide. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Brenton Edwards

Utes, SUVs risk price hikes, industry warns

New vehicle emissions caps, designed to force car makers to offer more low emissions models to Australia, could crimp the supply and affordability of utes and SUVs, the automotive industry has warned.

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Photo of the Honda Saloon concept at the 2024 consumer electronics show

World reacts to futuristic Honda EV

After years of slow progress, the mighty Japanese car industry is starting to flex its muscle as it prepares to go on the offensive.

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2023 Tesla Model Y Performance. Photo: Mark Bean.

Tesla forced to make big changes in US

The American electric car maker has been forced into an embarrassing backdown on a key selling point after intervention from government regulators.

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Huge development could change cars forever

Nearly every car maker on the planet is rolling out EVs, but none have been able to solve a huge issue with the vehicles. This could change soon.

Photo of comparison test between 2018 Holden Commodore, Toyota Camry and Subaru Liberty. Taken by Thomas Wielecki.

Toyota’s dramatic call on popular model

It was once one of the most sought-after cars in the country, but a change in buying habits has forced Australia’s top car maker to change tack.

Photo of the hydrogen-powered Toyota HiAce van

Toyota’s radical rival to battery EVs

The world’s biggest carmaker has been slow to act on battery-powered electric vehicles but its latest vehicle could leapfrog the competition.

Photo of the Subaru Sports Mobility Concept

Wild sports car unveiled in Tokyo

There are hints of the cult classic WRX hot hatch and the BRZ sports car in the lines of the coupe revealed at this year’s Japan Mobility Show.

2023 Volkswagen ID. GTI concept

Cult performance car given radical remake

One of the most beloved hot hatches of the past 45 years has been given a thoroughly modern makeover – and there’s a big twist under the shiny sheet metal.

Melburnians will soon be able to rent and ride e-scooters to trial a new way of travelling through and reigniting the city. , Residents and visitors can hire the purpose-built e-scooters providing another safe, accessible, eco-friendly and cost-effective way to travel. , From February 1, 1,500 e-scooters will be rolled out across the City of Melbourne, City of Yarra and City of Port Phillip for one year which could be extended pending the outcome of the trial.

‘Shouting’ e-scooters to hit the streets

E-scooters that will literally “shout” at riders breaking the law are coming to one Aussie city in a major tech revamp.

Polestar 5 prototype.

Potent new electric car confirmed

A sleek new electric car from a booming brand is set to launch next year and it brings similar performance and driving prowess of the best BMW M cars.

Hyundai RN22e concept.

The most exciting electric cars due soon

Car makers new and old are investing heavily in electric cars and some fast and furious versions are heading out way very soon.

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Hyundai reveals brutal new electric car

Exciting and energetic new electric car from auto giant Hyundai is unlike any other EV on the market and will change the game forever.

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