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17 April 2022
GAYDON'S FINAL 12-CYLINDER VANTAGE
Sell-out success with all 333 units presold
MATT BROGAN
ASTON MARTIN has announced details of its last ever twin-turbocharged V12-powered Vantage. The Gaydon-based marque will produce only 333 examples of the specially honed variant.
26 February 2022
NEW ENTRY POINT TO G80 RANGE
Diesel ditched, 2.5-litre turbo-petrol
GENESIS | MATT BROGAN
GENESIS has moved to all-petrol power for its 2022 G80 line-up with the 2.5-litre turbo-petrol variant taking over duties as the entry point to the range.
03 February 2022
TURBO PETROL, HYBRID AND PHEV POWER
All available alongside next-gen safety
MATT BROGAN
NEXUS will roll out its next-generation NX into Australian showrooms from January 2022.
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09 January 2022
$98B INVESTMENT IN BEV TECHNOLOGY
30 new models by 2030: Akio Toyoda
MATT BROGAN
TOYOTA global president Akio Toyoda has introduced no fewer than 16 new battery-electric vehicles at Toyota's Megaweb showcase in Tokyo this week, while simultaneously reiterating that the Aichi-based company planned to transform Lexus into an electric-only brand by 2035.
23 November 2021
NEW MERCEDES TRADEMARKS A HINT
Launch for electric G-Class EQG range
ELECTRIC | CALLUM HUNTER
MERCEDES-BENZ has started to lay the groundwork for the 2024 introduction of its all-electric G-Class with some new trademark filings with IP Australia revealing that at least two variants have been earmarked for our market.
04 October 2021
TOYOTA AUSTRALIA NOT RULING OUT RHD TUNDRA
As 2022 model gets hybrid, twin-turbo V6
TOYOTA | HAITHAM RAZAGUI and MATT BROGAN
THE axe has fallen on Toyota’s V8-powered Tundra as the Japanese marque unveils full details of its latest full-size pick-up truck for the North American market, providing clues to what the new LandCruiser 300’s future hybrid driveline might look like.
04 October 2021
BROADER CAPABILITIES AND AWD
Headlining Hyundai’s iMax replacement
HYUNDAI | MATT BROGAN
HYUNDAI Motor Company Australia (HMCA) says it is targeting a 22 per cent share of the sub-$60,000 people mover segment with its just-launched Staria, however that figure is still well behind 56 per cent stranglehold of the Kia Carnival.
