Peugeot is a brand in transition. It aspires to be premium, with the main selling point being design. Indeed, there’s no denying the fact that the French brand has some of the best styling in the segment. But the keyword here is ‘aspire’, meaning the marque isn’t quite a full …
Read More »2023 Peugeot 308 Hatch Review – GT Premium & GT Sport PHEV
The last generation Peugeot 308 was the start of an upmarket push for the French marque. It had eyes on the semi-premium small hatch segment, with an aim to draw buyers away from the Volkswagen Golf and Mazda3. Now there’s an all-new model to bring that momentum to a new …
Read More »2023 Cupra Formentor VZe PHEV review
Meet Cupra. The latest automotive brand to hit the crowded Australian car market. The name is derived from the words ‘Cup Racing’ and is a nod at the brand’s glorious past in rallying. It also means copper in Latin, a trademark of the brand’s liberal use of copper highlights. Created …
Read More »2023 Peugeot 508 GT Petrol and PHEV Fastback Review
What is it? The Peugeot 508 is a midsize car offered in liftback and wagon body styles. Launched in 2019, the current generation model introduced a new design language and brought a change in market direction for the French marque. The bold styling is matched with an upmarket interior to …
Read More »2022 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Plug-in Hybrid Review
The Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross seems to be a trailblazer model for the brand. It was the first to sport the fashionable coupe SUV styling when it first landed in 2018 and now in 2022, it is the first model in its class to introduce a new high-tech plug-in hybrid (PHEV) …
Read More »2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge plug-in hybrid Review
Volvo was one of the first to declare war on diesel engines, announcing it will phase out the spark-ignition powerplant in Australia by June this year. The company says that despite diesels “being the cleanest they’ve ever been”, the technology doesn’t have a place in its future. In their place, …
Read More »Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport gain PHEV tech
The new Range Rover Evoque is now available with a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) variant which offers an electric-only range of up to 66km. Badged P300e, the new Range Rover Evoque plug-in hybrid is based on Land Rover’s new Premium Transverse architecture, which was designed to support electrification while …
Read More »Will the 2021 Mitsubishi Pajero look this good?
The current-generation Mitsubishi Pajero has been around since 2006. Yep, that’s 14 years ago. It’s certainly living in borrowed time, despite the numerous updates it received over that period. It’s rumoured to have an all-new successor sometime around 2021, but nothing is solid so far. Prototype has yet to be …
Read More »Range Rover Plug-in Hybrid now available
Following the introduction of the new Range Rover Sport plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) last week, Jaguar Land Rover’s ICE to ACE journey continues, moving from conventional internal combustion engines to autonomous, connected and electrified vehicles. Joining the Range Rover Sport PHEV in electrification is Land Rover’s flagship Range Rover …
Read More »First-ever Range Rover Sport PHEV confirmed, launching April 2018
Following on recent announcement that all Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles will be electrified from 2020, the company has confirmed its first-ever plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), the 2018 Range Rover Sport P400e will arrive in Australia from April 2018. Featuring a 2.0-litre four-cylinder Ingenium petrol engine married to an …
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