There’s no getting around it: The Tesla Model Y is a massively successful product. Not only was it the best-selling electric vehicle in the world in 2023 and 2024, it was also the best-selling SUV, full stop. What did we get? We paid $61,380 out the door for our 2026 Tesla Model Y Launch Series. […]
The most popular small SUV out there has been given a makeover. The redesigned 2026 Toyota RAV4 is following in the footsteps of its best-selling predecessor with an all-hybrid lineup that boasts great new tech, improved performance and updated design. It’s not a clean-sheet overhaul, though, so many of the outgoing RAV4’s pluses and minuses have carried […]
The past 12 months have been a tumultuous time for automakers, with tariffs, cyberattacks, emissions laws, tax incentives and an influx of new brands all impacting the new-car market. Locally, we saw some big – seriously big – vehicle launches, including the covers being pulled off a new Toyota HiLux, while arch-rival Ford bet the house on its […]
This year has been unprecedented in many ways, not least because Australia’s first mandatory new-vehicle CO2 emissions legislation came into effect, and at least half a dozen new Chinese auto brands were launched locally. But the full effects of both those major developments are yet to be felt, so 2026 will be a litmus test […]
Gareth Herincx Auto News We get behind the wheel of the Genesis Electrified GV70 – the refreshed flagship SUV from the upmarket South Korean brand… I first tested the Electrified GV70 in 2022. It was one of the first models from Genesis, which was launched in the UK the year before. To put Genesis into context […]
Gareth Herincx Car Reviews We get to grips with the BMW X3 M50 xDrive – the range-topping version of the German brand’s best-selling family SUV… Back in the 1980s there was a series of TV adverts for fresh cream cakes. The slogan was “naughty but nice”. After a week with the flagship M50 xDrive performance version […]
Gareth Herincx Car Reviews We road test Cupra’s second all-electric model – the slick and sporty Tavascan family coupe-SUV The Cupra Tavascan is one of many models (as varied as the Audi Q4 e-tron, Skoda Enyaq and Ford Capri) sharing the same platform as the Volkswagen ID.4. If you’ve read my reviews of the Volkswagen ID […]