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Cupra plans luxury electric SUV to tackle Tesla, BMW and Benz, and it’s coming to Australia

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Volkswagen Group performance brand Cupra has confirmed it is hatching a new large battery-powered SUV that will help it conquer new territories and see it battle more established premium rivals like BMW and Mercedes for the first time. Not a classic SUV – a crossover, sportier in line with what Cupra’s all about.

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Better than a Tesla Model X? Australia-bound Lucid Gravity full-size SUV to blend S-Class comfort, supercar acceleration and seven seats

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The 2024 Lucid Gravity has been pencilled in for an unveiling at the upcoming LA motor show on November 16, providing new powerful seven-seat opposition to the likes of large battery-powered SUVs like the Tesla Model X, BMW iX and Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV. The post Better than a Tesla Model X?

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Galaxy quest: Yet another Chinese brand headed to Australia and its pricing could be out of this world

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Voracious Chinese auto giant Geely has announced the all-new 2024 Galaxy E5 electric SUV will spearhead its fledgling new brand’s global expansion including to Australia. They’ll join established Geely group brands Volvo and Polestar in Australia. 2025 Galaxy E5 SUV. 2025 Galaxy E5 SUV.

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Mercedes-Benz GLC to ditch plug-in hybrid tech for Australia, EVs the focus

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Mercedes-Benz Australia is hitting the brakes on PHEV – plug-in hybrid electric vehicle – sales. There’s an all-new model of the big-selling GLC on the way, but this time the medium-size SUV line-up won’t include a PHEV version for Australia. Not right away, at least. Mercedes-Benz GLC400e.

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Next all-electric Nissan JUKE, QASHQAI and LEAF to go wild and ramp up Aussie EV attack

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Nissan says it’s committed to a radical electric reinvention of its JUKE and QASHQAI SUVs as well as the LEAF EV when it begins replacing the current models from 2026. 2023 Nissan Hyper Urban concept. 2023 Nissan Hyper Urban concept. Nissan Ariya.

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Confirmed! Electric Toyota LandCruiser family has on-road rather than off-road focus, could be on-sale as soon as 2026

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A new family of electric Toyota LandCruiser wagons could be on-sale in Australia as soon as 2026. The electric LandCruiser will be sold alongside the famed hard-core diesel 300 Series wagon and the LC70 workhorse. The electric LandCruiser will be sold alongside the famed hard-core diesel 300 Series wagon and the LC70 workhorse.

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Indian giver! VW to supply tech as Mahindra plans electric vehicle attack

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The new technical alliance, announced late last week, follows a 2022 announcement that both would work together to make electric cars. As part of the new arrangement Volkswagen components will be integrated into Mahindra’s incoming battery-powered SUVs that will be built on its own INGLO architecture. Mahindra BE.05.

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