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A Bentley Continental Flying Spur limousine – with close to 600-horsepower worth of W12 under the bonnet – has been transformed into a pick-up in the UK. Bentley’s flagship sedan was turned into a super-luxury ute following an 18-month transformation by custom car builders in the UK who specialise in classic Volkswagens and exotic supercars – and everything in between.

An Australian workshop has fitted a Ferrari V12 engine into a Holden 'LC' Torana. The project is owned by the Castlemaine Rod Shop, a business located just outside of Bendigo, Victoria. It specialises in custom-made and aftermarket parts to suit classic muscle cars.

Toyota Australia has confirmed running changes to the 2021 Toyota HiAce van range. The Toyota HiAce will soon be only available in white, with production from July 2021 ending the options of silver, gold or blue paint. Toyota dealers say the decision was made by the factory because most orders were for “vanilla white” HiAce vans. By removing the option of colour choice (such as silver, below), it makes it easier to swap vehicles among dealers trying to fill customer orders.

The city-car segment took the second-biggest sales hit in 2020 – down nearly 40 per cent – though it remains the go-to vehicle type for buyers looking for some of Australia’s cheapest new cars – including many still priced below $20,000.

Customisation is in vogue at the moment, but choice can be seriously confusing. In our configurator challenge, we let the CarAdvice and Drive team loose on a manufacturer’s website to create their ideal combination for a certain model. Few cars offer more customisation options than the subject of this week's challenge, the Porsche 911. With 21 different variants on offer as of publishing, there's an option for 'everyone' – including our team.

When we’re not creating it ourselves, the CarAdvice team spends a lot of time finding and consuming motoring content from all over the world. Here’s a handful of the photos, articles, videos or social media posts that most caught our eye last week. Some of them are brand new, others have been online for a while. Enjoy them – just not too much, okay?

As we continue toward a single publishing platform, some great news stories are being published on both CarAdvice and Drive. If you're a keen reader of CarAdvice, you might be missing out on some of the unique content we're publishing over on Drive. Here are our favourite stories published on Drive today – but there are plenty more over on the website to enjoy. Head to Drive.com.au to read them for yourself!

It's the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix and before Formula One heads into the summer break, there's sure to be some fireworks around the Hungaroring circuit this weekend. It was a showstopper last time out at Silverstone with a heated battle between the two championship contenders from the moment the lights went out. The intense contest came to a premature end with Lewis Hamilton forcing Max Verstappen off the track, ending his race.

The 2022 Toyota GR 86 will arrive in Australia no earlier than late 2021 or early 2022, new details confirmed today by Toyota Australia indicate. Toyota Australia has confirmed launch timing for the new GR 86 will be announced in the fourth quarter of 2021 (October to December inclusive) – meaning it's highly unlikely the new sports coupe will hit Australian showrooms before 2022.

Mercedes-Benz has confirmed it will showcase as many as five new all-electric production or concept vehicles at the 2021 Munich motor show in September, alongside a slew of plug-in hybrids. Leading Mercedes-Benz’s Munich line-up will be the new EQE electric sedan, the smaller companion to the flagship EQS, and the Mercedes-EQ sub-brand’s equivalent of the large E-Class.

The 2022 Isuzu MU-X is due in showrooms next month and the first all-new model in eight years has had a major makeover. However as with all new cars, there is always room for improvement to keep pace with the competition. Here is our wish list for the first update, or as running changes. Favourites button As with the new Isuzu D-Max, the new Isuzu MU-X has a full suite of advanced safety aids.

The 2022 Isuzu MU-X four-wheel-drive has the strongest towing capacity among its direct rivals. The maximum braked towing capacity is rated at 3500kg versus 3000kg to 3100kg for most other vehicles in its category – and the 3000kg limit for its predecessor. The 3500kg towing capacity puts the 2022 Isuzu MU-X in the same company as most double-cab utes – and the mighty Toyota LandCruiser 200 Series and upcoming 300 Series.

Isuzu Ute Australia says it is considering a more powerful Isuzu D-Max ute and Isuzu MU-X four-wheel-drive – as well as the option of hybrid technology in the future. Executives for the company said while it was too soon to disclose any technical details or likely arrival timing, they indicated Isuzu Japan is investigating the addition of a more powerful flagship in the D-Max ute range – and hybrid tech for the MU-X four-wheel-drive.

Drive-away prices for the 2022 Isuzu MU-X are poised to rise by between $9000 and $15,000, marking the single biggest round of price increases in the 10-year history of the brand in Australia. While recommended retail prices have risen by between $3700 and $10,800, these figures are before on-road costs are calculated, which typically add at least $3000 in stamp duty, registration, and dealer delivery fees.

The 2022 Isuzu MU-X promises to be more capable off-road than its predecessor, with plenty of technology – and extra mechanical ability – that will likely give it a leg-up in the four-wheel-drive world. As with the previous generation Isuzu MU-X, this new model is destined to be a favourite for those who want to do some four-wheel driving, camping, and caravanning. Off-road traction aids

Mitsubishi will revive the fabled Evolution name with a high-performance version of the Outlander plug-in hybrid (PHEV) mid-size SUV, according to new reports. Japanese website Best Car claims Mitsubishi will spearhead its revival of its Ralliart performance brand – announced in May, illustrated using a modified Triton ute – with the return of the hallowed Evolution moniker on the Outlander PHEV family SUV.

As we continue toward a single publishing platform, some great news stories are being published on both CarAdvice and Drive. If you're a keen reader of CarAdvice, you might be missing out on some of the unique content we're publishing over on Drive. Here are our favourite stories published on Drive today – but there are plenty more over on the website to enjoy. Head to Drive.com.au to read them for yourself!

The 2022 Volkswagen Taigo small SUV has been revealed in Europe – though an Australian launch isn't planned. The 'coupe'-styled twin to the T-Cross 'light' SUV – and a relative under the skin to the Polo city car – the new Taigo is the European-market, Spanish-built equivalent of the Nivus, a near-identical coupe SUV sold by Volkswagen in South America.

US electric-car start-up Tesla has posted a record quarter-year profit of $US1.14 billion – after costs but before taxes – from a turnover of $US11.96 billion in the three months from April to June 2021. It is the first time Tesla has eclipsed the $1 billion profit milestone in quarterly earnings and is more than 10 times the profit for the same period the prior year, which analysts have reported is “a sign of increasing financial health” for the company.

The 2022 Kia Carnival people mover will gain the Korean brand's new logo within months – but a selection of much-awaited technology features aren't slated to be added until next year. Kia Australia confirmed to CarAdvice that Model Year 2022 (MY22) examples of the Carnival will arrive in Australian showrooms "around" September wearing the company's new logo, which debuted locally on the Cerato small car in early June.

After 6 months we review the MG ZS EV, does the electric vehicle work in the real world? Emma and the team discuss what it's like to live with the most affordable electric vehicle in Australia.

It’s arguably the rarest Mazda MX-5 on the planet. With just 179 ever produced, the oddly-named Mazda MX-5 Roadster Coupe belongs in the rarefied air breathed by some super- and hypercars, certainly in terms of production volume. How it go there, is an interesting story.

The 2022 Volkswagen Arteon Shooting Brake wagon is the latest new vehicle to suffer from semiconductor shortage-related delays, with the first bulk shipments of Volkswagen's new wagon not due in local showrooms until early to mid-2022.

We’ve spent three months in Volvo’s plug-in hybrid small SUV and have handed back the keys suitably impressed. Volvo makes no bones about the reason for being of its small SUV plug-in hybrid, the XC40 Recharge. Spend a minute scanning Volvo’s marketing material and you’ll see slogans like “designed for the city and beyond” and “engineered for urban living”.

As we continue toward a single publishing platform, some great news stories are being published on both CarAdvice and Drive. If you're a keen reader of CarAdvice, you might be missing out on some of the unique content we're publishing over on Drive. Here are our favourite stories published on Drive today – but there are plenty more over on the website to enjoy. Head to Drive.com.au to read them for yourself! McLaren's newest 'Long Tail' drop-top launches from £310,500 (AU$590,000).

The Tesla Cybertruck looks like it won’t be ready for customer deliveries until 2022 – rather than late 2021 as most recently forecast – due to ongoing component shortages in the global automotive industry. The radical-looking Tesla Cybertruck remains listed as available to order on the company’s Australian website, which as of today is still giving local buyers the option to leave a fully refundable $150 deposit for the vehicle (pictured below).

The 2022 SsangYong ‘J100’ electric SUV has been spied testing in South Korea – quelling fears that teaser sketches released last month were nothing more than far-fetched enticement for prospective investors. A sole image posted to the Clien forum shows a prototype for SsangYong’s upcoming mid-size electric SUV – codenamed J100 – wearing moderate amounts of camouflage and, crucially, a South Korean registration plate.

UPDATE, 28 July 2021: The 2022 Subaru WRX will be unveiled on 19 August 2021 at the New York motor show, the brand has confirmed. Teaser images and videos released by Subaru USA overnight show the new WRX getting sideways in the American desert. Highlights include further confirmation the new model will draw inspiration from 2017's Viziv Performance concept, plus a glimpse of the 2.4-litre turbo engine's 6100rpm redline.

The all-new 2022 Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series has been caught on camera testing on Australian roads in what appears to be GR Sport trim. Images and videos posted on Instagram by @land.cruiser.300 and @benjamin.foon show a matte black LandCruiser 300 Series driving through Ringwood in Melbourne's east, covered in a layer of dust likely originating from unsealed-road testing by Toyota Australia engineers in rural Victoria.

Production of the Chevrolet Camaro sports car will end in 2024, according to new reports – and its indirect successor could take a very different approach. Industry publication Automotive News reports the final sixth-generation Camaro will roll off Chevrolet’s production line in Lansing, Michigan in 2024 – one year later than reports from 2019 initially suggested.

The expression “it does what it says on the tin” feels like such an indelible part of our society that it could have been penned by Socrates or carved into stone back at the dawn of humanity. Used to describe something that is as much by name as it is by nature, the idiom suggests nothing is left to imagination or interpretation.

As we continue toward a single publishing platform, some great news stories are being published on both CarAdvice and Drive. If you're a keen reader of CarAdvice, you might be missing out on some of the unique content we're publishing over on Drive. Here are our favourite stories published on Drive today – but there are plenty more over on the website to enjoy. Head to Drive.com.au to read them for yourself!

“Perhaps ‘project cars’ isn’t an apt descriptor…” That’s how I ended the last Project Cars update on this Performance Blue-hued 2020 Ford Fiesta ST – and, lo and behold, the car is largely untouched since I last wrote about it in February.

When Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius unveiled the EQS back in April, he described it as a “defining moment” for the world’s oldest carmaker. Such statements are often heard in automotive industry circles. In this case, though, it is hard to argue with the 52-year-old Swede, who has taken little time steering the company deeper and deeper into the electric car ranks with an extended range of models from the EQ sub-brand.

The 2022 Tesla Model S Plaid electric super sedan has been snapped lapping the famed Nurburgring circuit in Germany – and rumours suggest it's gunning for a lap record.

The Toyota Yaris hatch has joined its bigger Corolla brother in losing its manual transmission option – though enthusiasts can rest easy knowing the high-performance GR variant isn't going anywhere.

EXCLUSIVE A radical plan to use Dodge Charger police cars from the USA to patrol Australian streets may have hit a dead end before the first trial has started – even though most police agencies across the nation have reportedly expressed interest in the vehicle. The US head office for Dodge vehicles has distanced itself from a proposal by a private importer to convert North American police cars to right-hand-drive locally.

Many Hyundai N enthusiasts were caught by surprise last week when the South Korean car maker announced the return of the 2022 Hyundai i30 Fastback N to Australia. Despite being under the impression the all-new, South Korean-made Sedan N would replace the European-built Fastback N as the hot four-door i30 in local showrooms, Hyundai confirmed a run of 500 Limited Edition Fastbacks, benefiting from the same mid-life facelift applied to the hatch.

Chinese car giant Great Wall Motors is considering a couple of SUVs designed to stand out from the crowd.

Struggling South Korean car maker SsangYong has released the first teaser sketches of a new small to mid-size SUV, with chunky off-road styling that could equip it to challenge the Ford Bronco Sport and Suzuki Jimny sold here and overseas. Codenamed ‘KR10’, the new SUV is the latest upcoming product in SsangYong’s bankruptcy turnaround plan, following the larger ‘J100’ electric mid-size SUV, and an unnamed electric ute – both teased last month.

As we continue toward a single publishing platform, some great news stories are being published on both CarAdvice and Drive. If you're a keen reader of CarAdvice, you might be missing out on some of the unique content we're publishing over on Drive. Here are our favourite stories published on Drive today – but there are plenty more over on the website to enjoy. Head to Drive.com.au to read them for yourself!

The 2022 VW Amarok W580X off-road edition has been unveiled ahead of its arrival in Australian showrooms in April next year. While price and specifications for the 2022 VW Amarok W580X will be announced closer to its on-sale date, key details have been revealed. As with the road-focused VW Amarok W580S, there is no extra power or torque planned for the turbo diesel 3.0-litre V6, however it already is the most powerful vehicle in its class with outputs of 190kW/580Nm (200kW on overboost).

The Audi RS Q E-Tron has been revealed, as the German manufacturer's factory-backed return to rallying after a 35-year hiatus. Built to take on the 2022 Dakar Rally field next January, the new RS Q E-Tron aims to be the first vehicle to win the long-distance event with an electrified (hybrid or electric) powertrain – all while promoting Audi's range of plug-in hybrid and all-electric road cars.

The Subaru Outback might be marketed as a large SUV, with enough room for the family and their gear. But, it’s never quite cast off the shackles of its station wagon-based genesis. And it’s all the better for it. Look closely at the 2021 Subaru Outback, and you can still see its wagon roots. It looks more like a jacked-up station wagon than an out-and-out SUV, and that’s no bad thing.

The NSW Opposition has backed growing community anger over an unprecedented surge in fines from mobile speed cameras since warning signs were removed six months ago. The latest figures show speed camera cars in NSW now earn almost as much in one month as they previously earned in a year. In the first six months of 2021, mobile speed cameras in NSW issued $28 million in fines versus just $2.9 million for the same period the prior year – an almost tenfold increase.

Queensland authorities will begin to rollout mobile phone and seatbelt detection cameras across the state from today – however drivers will be issued warnings rather than fines for the first three months. In addition to using cameras to detect drivers handling mobile phones, Queensland is believed to be the first jurisdiction in the world to use fixed-camera technology to detect seatbelt offences.

BMW-backed tuner Alpina claims there is "no demand" in the short term for high-performance electric vehicles, despite BMW committing billions into development of the technology. Speaking to German website BimmerToday, Alpina CEO Andreas Bovensiepen claimed Alpina customers don't use their cars in a way that is compatible with the shortcomings of today's electric vehicles.

Pretty much nobody needs a Land Rover Defender V8, but lots of people are going to want it. The previous range top dog, the X-Dynamic P400, has a turbocharged, 48-volt boosted 3.0-litre straight-six that makes 294kW and gives the long-wheelbase 110 a 6.1-second 0-100km/h time. That’s plentiful performance for something so big and boxy.

Red Bull Advanced Technologies – the engineering and commercial project arm of the Red Bull Racing Formula One team – is considering a second road-going car developed in-house to follow the new Aston Martin Valkyrie.

American specialty vehicle auction house Barrett-Jackson has catalogued for sale a Porsche 928 used in the making of the Hollywood movie 'Risky Business'. Set to go under the hammer at Barrett-Jackson's inaugural event in Houston on September 16-18, the 1979 Porsche 928 is one of the many vehicles used during filming of the 1983 blockbuster. However, the vehicle for sale is claimed to be "the featured vehicle" and "received the brunt of screen time and seat time from the cast".

It speaks to the quality of the Genesis G70 that Mercedes’ perennial favourite C-Class sedan didn’t make the list of finalists this year, the Korean luxury sedan bumping it out of the top three. That left BMW’s benchmark 3 Series and Audi’s sleek and stylish A5 Sportback to vie for honours in the segment against the upstart from Genesis.

Toyota dealers in Australia have cast doubt on reports out of Japan claiming the car giant is trying to stop buyers selling their new Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series within 12 months of taking delivery. A comment by a Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series customer in Japan – posted on the social media platform Twitter – claimed he was asked to sign an agreement to not immediately sell the vehicle.

When we’re not creating it ourselves, the CarAdvice team spends a lot of time finding and consuming motoring content from all over the world. Here’s a handful of the photos, articles, videos or social media posts that most caught our eye last week. Some of them are brand new, others have been online for a while. Enjoy them – just not too much, okay?

The 2022 Hyundai i30 Fastback N has returned to Australian shores in facelifted guise, in the form of a final Limited Edition variant ahead of the i30 Sedan N's arrival later this year. Limited to just 500 units available to order until September 30, the i30 Fastback N Limited Edition is priced from $49,000 before on-road costs with a six-speed manual, or $52,000 before on-road costs with Hyundai's new eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, with one equipment level on offer.

As we continue toward a single publishing platform, some great news stories are being published on both CarAdvice and Drive. If you're a keen reader of CarAdvice, you might be missing out on some of the unique content we're publishing over on Drive. Here are our favourite stories published on Drive today – but there are plenty more over on the website to enjoy. Head to Drive.com.au to read them for yourself!

Life with the 2021 Skoda Octavia RS wagon had been fairly mediocre for the first month. It’s not the car’s fault – you see, we took delivery during Victoria’s May-June Lockdown (Lock & Down according to F&F nomenclature), which imposed travel restrictions and limited the reasons to leave home.

With the games of the 32nd Olympiad in Tokyo upon us, and with Brisbane confirmed this week as the host city of the 35th Olympiad, it’s timely to look back on a couple of Aussie-built cars with an Olympics theme. First on track (ha!) is the Ford Falcon Olympic Classic which, in Ford’s own words back in the day, “It doesn’t matter how good you are. To make it to Olympic standard you have to have something extra”.

V8-hungry high-performance brand Mercedes-AMG will mirror its master brand in going all-electric over the next decade – and a dedicated electric-vehicle (EV) architecture is going to allow the brand to do it. Announced overnight, the new 'AMG.EA' architecture will debut in 2025 as a "dedicated performance electric vehicle platform addressing technology- and performance-oriented Mercedes-AMG customers," according to Mercedes-Benz.

The 2022 Chevrolet Corvette sports-car has become a sell-out success before the first example has even been displayed on a showroom floor. And some buyers have agreed to pay dealer delivery fees in excess of $20,000 to secure a vehicle, in some cases pushing drive-away prices beyond $200,000. All 250 examples in the first allocation of factory-built right-hand-drive Chevrolet Corvettes are spoken for and have customer names on them – and all were bought without a single local test drive.

The 2022 Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series is just around the corner – due in Australian showrooms in the last few months of this year. It will bring to an end the 14-year run of the Toyota LandCruiser 200 Series which is almost sold out. We’ve already been given a preview of what the most expensive models in the 2022 Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series range will look like, in the form of the Sahara replacement and a rugged new GR Sport variant.

A Tesla owner in the US has added V8 sound to his electric car and the result needs to be heard to be believed. Brooks Weisblat, who is also a bit of a YouTube sensation thanks to his collection of fast-car videos, has demonstrated how easy it is to upload the sound of a hardcore V8 and then pump the sound through the vehicle’s external speakers. However, this is no ordinary Tesla and the soundtrack is no ordinary V8.

It’s been a long time coming, but Mazda is off to a slow and steady start in the electric vehicle space with the new MX-30 Electric.

Mercedes-Benz has detailed its plans for an electric future, which will see the iconic German brand be "ready to go all-electric" in 2030 "where market conditions allow". Announced overnight, the new strategy sees an acceleration of Mercedes-Benz's electric vehicle (EV) plans, with plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles now set to account for 50 per cent of global sales, up from the 25 per cent target previously announced.

As we continue toward a single publishing platform, some great news stories are being published on both CarAdvice and Drive. If you're a keen reader of CarAdvice, you might be missing out on some of the unique content we're publishing over on Drive. Here are our favourite stories published on Drive today – but there are plenty more over on the website to enjoy. Head to Drive.com.au to read them for yourself!

The 2023 BMW M4 CSL could offer over 400kW when it arrives in mid-2022, according to new reports. BimmerPost forum member and reputable BMW insider 'ynguldyn' reports the track-focused variant of the new-generation ‘G82’ M4 coupe will enter production in July 2022 – reviving the German brand’s iconic ‘Coupe Sport Lightweight’ moniker last applied to the E46 M3 CSL of the mid-2000s.

US-based manufacturer SSC has finally acknowledged its Tuatara hypercar did not break the 500km/h barrier in 2020 – almost a year after it made the bold record-making claim. Following a road-car speed record attempt in October 2020, SSC declared its low-slung V8-powered hypercar had averaged 508.73km/h over two runs on a closed-off Nevada highway.

The 2022 Aston Martin DB11 has received a round of updates for the new model year. Leading the updates to Aston Martin’s mid-tier grand touring car is a power boost for the 'entry-level' DB11's Mercedes-AMG-developed 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine, from 375kW to 393kW – matching the special-edition Vantage F1 Edition revealed earlier this year. No details of torque outputs or 0-100km/h times have been given, though the top speed has increased from 301km/h to 309km/h.

Holden’s test track at Lang Lang on the south-eastern outskirts of Melbourne sold for the tidy sum of $36.3 million, according to documents on file with the Victorian Government. The sale went through last year and new owners Vinfast – one of Vietnam’s richest companies and automotive start-up – has been operating out of the facility for close to 12 months. However, the sale price was previously unknown.

The year 2020 was one that many would like to forget, and the automotive industry is no exception. Lockdowns and economic slowdowns brought on by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic translated exactly as you'd expect for Australia's new-car sales, with a staggering 48.5 per cent sales decline in April, contributing to an overall market down 13.7 per cent by the end of the year.

We visited this special Range Rover project car a couple of months back and while its body still looks fairly familiar, it now has an entirely new soul. To jog your memory, this project isn't one of ours at CarAdvice, but rather the journey of a car lover who is currently battling a terminal illness. His build was shared with us by the team at Electric Car Café at EVolution, the Melbourne-based company specialising in turning your old classic car into a fully electric vehicle.

After a month or so with our Hyundai Ioniq long-termer, it’s time for our first check-in and we decided to do it a little differently this time around. I asked you to let us know if there was anything specific you wanted the answer to, and we’d endeavour to provide one.

As we continue toward a single publishing platform, some great news stories are being published on both CarAdvice and Drive. If you're a keen reader of CarAdvice, you might be missing out on some of the unique content we're publishing over on Drive. Here are our favourite stories published on Drive today – but there are plenty more over on the website to enjoy. Head to Drive.com.au to read them for yourself!

Hybrid versions of the 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe and 2022 Kia Sorento large SUVs won't reach Australian showrooms until early 2022, Korea's two largest manufacturers have confirmed.

The 2023 BMW 3 Series facelift has leaked a year ahead of its scheduled market launch. Images posted to the Cochespias forum overnight show the updated 3 Series’ front end free of camouflage, confirming previous spy photos indicating the facelifted mid-size BMW won't move to the tall buck-tooth grilles seen on the new 4 Series range.

The Toyota HiLux has been Australia’s top-selling vehicle for the past five years in a row and is on track to notch up sixth win in 2021. When the Toyota HiLux took out top spot in 2016, it was the first time in Australian motoring history a workhorse had led the new-car market. Although it seems the Toyota HiLux’s winning streak has no end in sight, it is about to face its toughest competition to date.

The successor for the Lamborghini Aventador supercar will debut an all-new V12 aided by hybrid power. Speaking to US website Autoblog, Lamborghini CEO Stefan Winkelmann outlined that while the Aventador's replacement will join the wider Lamborghini line-up in being 100 per cent electrified (hybrid or electric) by 2025, it will retain the non-turbo, V12 layout characteristic of today's car.

The Audi R8 Performance represents the pinnacle of the R8 range, quattro system present and accounted for, not to mention aggressive style and a screaming NA V10. Ferrari’s F8 Tributo – despite the turbocharger – is a very ‘Ferrari’ approach to the segment, with dramatic styling and blistering speed. And lastly, the Porsche 911 Turbo S is, well, a 911 Turbo S – AWD, easy to drive, and brutally fast, but with signature understated styling and Porsche build quality.

As we continue toward a single publishing platform, some great news stories are being published on both CarAdvice and Drive. If you're a keen reader of CarAdvice, you might be missing out on some of the unique content we're publishing over on Drive. Here are our favourite stories published on Drive today – but there are plenty more over on the website to enjoy. Head to Drive.com.au to read them for yourself!

The 2022 Koenigsegg Jesko hypercar has been shown off for the first time in production guise, three years after the reveal of the concept at the 2019 at the Geneva Motor Show. The first example to roll off the line is finished in a ‘Tang Orange Pearl’ hue, with silver and carbon-fibre highlights on the front 'grille' and air intakes. However, ten other standard colours will be available.

When I looked at my notes for the 2021 Volkswagen Touareg 210TDI Wolfsburg Edition, I’d written at the top of the page, ‘it’s almost perfect in every way’. While no car or SUV is perfect, the Volkswagen Touareg 210TDI presents a compelling case, with a host of positives and near as we could find, few meaningful negatives. So what exactly is the ‘Wolfsburg Edition’?

The 2022 Toyota Aqua has been revealed in Japan, as the second generation of the car previously sold in Australia as the Prius C. However, unlike the first-generation model, the new Prius C/Aqua won't come to Australia, with the role of a city-sized hybrid hatchback filled in the Toyota Australia range by the new Yaris Hybrid.

The 2022 Porsche Macan has been updated ahead of its Australian showroom arrival in the fourth quarter of 2021 (October to December). The second facelift of the mid-size Porsche SUV's life cycle, the updates to the 2022 Macan's styling, interior, technology and engine line-up are intended to see the petrol-engined version through to 2023 and beyond, at which point it will be sold alongside the upcoming electric Macan for the years that follow.

The escape of Carlos Ghosn, the disgraced former boss of Nissan-Renault who is now a fugitive in Lebanon, has come at a high price. While Ghosn is now able to live a relatively normal life in his homeland because Lebanon does not have an extradition treaty with Japan, the US father and son team who helped him flee on a private plane – while the former auto executive was hidden in a box – have been sentenced to up to two years in jail.

UPDATE July 19, 2021: Failure of a £5 (AU$9.30) electrical part caused the Aston Martin Valkyrie hybrid hypercar to break down at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed, according to the brand’s executive chairman and key stakeholder Lawrence Stroll.

The all-new 2022 Audi RS3 performance hatchback and sedan have been revealed, ahead of initial Australian showroom deliveries in the first half of 2022 (January to June inclusive). Drive comes from an uprated variant of the existing turbocharged 2.5-litre five-cylinder petrol engine, now sending 294kW/500Nm to all four wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission – up 20Nm over the outgoing model, but down 16kW over its Mercedes-AMG A45 S rival.

As we continue toward a single publishing platform, some great news stories are being published on both CarAdvice and Drive. If you're a keen reader of CarAdvice, you might be missing out on some of the unique content we're publishing over on Drive. Here are our favourite stories published on Drive today – but there are plenty more over on the website to enjoy. Head to Drive.com.au to read them for yourself!

It’s 1975, and then Porsche chairman, Ernst Fuhrmann, meets with then Soviet automotive industry minister, Viktor Polyakov. The discussion on the table is how Porsche can help Lada build better cars.

The 2022 Isuzu MU-X – the successor to Australia’s top-selling ute-derived four-wheel-drive wagon – seems almost certain to receive massive prices hike by at least $9000 on most models, according to information leaked on social media over the weekend. A Facebook group dedicated to Isuzu D-Max and MU-X fans – and which has more than 53,000 followers – has published screen shots of limited technical information and specifications for the new model, and what appears to be a complete price list.

Production of the Kia Stinger performance sedan could end ahead of schedule in late 2022, according to new reports, making space on the assembly line for a hybrid version of the brand's Carnival people mover.

There was plenty of hype heading into the 2021 Formula One British Grand Prix, with the starting order decided by a 100km sprint race. The results, however, didn't shake things up as expected, with Max Verstappen claiming pole and both silver arrows lining up behind him. The drama began from the moment the lights went out with the battle well and truly on between Max and Lewis. The roar from the 140,000 fans could be heard on the first lap until the intense contest came to a premature end.

The 2022 Audi Q5 Sportback range could soon expand in Australia, with Audi's local arm certifying a new 'flagship' 50 TDI variant for sale locally. Details published on the federal government's Road Vehicle Certification System (RVCS) database lists the Q5 Sportback 50 TDI as certified for sale in Australia. If the 50 TDI is introduced locally, it would be sold alongside 40 TDI and 45 TFSI variants of Audi's mid-size coupe SUV, pricing and specifications for which were announced last week.

The BMW Z4 has become the latest car to lose its manual transmission in Australia, after just two examples were sold in two years – making it one of the rarest vehicles ever sold Down Under.

A big payload increase and new winch compatibility headline changes to Nissan's flagship 4x4 ute.

I love when a good fringe benefit comes my way. It'll happen to you too if you're sensible, or maybe daring enough, to consider a people mover as your next new car. To those already up in arms about the thought of driving one – let alone owning one – I understand, if your point of reference is a mid-2000s Toyota Tarago. I also agree somewhat that this old, now discontinued badge does conjure up thoughts of dagginess and uncool in myself too.

Former Top Gear trio Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond will return to the small screen at the end of the month in a special edition of The Grand Tour titled Lochdown. Filmed in Scotland last year in the peak of coronavirus lockdowns and international travel restrictions, The Grand Tour boys have uncorked their familiar formula of taking three old cars and putting them in precarious predicaments with hilarious consequences.

Customisation is in vogue at the moment, but choice can be seriously confusing. In our configurator challenge, we let the CarAdvice and Drive team loose on the manufacturer’s website to create their ideal combination. To follow the reveal of the new Lotus Emira earlier this month, the team shared how they'd specify Lotus' last petrol-powered car before it makes the switch to electric power.

It seems that people interested in the 2021 Porsche Taycan first appear conflicted – and I don't mean those knee-deep in Nürburgring paraphernalia. I feel that way because during my time with it, many, from all walks of life, approached me in person to question whether an electric vehicle is both evocative and emotive enough for them.

Jaguar Land Rover Australia managing director Mark Cameron has told media traditional petrol- and diesel-powered vehicles will still be available over the coming years, albeit in an increasingly electrified market.

For this year’s Drive Car of the Year test, we gathered three of the best in the class in our estimation – and one of the newest. The reigning champion Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, the Volkswagen Tiguan, and the Mazda CX-5 took on the recently arrived and completely new Ford Escape.

When we’re not creating it ourselves, the CarAdvice team spends a lot of time finding and consuming motoring content from all over the world. Here’s a handful of the photos, articles, videos or social media posts that most caught our eye last week. Some of them are brand new, others have been online for a while. Enjoy them – just not too much, okay?

As we continue toward a single publishing platform, some great news stories are being published on both CarAdvice and Drive. If you're a keen reader of CarAdvice, you might be missing out on some of the unique content we're publishing over on Drive. Here are our favourite stories published on Drive today – but there are plenty more over on the website to enjoy. Head to Drive.com.au to read them for yourself!

Over so soon? We've had the 2021 MG ZS EV in the CarAdvice garage for six months now and it's time to hand the keys back. So what did we learn about Australia's most affordable electric vehicle? Well, perhaps the switch to electric isn't as tricky and eventful as we may have thought.

Formula One heads to Silverstone this weekend for the 2021 Formula One British Grand Prix. For the first time in history, the starting order for the Grand Prix will be decided by a 100km sprint race scheduled for Saturday afternoon. Last time out in Austria it was Max Verstappen who got the job done, extending his championship lead to 32 points, while in the constructor's standings it's Red Bull Racing Honda that leads – 44 points ahead of Mercedes.

Australians are holidaying at home in record numbers amid international travel restrictions due to the coronavirus crisis. Sales of four-wheel drives, double-cab utes, and caravans are off the charts. Same goes for four-wheel drive accessories and camping gear. Holiday parks and motels in far flung parts of Australia are booked out months, and sometimes seasons, in advance.

Australian pricing and specifications for the 2022 BMW i4 has been announced, with Germany's new Tesla Model 3 rival just sliding in under $100,000 before on-road costs. Two variants of the new i4 will be offered in BMW Australia showrooms from its local launch in early 2022: the rear-wheel-drive i4 eDrive40, priced from $99,990 before on-road costs, and the performance-focused i4 M50, priced from $124,900 before on-road costs.

Genesis Australia has confirmed plans to launch its first three all-electric vehicles Down Under in the first half of 2022. The confirmation came as part of an announcement detailing the opening of Genesis' second 'Studio' showroom in the Emporium Melbourne shopping centre in Melbourne's CBD, joining the Pitt Street Mall location in Sydney, and slated to be followed by a Brisbane Studio next year,

Here’s a community service announcement and a shocking reminder about the imbeciles sharing our roads. They could be in the car next to you. Here’s hoping it’s not this bloke. NSW Police highway patrol officers this week charged a 20-year-old male learner driver with a number of offences stemming from a video that depicted him travelling at 223km/h on a freeway south of Sydney.

The 2021 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross PHEV plug-in hybrid has been unveiled ahead of its arrival in Australian showrooms in the middle of August 2021 – and it could one day be used to power households during a blackout, once the technology is enabled in future homes.

Jeep has made clear its plans to accelerate its rollout of hybrid and electric vehicles over the next decade – but the end for V8 engines and diesel fuel in Jeep vehicles might not be as far away as initially anticipated.

Jeep has outlined its aims to lead the rollout of hybrid and electric vehicles in markets including Australia, despite slow-to-react governments and lagging emissions regulations that have held other car makers back.

The Kia Seltos small SUV arrived in Australia in 2019. Since then it's managed to carve a nice slice of market share. Last year saw the nameplate purchased by just over 10 per cent of all shoppers in the small, mainstream SUV segment. And so far in 2021, it's managed to catch the attention of around eight per cent of the buyer pool. In terms of numbers that sees around 10,000 examples finding homes each year, as the overall segment size is around 100,000 per year nationally.

As a car enthusiast, it's not hard to get excited about the new 2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI.

The all-new Aston Martin Valhalla has been officially revealed, ahead of first deliveries in 2023. While a concept variant of the low-slung supercar was unveiled to much fanfare in 2019, the production-ready Valhalla has been almost completely redesigned from the ground up. The original bespoke V6 petrol engine has been swapped out for a Mercedes-AMG-built twin-turbo hybridised 4.0-litre V8 powertrain.

As we continue toward a single publishing platform, some great news stories are being published on both CarAdvice and Drive. If you're a keen reader of CarAdvice, you might be missing out on some of the unique content we're publishing over on Drive. Here are our favourite stories published on Drive today – but there are plenty more over on the website to enjoy. Head to Drive.com.au to read them for yourself!

Toyota Australia has now sold more than 200,000 hybrid cars – more than any other manufacturer locally – passing the major milestone in May 2021. In a statement issued by Toyota Australia today – 15 July 2021 – the company reported a total of 210,817 hybrids have been sold locally to the end of June 2021, led by Camry, RAV4, Corolla and Prius (full list at the bottom of this story). While it took 20 years to pass the 200,000 mark, half of the total tally was sold in the past three years.

Ford Australia has offered the first 450 buyers of the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1 the choice of a full refund, $5400 cash back, or free servicing for three years and an exclusive track day – following an error in the promotional material. The remaining customers who ordered one of the 700 limited edition models – after the brochure errors were corrected – will still be able to take advantage of the free servicing and track day experience, but are not eligible for the $5400 cash back offer.

Pricing and specifications for the 2021 Nissan Navara Pro-4X have been confirmed ahead of its showroom arrival on September 1, revealing drive-away costs will be up to $8500 dearer than before. Its predecessor, the Nissan Navara N-Trek Warrior, was initially priced from $62,990 drive-away for the manual and $65,490 drive-away for the auto – before the auto climbed to $65,990 drive-away and $66,290 drive-away in the second half of last year.

Nexport – the Australian distributor for Chinese manufacturer BYD – has announced the new all-electric 2022 BYD E6 people mover for the local market, priced from $39,999 before on-road costs. With deliveries of the BYD electric vehicle promised to begin before the end of August 2021, this price would make it the country’s cheapest electric car at launch, undercutting the $44,990 drive-away MG ZS EV. However, just 15 examples will initially be available.