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BMW’s new M5 super sedan pairs a turbocharged petrol V8 with an electric motor for a supercar-scaring 535kW/1000Nm output. BMW has ripped the covers off its new-generation M5 super sedan, confirming the 4.4-litre twin-turbo petrol V8 will live on in its large saloon. However, to keep emissions down and fuel efficiency up, the petrol V8 is now paired with an electric motor and plug-in hybrid set-up. The result is a combined system output of 535kW/1000Nm, making the 2025 BMW M5 more potent the Audi RS7 Performance (463kW/850Nm), as well as non-traditional rivals like a Porsche 911 Turbo S (478kW/800Nm) and Lamborghini Huracan STO (470kW/565Nm). Of note, Mercedes-Benz is yet to reveal the flagship AMG version of its new E-Class , with the current line-up topped by the E53 that uses a 3.0-litre turbo-petrol inline six-cylinder petrol engine and electric motor combo for a total system output of 450kW/750Nm. It is unclear if the new Mercedes-AMG E63 will retain a V8

MG says its next-generation Toyota RAV4 rival is more than just a rebadge, despite sharing significant DNA with a model sold by its parent company overseas. New HS testing in Australia. MG Australia says the new 2025 MG HS mid-size family SUV is a “pure MG” – despite being a restyle of a model from another brand owned by MG’s parent company – with the first examples due in showrooms later this year. The new HS has been approved for sale in Australia with 1.5-litre and 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engines – ahead of a plug-in hybrid due at a later date. It is based on a vehicle sold by MG’s parent company SAIC in its domestic market, the Roewe RX5 , with a restyled front fascia, conventional door handles rather than pop-out units, and other MG-specific styling tweaks. “I think calling it a rebadge is probably doing a bit of injustice to it,” MG Motor Australia general manager of marketing David Hearty told Drive . MORE: New 2025 MG HS SUV spied in Australia, due on sale this

It’s not perfect but it’s pretty damn close. This major city has mastered driving etiquette and its citizens are reaping the benefits. After returning from a 10-day holiday in Tokyo, plenty of friends asked me to share the best things to see in Japan’s bustling capital. However, amid various enthusiastic retellings of my travels, I quickly realised that my highlights were more often the things I didn’t see. RELATED: Australian drivers don’t know how to merge No rubbish, no graffiti, no smokers on the street and no bad manners, to name a few. But by far the most fascinating behaviour I witnessed took place on Tokyo’s roads, which are the closest thing I’ve seen to an automotive utopia. Driving in Japan, and in particular Tokyo, you’ll notice immaculately maintained cars – many of them hybrid or electric – as they silently and slowly glide down Tokyo’s streets tackling a myriad of pedestrian crossings, traffic lights and obstacles without complaint. Here are the many reaso

New South Wales Police are investigating the assault which has left the man hospitalised and without his work vehicle. A rideshare driver is being treated for head injuries after allegedly being assaulted by two men who then stole his car. Police are investigating the assault and vehicle theft, which took place at 1:35 am on Monday morning in Sydney’s north-west. Officers were called to the scene at the intersection of Kindelan Road and Gibbon Road in Winston Hills, alongside paramedics, to reports of a 49-year-old rideshare driver having been attacked. According to police, the driver accepted a booking from two men at an address in Box Hill about 12:35 am before taking them to several locations – including a service station on Penure Street, Rouse Hill, where they purchased food before returning to the car. The pair then allegedly asked the driver to take them to more addresses, before carrying out the assault. The driver fled from the vehicle – a white 2018 Volks

Perhaps it is time to buy that dash cam… A dash cam has captured the moment a scam artist pretends to be hit by a car, while her accomplice takes photos for evidence. Drivers are being warned to be on the lookout for scammers in a Sydney suburb after one was targeted by someone who claimed he’d hit an old woman with his car. Posting on Reddit at the weekend, user ‘HorusTheSonOfOsiris’ said his friend was driving in the north-west suburb of Quakers Hill when “suddenly a woman lay on the road in front of his car. They accused him of hitting the woman with his car and threatened him to pay them.” In the footage, which was posted on Sunday, the vehicle can be seen driving along a suburban street when an elderly woman is seen walking in the middle of the road.  Credit: HorusTheSonOfOsiris, Reddit The woman then, slowly, bends down and lies on the road immediately in front of the car, before a younger man strolls over holding up his phone to take pictures as evidence. Be

Since it opened, the price of travelling along Melbourne’s CityLink toll road has tripled to become the most profitable in the world. An Australian toll road has taken the title of most profitable in the world after netting its operators almost $13 billion since it opened. Melbourne’s CityLink has raked in nearly $13 billion from motorists since it first opened in 2000, reports Sky News , making it the most profitable road run by Transurban globally. The Australian-owned toll provider runs 22 roads globally, 18 locally with the remaining four in the US and Canada – though Melbourne alone accounts for more than a quarter of its revenue. From July this year, the cost of a daily pass on Citylink will go up to $22 – three times what it was when the road opened 24 years ago. For a light commercial vehicle the cost will rise to $49 a day. From 1 July, a trip across the Bolte Bridge will change from $3.84 to $3.88​, a trip through the Burnley Tunnel will go up from $6.91 t

Car enthusiasts want to go fast, but without necessarily breaking the bank. Here are five surprisingly affordable performance cars you can snap up on the used car market. It’s no lie that car enthusiasts want to extract the most power out of their cars as possible and with this comes a lot of time and effort modifying your engine, suspension, brakes, and tyres to handle better and go faster. RELATED: Five underrated cheap cars you can easily modify to be cool However, it doesn’t have to be like this – the used car market is littered with cheap performance cars with real racing pedigree if you’re willing to look past the popular options (and perhaps a few styling cues). For this list, we tracked down used cars that have sporty appeal right out of the gate, so you don’t need mechanical knowledge to enjoy a weekend drive through some twisty roads or a few hot laps at your local track. It should be noted that you should take extra care when purchasing anything performance-orien

Such is the demand for the Jimny worldwide, that someone has risked potentially illegally importing it to the US to make some megabucks. The owner of a Suzuki Jimny – not street legal in the US (United States) – may have found a loophole enabling the small off-road SUV to be driven on-road. The rugged-looking SUV is not old enough to be imported and driven legally on US roads, being less than 25 years old, and has not been tested to US federal safety and emissions standards. But that didn’t stop one Oklahoma City-based owner from snapping up this pristine, Sizzling Red five-door automatic Jimny to park under the star-spangled banner and offering it for a swag of cash. The sale comes with a caveat that while the advertisement from the dealership selling it on the owner’s behalf states it is legal to drive, Carscoops has its doubts – describing it as a “$US55,000 gamble”. According to the report, the dealer –  Exotic Motorsports of Oklahoma  – says the Jimny is actually on

Emergency services in the region are continuing to introduce electric vehicles to their fleets, with police and ambulance departments the latest to make the transition. New South Wales Police has taken possession of a Hyundai Ioniq 6 electric sedan for use in its Crime Prevention Unit. On loan from Hyundai, the Ioniq 6 will be used for community liaison, rather than being used for road patrols and pursuits. While the exact specifications of NSW Police Force’s Ioniq 6 haven’t been revealed, Hyundai offers the electric model in three variants, with two batteries – a Standard Range 53kWh model with 429km of claimed driving range in the base version, or an Extended Range 77.4kWh version with 614km of claimed driving range – and the choice of rear- or all-wheel drive. In January 2021, NSW Police introduced a Hyundai Kona electric SUV for community engagement work – with the Ioniq 6 now adopting the number plates first seen on the Kona: ‘EV COP’. NSW Police isn’t the only f

If you’ve ever lowered a window just to hear what your car sounds like going through a tunnel, this might be the series for you. The team behind the BBC’s Top Gear television show has launched a new video series on YouTube, dedicated to the ‘tunnel run’ – the practice of winding down the windows and hitting the throttle while driving through a tunnel. Top Gear has secured exclusive rights to use the Catesby Tunnel – a former railway tunnel built in 1897, spanning 2.7 kilometres – now converted for use as a subterranian vehicle testing facility, analysing performance, aerodynamics, air cooling, and emissions following a multi-million-dollar renovation in recent years. Vehicles are said to be able to maintain 160km/h for approximately 40 seconds, with a turntable located at the end to allow cars to be spun around to face the exit. MORE: Shock announcement follows former Top Gear stars’ return to TV As the first video explains, the private tunnel has “no speed cameras

Perth residents have had enough, and are taking matters into their own hands to solve their illegal parking problem. Eagle-eyed residents are using a phone app to dob in their neighbours’ bad parking – with around 6000 reports in just one city so far this year. Fed up with seeing dodgy parking jobs in their area, residents of Tapping in Perth’s north have started dobbing in their neighbours using the Snap, Send, Solve app. The ‘Snap Send and Solve’ app, which is available across Australia and New Zealand, allows users to report a range of complaints to authorities in their local area, including everything from potholes, graffiti, and overgrown vegetation, to flytipping, and – as in this case – illegal parking. Using the app, residents can snap incriminating photos of illegally parked cars and send them straight to the relevant council, which can in turn rule on whether to issue a fine to the owner of the offending vehicle to ‘solve’ the problem. ‘Solvers’ can be anything f

Authorities said the novice driver crashed the car over the edge of the bridge, where it fell five metres before it landed on its roof. Police confirmed the young driver did not sustain any serious injuries. A South Australian provisional driver walked away relatively unharmed following an incident where they allegedly crashed their car through a barrier of an overpass bridge. According to South Australia Police’s Facebook post, the 17-year-old drove his Mitsubishi 380 over the edge of the Linear Park bridge along Ascot Avenue in Vale Park – a suburb approximately 7.4km northeast of Adelaide – on 16 June 2024. Authorities said the sedan dropped by five metres following the crash and landed on its roof – with police confirming the novice motorist did not sustain any serious injuries from the incident. South Australia Police said they are investigating the crash and anyone with relevant information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. The post South Australia