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The Subaru Impreza has shrunk further for 2026, while prices have been hiked across the small hatchback range.There’s new standard equipment, however, with the surviving Impreza AWD 2.0L and AWD 2.0S variants gaining Subaru’s Emergency Driving Stop System.Should the driver become unresponsive while driving, EDSS will bring the vehicle “to a controlled stop while alerting other road users” provided the lane-centring function is active.A seat memory function is also now standard in the AWD 2.0S.CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal.“After careful review, the MY26 Impreza lineup has been streamlined to…

The German government has announced a new electric vehicle incentive program that will provide subsidies of up to €6,000 for battery-electric vehicles and up to €4,500 for plug-in hybrids starting in 2026. The program, financed through €3 billion from the Climate and Transformation Fund, marks a significant shift in Germany’s approach to promoting electromobility.Income-Based Subsidy StructureUnlike previous programs, the 2026 subsidy features a social tier system based on household income. The maximum subsidy is reserved for families with lower incomes and children. For a battery-electric vehicle, households with taxable annual income up to €45,000 and two or more children under…

Audi will unveil its livery for the 2026 Formula 1 season today.  Audi is the fourth team to unveil its livery this season. You can watch the livestream at the Audi F1 website.  Click Here To Watch The Livestream Audi is joining the Formula 1 grid for the 2026 season. The German automaker is unveiling its official livery today, the fourth team to do so this year. And you can watch the launch event right here. Audi is replacing Kick Sauber on the grid. The automaker acquired the Sauber Group a few years ago in a bid to return to…

The Australian Automobile Association (AAA) is urging the Australian Government to overhaul its road safety strategy following the release of damning new data on the national road toll.The country’s peak motoring body, which represents Australia’s motoring clubs and their 10 million-plus members, notes the national road toll has now increased each year over the past five calendar years, which it says last occurred in 1952.There were 22 more road deaths last year than in 2024, an increase of 1.7 per cent. The number of road fatalities per 100,000 residents was 4.8, unchanged from the year before. The three most populous…

China’s premium automotive market is fairly different from any other market in the world. BMW has long understood this unique demand, which is why the brand stretches everything from the X1 to the 5 Series for Chinese buyers. Last year, the latest member of this extended family arrived: the BMW M235L Gran Coupe, and BMW’s photographers had the opportunity to photograph one in the striking Thunder Night Purple metallic finish.More Than Just a StretchThe “L” designation tells you everything you need to know about this China-exclusive model. Known internally as the F78 (versus the global F74), this isn’t a simple…

Toto Wolff once called his Mercedes Formula 1 cars the “fastest laboratory in the world”. While this may be a cliché that makes our eyes roll faster than a Pirelli, it’s undeniable. When you spend hundreds of millions of dollars on shaving tenths off lap times, creating something that could change the world is inevitable. And this isn’t just a hybrid engine for your daily driver, I’m talking about technology that saves lives at hospitals. Here’s the best trickle-down technology we can thank the grid for. Road Car Technology Lamborghini Huracan Evo RWD paddle shifter While there’s so much more…

The Kia EV4 arrives in local showrooms later this month, priced from $49,990 before on-road costs.The mid-size electric sedan therefore has a base price between the entry-level BYD Seal Dynamic ($46,990 before on-roads) and the Tesla Model 3 RWD ($54,900 plus on-roads).Unlike those rivals, the EV4 is available exclusively with front-wheel drive. However, Kia is offering it with a choice of two batteries and three trim levels.It offers up to 612km of range with the larger of the two nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) battery packs.CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal.The…

The BMW M1 Procar series only lasted two years, yet it still feels weirdly modern: identical cars, absurd driver lineup, and racing that mattered because nobody had a mechanical excuse. BMW ran it as a support show at European Formula 1 weekends in 1979 and 1980—five of the fastest F1 qualifiers dropped into matching M1s and went door-to-door with touring car aces and privateers. But here’s the thing: ask most enthusiasts what they remember first, and you won’t get lap charts. You’ll get paint. The M1 Procar silhouette is already a poster—mid-engine wedge, box flares, huge wing—so when you wrap…

I’ll get one thing out of the way first: Drive to Survive is the best piece of marketing Formula 1 has ever done. It cracked the American market, blew up global viewership, and turned team principals into rockstars.  According to Motorsport.com’s analysis in 2025, 16 percent of the new fans gained over the previous five years say the Netflix docuseries was their entry point, with younger audiences being won over by the personalities of drivers and the rivalries that erupt between them.  This drama, however, is a sticking point for many long-term fans of the championship. If you’ve been watching F1…

Sick of getting to an electric vehicle (EV) charging station, only to find the cables have been cut off by thieves looking to steal copper inside?Evie Networks, one of Australia’s largest EV charging providers, is rolling out a solution: CableGuard protectors from a UK company called Formula Space.CarExpert first spotted the cable protectors at Evie’s Chelsea location in Melbourne, and Evie has confirmed it has also introduced CableGuard at five other locations including Toowoomba, Queensland and Bayside, Victoria, with the other locations being in the Dandenong region.CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a…