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The new seventh-generation Subaru Outback is coming to Australia in 2026, bringing more brutal styling, slight price rises, and new, more rugged Wilderness variants.Announced yesterday, the five-variant Outback range now starts at $48,990 before on-roads, up $4800 on the outgoing model.Launching Australia with the arrival of the new Outback is Subaru’s previously US-only Wilderness sub-brand, designed to bring more hardcore off-road-focused modifications to the Japanese brand’s SUV range. Subaru says to think of it like the enhancements STI brings to performance, but for off-roading instead.Two Wilderness variants will be offered at launch, and with their turbocharged boxer engines, they effectively replace the turbo…

AUTOID has given its G87 BMW M2 another round of changes, and this one shifts the car’s vibe pretty noticeably. The Satin Black look is gone. In its place: a Narwhal Blue wrap, a full set of ADRO aero parts, and a new wheel setup with HRE 521s in Satin Black and Polished Clear FMR barrels.The Front End Is Very Different Than StockThe ADRO bumper immediately changes how the car reads. The factory G87 M2 nose is still a sore spot for a lot of people, and this bumper changes the entire geometry of the front-end. AUTOID paired it with…

Skoda has certainly come a long way since the pre-Volkswagen days. It’s now the third best-selling automaker in Europe, holding a 6.3 percent share through October. It’s safe to say the company is in the best shape of its 100-year history, not counting the years of the preceding Laurin & Klement. But Skoda is not neglecting the cars built in communist Czechoslovakia before VW took control in the early 1990s. Through its “Icons Get a Makeover” series, Skoda has been reimagining past models as futuristic EVs. The latest episode focuses on the company’s first vehicle to reach one million sales.…

Ram, Jeep and Chrysler owners in the United States are frustrated after their vehicles began showing advertisements on their touchscreens.Social media posts, reported by The Autopian, have shown adverts suddenly appearing on the centre touchscreen of several Jeep, Ram and Chrysler vehicles, causing surprise and irritation for owners.All three brands are part of Stellantis and use the company’s Uconnect infotainment – the same system offered in Jeep, Ram and Alfa Romeo vehicles sold in Australia, although the issue is yet to raise its head here. The ads popped up while the owners were in the middle of using the functions on…

Apple CarPlay has become a non-negotiable feature for most buyers, and BMW supports it across nearly the entire lineup. But once you dig into the details—especially on the new iDrive X system—there are still some gaps in how deeply CarPlay integrates with the car. That was a recurring topic during BMW’s technical discussions at the iX3 media launch, and the engineers explained some of the decisions behind the integration with Apple CarPlay.Only Apple Maps and BMW Maps Show Up in the Panoramic Vision DisplayBMW’s new Panoramic Vision display stretches across the base of the windshield and is meant to integrate…

Audi’s stunning Concept C not only previews a future electric sports car but also introduces a new design language and a more ergonomic interior layout. We’ve been promised a return to proper controls by reverting to physical buttons and switches for frequently used functions. Although the performance EV isn’t due until later this decade, Ingolstadt is already making amends by addressing some interior niggles that have plagued recent models. In a surprising but welcome announcement, Audi is ditching the touch sliders mounted on the steering wheels of five cars. The A5, Q5, A6, A6 e-tron, and Q6 e-tron are now…

The new-generation Toyota HiLux has only just been revealed and already a Thai entrepreneur is putting together a conversion kit for old HiLuxes.In these images shared by Pasit Reddevill on Facebook, we can see the process of turning the outgoing HiLux – referred to as the HiLux Revo in Thailand – into the new-generation model, known there as the HiLux Travo.We can see a HiLux Revo wearing the front- and rear-end styling of the new-generation model, as well as various shots of the individual parts fabricated to enable this transformation. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click…

The Z4 is not long for this world, but before it bows out, BMW is giving it a proper sendoff. While the Final Edition is limited to the pricey $78,675 M40i in the United States, Europeans get a wider selection. The sporty roadster can also be ordered in the more attainable sDrive20i and sDrive30i trims on the continent. These four-cylinder models are offered alongside the hot, inline-six M Performance variant.Final Edition Pricing Varies by TrimIn Germany, the Final Edition is a €4,200 upgrade for the sDrive30i and M40i. Opting for the base sDrive20i will set you back a steep €7,400.…

Spending the afternoon fiddling with a car configurator is a great way to pass the time on a short holiday week, especially when an automaker gives you hundreds of thousands of options to choose from. Porsche’s configurator is usually pretty comprehensive, which is true of the new Cayenne EV’s. But there’s an interesting detail buried within it: A key fob configurator. Porsche has offered custom key fobs to customers in the past, and admittedly, you can customize your fob for other models, like the Macan EV. But the options on the Cayenne EV’s key fob configurator are nuts. With that,…

Hyundai recalls 85,043 Sonatas with the problem of gas tanks being able to melt, increasing the risk of fire. The issue stems from Sonatas that are equipped with a 1.6-liter four-cylinder non-hybrid engine, probably from the 2020 to 2023 years. According to the document from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), an issue is brought about by a purge control check valve that allows compressed air to backflow from the turbocharger to the fuel tank, and when plenty of air gets in, it can cause the tank to deform, potentially expand, and come into contact with the hot exhaust…