2021 Mercedes-Benz E-Class: Mid-life update adds E350, drops diesel, increases prices

UPDATE, 8 February 2021: The mild-hybrid 2021 Mercedes-Benz E350 has returned to the E-Class range – and diesel has been deleted in Australia – amid price rises for much of the line-up. It's the second price change for four E-Class models since Mercedes-Benz announced the 2021 range in October 2020, with the E200 sedan up by a combined $3165, the E300e up $4510, and the E63S up $5665 in just five months.

2021 Jaguar XF P300 AWD international first drive

As the world increasingly turns away from sedans, some manufacturers are keeping the faith. Jaguar has treated the XF to an impressively serious midlife facelift to try and sharpen its appeal, or at least to remind luxury buyers they don’t have to automatically choose a plush SUV. But the changing shape of this bit of the market is reflected by the reduction of the Australian range offering to a single model: the 2021 Jaguar XF P300 AWD R-Dynamic HSE.

Hydrogen cars: CSIRO to build Australia’s fourth, Melbourne’s second refuelling point

It might be only one small leap for hydrogen but it could be a giant leap for hydrogen cars. Australia’s peak science and advanced research institution, the CSIRO, has been given a $1 million funding boost from the Victorian Government to go towards Melbourne’s second hydrogen-car refuelling station – only the fourth such facility nationally.

Electric Chevrolet C2 Corvette: 1500kW ‘hyperclassic’

The instantly recognisable and bona-fide classic Chevrolet C2 Corvette is set to be reinvented as a 1470kW all-electric modern ‘hyperclassic’. Small Irish company, Studio AVA, has enlisted the help of the C2 Corvette’s original designer, Peter Brock, and Jaguar, Aston Martin and Land Rover stylist Ian Callum, to help create what it hopes will combine “hyper-modern power and performance” with “the body and soul of a classic”.

Super Bowl LV: The best car commercials of 2021

The annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL) in the USA – known as the Super Bowl – hosts the most expensive advertising slots in television, and, every year, the world's biggest vehicle manufacturers flock to the event to promote products. Here are the best car ads from 2021. Starring renowned comedians Will Ferrell, Kenan Thompson, and Awkwafina, this ad pitches General Motors's new modular Ultium platform as the future of electric vehicles in the United States.

Florence Lawrence: The Hollywood star who invented two of the most common things found on cars today

Florence Lawrence isn’t exactly a household name, certainly not in the world of cars and motoring. Sure, the Canadian-American is widely known as the ‘First Movie Star’, thanks to her other career – spanning over 300 movies – as a Hollywood actor, but in the world of automotive invention, her name has largely been forgotten. And that’s almost criminal, because Lawrence came up with two innovations that have become a part of everyday motoring life.

Tesla may be about to open a plant in Indonesia – report

The Indonesian Government is reviewing a business proposal from Tesla, it has been revealed. According to a report from news outlet Reuters, US electric car maker Tesla put forward the investment proposal ahead of a planned meeting with Indonesian officials this week. Indonesia is the world's biggest nickel producer – a vital component in many electric vehicle batteries.