Wheels Australia - June 2018

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Incoming

JUNE-JULY

ASTON MARTIN Vantage and DB11 Volante; AUDI A8; BENTLEY
Bentayga V8; CHEVROLET Camaro; FORD Mustang facelift;
HYUNDAI Santa Fe; JEEP Grand Cherokee update; KIA Cerato
sedan; LAND ROVER Range Rover P400e plug-in hybrid;
MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class; PORSCHE Cayenne; VOLKSWAGEN
Mk6 Polo Beats and GTI, and Tiguan Allspace

AUGUST-SEPTEMBER

AUDI A7 Sportback; BENTLEY Continental GT coupe; BMW i8

facelift and i8 Roadster; GENESIS G70 and G80 sedans; HYUNDAI

Ioniq; MAZDA CX-8 Diesel; MERCEDES-AMG GLC63 wagon and

coupe; TOYOTA Corolla hatch

Porsche Cayenne

E-Hybrid

Porsche’s burgeoning performance-hybrid

strategy will expand with the new-gen

Cayenne in plug-in E-Hybrid form. With

battery capacity increased by 30 percent

and EV performance enhanced by 43

percent, it’s a far more effective SUV than

its hybrid predecessor. Able to drive 44km

(and reach 135km/h) on electricity alone,

the E-Hybrid combines a 250kW 3.0-litre

turbo-petrol V6 with a 100kW electric

motor for 340kW in total system power,

with 700Nm on tap from just above idle.

Porsche claims it’ll do 0-100km/h in 5.0sec

and nudge 253km/h, while its average

consumptionontheEurodrivecycleis

3234L/100km(dependingontyres)

Mazda CX-8 Diesel

Looking conspicuously like the lovechild of an incestual affa

between a CX-5 and a CX-9, Mazda’s seven-seat CX-8 will slo

below the seven-seat CX-9 in size but slightly above it for pri

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andshe’sloaded–whitecue-ballgearshiftknob,19-inch‘classic

torque thrust’ alloys, full GT Premium and Performance packages,

active-valve performance exhaust, Shelby GT350 intake manifold,

adaptive magnetic dampers and black leather Recaro front buckets.

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Ford Mustang Bullitt

Hoping to synchronise its arrival with the October 17 anniversary

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reviving the spiri tof the 1968 original. Australiawill only see the

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CX-8blendsaslightly sportier exterior with Mazda’s freshn

140kW/450Nm 2.2-litre twin-turbo diesel four, tied to a six-s

automatic ’box. Expect front- and all-wheel-drive versions,a

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Stinger reaches for the stars

Kia’s Stinger range has finally been given

the full five stars from ANCAP. Kia Motors

Australia (KMAu) has fitted automatic

emergency braking and lane-keep assist

to the entry-level Stinger liftback variants,

resulting in five-star ratings for the entire

range. That brings the previously three-star

rated 200S and 330S in line with the rest of

the Stinger line-up, although Kia has raised

the price of these two models by $1000,

the two cars now priced at $46,990 and

$49,990 respectively.