Sam Purcell is the Off-Road Editor at CarAdvice/Drive. With a passion for cars, four-wheel driving, and camping since 2013, he brings extensive expertise to automotive topics, including electric vehicles and car manufacturing. Sam's work has been featured in outlets such as The Clarion-Ledger, The Commercial Dispatch, and Unsealed 4x4.
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Growing Chinese car brand Zeekr wants to beat Porsche at its own game, with a rebooted range of high-performance FR models.
By: Sam Purcell
Move aside, BYD and GWM. This is Australia's cheapest plug-in hybrid ute, which has a 3.5-tonne braked towing capacity and 915kg payload.
While other Chinese brands are outmuscling Geely for variety on the showroom floor, the brand says a rush of new models does not equal instant success.
You're looking at what is now Australia's cheapest plug-in hybrid ute, which arrives in Australia while diesel prices are still volatile. Does it stack up as a solid option?
Once proudly electric-only, Zeekr is now looking to make a big splash in the hybrid space.
Chinese luxury brand Zeekr will spin fully electric variants off the 8X and 9X, which are currently plug-in hybrid. But those who want a hybrid 7X will be disappointed.
Yes, the Porsche 911 GT3 Touring might just be the ultimate car for the driving enthusiast.
By: Sam Purcell
Ford says 5000 Australia-bound BYDs on a car carrier bought by the Chinese giant is little different to its two rented ships flat-out delivering Rangers and Everests to our shores.
We get behind the wheel of Australia's two most popular four-wheel drives that have been refreshed for 2026.
By: Sam Purcell
Ford has called work by the likes of GWM and Kia to tune their cars for Australian roads a "marketing ploy", arguing they pale in comparison to what its engineers do to create the Ranger and Everest locally.
