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The Drive Five: Electric Skoda Octavia wagon and the other stories you might have missed – 25 June 2021

New EU emissions rules and a special-edition Maserati headline the rest of today's top Drive stories.


As we continue toward a single publishing platform, some great news stories are being published on both CarAdvice and Drive.

If you're a keen reader of CarAdvice, you might be missing out on some of the unique, first-to-run content we're publishing over on Drive.

Here are the best stories published on the Drive website today:


1. Electric Skoda Octavia wagon inevitable, as Skoda plans at least three new electric vehicles by 2030

An Octavia-sized electric sedan and wagon could lead Skoda's charge into an electric future, with company CEO reiterating the model's importance to the Volkswagen-owned car maker.

Alex Misoyannis

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2. Maserati collaborates with Japanese street culture icon for special editions

The pioneer of Japanese street culture has hooked up with Maserati to create two limited-edition models.

Ben Zachariah

Click here to read the full story.


3. End of financial year deals on Australia’s Top 20 brands

Looking for a sharp deal on your next new car? Here are some of the factory offers available in the lead-up to EOFY.

Emma Notarfrancesco

Click here to read the full story.


4. 2022 Cupra Australia range detailed: Leon, Formentor and Ateca confirmed, including plug-in hybrids

Volkswagen's high-performance Spanish subsidiary Cupra has shared full details on the three-strong model range bound for Australia by July 2022 – including a pair of plug-in hybrids.

Alex Misoyannis

Click here to read the full story.


5. Tougher vehicle emissions laws in Europe to kill combustion engines – report

The EU will put forward restrictive emissions laws next month which could make it impossible to offer petrol and diesel cars.

Ben Zachariah

Click here to read the full story.

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Alex Misoyannis

Alex Misoyannis has been writing about cars since 2017, when he started his own website, Redline. He contributed for Drive in 2018, before joining CarAdvice in 2019, becoming a regular contributing journalist within the news team in 2020. Cars have played a central role throughout Alex’s life, from flicking through car magazines at a young age, to growing up around performance vehicles in a car-loving family.

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