Lexus Australia has announced some specification upgrades for its flagship LS500 and LS500h limousines, in the form of new active safety and driver assistance technologies.
Headlining the additions is a new pedestrian avoidance system which can recognise an imminent collision with a pedestrian and control the vehicle's steering and braking to avoid the accident – dubbed active steering assist.
With the CX-9 and CX-5 now available with a turbocharged petrol engine, Mazda has ruled out bringing a petrol version of its segment-straddling CX-8 to Australia.
With power from the same 2.5-litre turbo and naturally-aspirated engines offered in the CX-5, the non-diesel CX-8 was revealed as part of a mid-life refresh in Japan. At the time, Mazda Australia said there were "no local announcements" on the vehicle.
BMW has announced pricing and specs for the mid-range X5 xDrive40i, arriving in Australia during the first quarter of 2019 from $115,900 before on-road costs.
The new variant sits between the 30d and M50d, with power from a twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre inline-six petrol engine making 250kW and 450Nm. It's put to all four wheels through an eight-speed automatic transmission, as with the wider range, for a 100km/h sprint time of just 5.2 seconds.
McLaren Automotive has announced it will reveal a new model early next month, likely to be the 720S Spider.
The British marque issued the above image which appears to be a 720S, with the only other information given being that the new model will be revealed on December 8.
McLaren's new drop-top supercar will be the second new model launched under the company's £1.2 billion ($2.1b) Track25 business plan, which will see 18 new models and derivatives to be launched between now and 2025.
Ford has added the Active Wagon to its Focus range in Europe, expanding its range of pseudo crossover models to four on the continent.
Like the Focus Active hatch, the wagon variant features off-road styling, although there's no mention of all-wheel drive. Like the hatch, the Active wagon seems to be a front-wheel drive only affair.
