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UPDATE, July 1 2020: Just months after its launch, the 2020 Peugeot 308 range has copped a six per-cent price increase. New pricing is detailed here, but the line-up is otherwise as described below. April 7: Peugeot has announced updates to its 308 hatch and wagon range in Australia, adding a GT-Line trim, along with a petrol-powered Allure Touring Sportswagon variant for 2020. These changes were made in early March, but have only gone official this week.

McLaren is believed to be on the verge of adding a plug-in hybrid model to its expanding Sports Series line-up, according to a report out of the UK. Respected British publication, Autocar, revealed the PHEV McLaren would join the 540C, 570GT, 570S and 600LT with a public debut later this year ahead of first deliveries by the end of 2020.

Audi has today announced a new social media initiative in the form of a filmic road trip through the Australian countryside. Titled The Drive, the film follows one of the brand’s 2020 A6 sedans driven through the New South Wales central tablelands for the entirety of its four-hour runtime. The Drive is crafted as a next-best-thing to actually getting out on the open road at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing Australians to practise self-isolation and social distancing.

Toyota is reviewing the allocation system for its in-demand RAV4 Hybrid after CarAdvice revealed some customers are receiving vehicles just four weeks after ordering them, while others are waiting up to 10 months. The waiting list for the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid is so long it has prompted a Facebook page called Australians waiting for 2020 RAV4s, which encourages those in the queue to share their stories – and any tips on how to get their car sooner.

Mazda is about to launch 100-year anniversary editions across its entire passenger car and SUV range – to celebrate its beginnings in 1920 as a cork manufacturer before it moved into three-wheeled delivery buggies in the 1930s and, eventually, became a car maker in 1960.