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The 2021 Abarth 595 Scorpioneoro is set to launch in Australia by the end of this year. While timing for the limited-run 595 variant has yet to be officially locked in, CarAdvice understands the hi-po Abarth will touch down in Australian showrooms in the second half of 2021.

UPDATE, 17 January 2021: Following new spy images that emerged last week, Russian website Kolesa has created a set of renderings previewing what the (fully) un-camouflaged Volkswagen Polo facelift will look like. Up front, a pair of Golf-inspired headlights sit above a revised lower fascia, while at the rear reshaped tail-lights and a restyled 'diffuser' headline the (albeit minor) changes.

Oddball British car maker, Bristol, is on the verge of revival, according to reports out of the UK. The niche brand was placed into liquidation in 2020, 75 years after its founding in Bristol, UK. The maker of low-volume grand tourers has enjoyed a chequered history, going through several changes of ownership and being placed into administration more than once.

UPDATE, 15 January 2021: Jeep missed the initial 'late 2020' arrival date for the Gladiator Sport S, but has confirmed to CarAdvice that the new entry-level variant will arrive by the end of March (Q1) 2021. 18 June 2020: Jeep has slashed $10,000 off the starting price of the 2021 Gladiator ute range, just weeks after the model went on sale in Australia.

Russia's answer to the Suzuki Jimny and Jeep Wrangler – the Lada Niva – is on track for a complete overhaul by the middle of the decade. Announced as part of parent company Groupe Renault's 'Renaulution' business plan overnight, Lada has confirmed it will introduce four new models by 2025, one of which will be an all-new generation of its Niva off-roader, due sometime in 2024 – a spiritual successor to the iconic, 'first-generation' Niva, introduced in 1977 under Soviet ownership.