Car News

A designer sketch believed to be of the upcoming Porsche Cayenne Coupe has surfaced online this week, ahead of a full reveal in the coming weeks. Published by Carscoops, the drawing shows a fastback-styled Porsche crossover, that features a sharply raked tailgate and slim tail-light clusters joined through the middle by a plastic strip.

Mitsubishi has recalled the MY2014 and MY2014.5 Outlander PHEV, over concerns about an airflow sensor in the internal-combustion engine. According to the company, the airflow sensor in the petrol engine could fail. If the problem occurs, the car's performance will be diminished, causing the EV warning lamp to come on. The petrol engine could stop when the EV warning lamp comes on, which means the battery won't be charged and the car mightn't start.

Porsche has recalled the 2018-19 Cayenne, over concerns about an issue with the brake wear warning light. According to the company, a problem with the car's software could mean the red brake wear warning light won't be illuminated continuously when the brake pads are worn. Only a yellow message, which can be dismissed, will be shown instead. If the message is ignored for too long, drivers could drive with worn out brake pads, leading to a higher risk of accident.

Toyota and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have confirmed an agreement to "consider the possibility of collaborating on international space exploration". Since May 2018, the two organisations have been working together on a rover concept, which would allow humans to explore the lunar surface in a pressurised vehicle. The concept unveiled by Toyota this week is roughly 6.0m long, 5.2m wide, and 3.8m tall.

On this week's podcast, you're joined by Mandy Turner, Joshua Dowling, and Mike Stevens. In car news, the Volkswagen Passat has joined the Victoria Police fleet, and the Honda Civic Type R has joined the NSW Police, but as a community vehicle. Also, according to Nissan and research conducted by Morgan Stanley, prices for EVs could match internal combustion engine cars by 2024, while Honda is wanting 25 per cent of its sales to be hybrid and electric by 2025.