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A limited production run of the 2023 BMW X5 will be fitted with a hydrogen fuel cell powertrain from late 2022, badged as the BMW i Hydrogen Next – but it won't be available to the public just yet. The hydrogen X5 will use two carbon-fibre reinforced tanks with a total capacity of 6kg. The fuel cell converts the hydrogen into electricity, which will power an electric motor mounted to the rear axle of the BMW SUV.

The 2022 Skoda Fabia has been revealed, ahead of its Australian launch expected to occur late in the first quarter of 2022 (March 2022). The fourth generation of Skoda's popular Fabia city car sees the nameplate migrate to the Volkswagen Group's latest MQB-A0 platform, shared with the Volkswagen Polo, Skoda Kamiq and Skoda Scala – gaining a raft of modern connectivity and active safety features to go with it.

Volkswagen Australia is working on an off-road version of the Amarok W580 to take on the likes of the Ford Ranger Raptor and Nissan Navara Warrior. The first, road-biased edition of the Volkswagen Amarok TDV6 W580 has only just begun arriving in showrooms. The first 50 or so cars have already been delivered and about one-third of the vehicles scheduled for this year's production have customer names on them.

Toyota's Gazoo Racing performance division is widely rumoured to be working on a second hot hatchback: the 2022 Toyota GR Corolla. One size up from the critically-acclaimed GR Yaris, the new GR Corolla is slated to launch globally sometime in 2022 as Toyota's rival for the Volkswagen Golf GTI and R, Hyundai i30 N, Ford Focus ST, Renault Megane RS and Subaru WRX.

ARB bullbars and accessories for the Ford Ranger ute and Ford Everest 4WD will soon be available with Ford’s five-year/unlimited kilometre warranty if fitted to vehicles by the dealer when new. The tie-up between Ford and ARB was formally announced today ahead of the rollout of the program in the second half of this year. However, there is just one catch. The cost of the Ford-endorsed ARB accessories are expected to be slightly higher than the same parts sold via ARB stores.