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A facelifted version of the Opel Insignia Sports Tourer wagon, sold in Australia as the Holden Commodore, has been spied undergoing testing in Europe. Up front, the Insignia prototype sports a disguised and completely reworked front fascia. From what we can see, the Insignia will gain a full-width grille which will blend into a set of redesigned headlights.

Porsche will launch its first pure-electric vehicle in 2019, but Australia will have to wait until 2020 for the Taycan. In the meantime, the company is gearing up for its electric future by showing the Mission E Concept for the first time in the Southern Hemisphere. It’s all part of a pop-up display dubbed ‘Future Lab’, opened this week in Barangaroo, Sydney, offering a look at the concept car, as well as a 1962 356 in what is a celebration of the carmaker’s 70 years of production.

The upcoming Tata Harrier crossover has been teased ahead of its full debut next year. In these latest teasers, we can see the production crossover will share many styling cues with the H5X concept, including its smooth body surfacing and window graphics with a blacked-out roof and pillars.

Ateco Australia has announced pricing and specs for the new base Maserati Levante, set to cost $125,000 before on-road costs. Power in the base Levante comes from a twin-turbo V6 petrol engine making 257kW of power and 500Nm of torque, for a 6.0-second sprint to 100km/h and a 251km/h top speed. It's hooked up exclusively to an eight-speed automatic transmission, putting power to all four wheels through the brand's Q4 system, complete with a limited-slip differential on the rear axle.

Ford Europe has confirmed it will offer a petrol-electric Mondeo Hybrid estate in Europe next year, forming part of an "enhanced range" of hybrid vehicles headed for the region in 2019. Developed "exclusively for Europe", it's the first time the Blue Oval has offered its hybrid mid-sizer in wagon form. Currently, the Mondeo Hybrid pairs a 2.0-litre Atkinson cycle petrol engine and a generator with a 1.4kWh lithium-ion battery pack.