Car News

When we’re not creating it ourselves, the CarAdvice team spends a lot of time finding and consuming motoring content from all over the world. Here’s a handful of the photos, articles, videos or social media posts that most caught our eye last week. Some of them are brand new, others have been online for a while. Enjoy them – just not too much, okay?

An orderly queue is starting to form for the Volkswagen Amarok W580 special edition. The locally-developed model – a partnership with Volkswagen Australia and the Walkinshaw Automotive Group, formerly the parent company of Holden Special Vehicles – is due in local showrooms from April 2021.

The Honda NSX has been retired from the Australian line-up, the company has confirmed. According to VFACTS data, only nine examples of the $420,000 Honda coupe have sold since the car was released in 2016 – and none in 2020 – prompting the NSX to be removed from sale. Honda Australia confirmed the decision, telling CarAdvice new orders for the model can no longer be placed. The NSX does remain on sale in other markets such as the US and UK.

Toyota may be developing a plug-in hybrid Corolla, according to a report from Japanese auto website Best Car Web. Unlike Toyota's popular Corolla Hybrid currently available in the line-up, a plug-in hybrid would allow the vehicle to be driven entirely on battery power for a typical commute.

The all-new 2020 Ford Escape – which ­is set to arrive in Australian showrooms next month – will be available for virtual 'test drives'. Ford has also introduced drive-away pricing deals ahead of the model's launch. With many local businesses still operating under COVID-19 restrictions, creative solutions have been necessary to keep customers safe.