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Toyota today took the wraps off the 2018 HiLux Rugged, Rugged X and Rogue, all of which go on sale in late April. With a starting price of $54,990 before on-road costs, the three models will offer buyers off-road oriented vehicles covered by factory warranty. You can read our full pricing and specifications article here. Our review of the three new models goes live on Friday April 20, but in the interim, we'll update this post with a gallery of the new models.

Pagani is getting ready to end production of the Huayra, raising a fairly big question: what's next for the Italian-Argentinian hypercar maker? According to a report by Road & Track, the brand's future could be electric. Although the story makes clear there are no plans to end internal-combustion development, it's clear Horacio Pagani, company founder, is looking to electric motors for potential future models. "There is electric-car research already ongoing," Pagani told Road & Track.

The Australian Capital Territory Government has announced an audacious plan to lease only electric vehicles by 2021, following on from its commitment to using 100 per cent renewable energy by 2020.

MG has teased a new concept for the Beijing motor show later this month, dubbed X-Motion, said to preview a new SUV that will go on sale in China some time next year. A trio of shadowy images has been released by the now Chinese-owned British brand, showing a striking and aggressive crossover taking design cues from the beautiful E-Motion sports car concept revealed last year.

After being launched side-by-side at the New York motor show last month, the Toyota RAV4 and Subaru Forester faced off in our latest poll. The result? A complete walkover for the rugged new Toyota, with 70 per cent of respondents preferring it over the all-new (but similarly-styled) Subaru.