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This is the most revealing look yet at Genesis’s first crossover, the GV80, ahead of its anticipated debut at this year’s Los Angeles motor show. The Korean Car Blog reports Hyundai and Kia revealed the specs of the GV80’s engine range at the 2019 Hyundai-Kia International Powertrain Conference this week. The GV80 will use three different engines, according to the report.

The automotive news wheel is always turning. If you’re not constantly checking CarAdvice – which you should be doing, by the way – it can be easy for some headlines to slip through the cracks. To make sure you haven’t missed anything important, we’ve gathered what we reckon are the hottest news stories from this week, right here. Check them out, and let us know what caught your eye.

More details have emerged regarding Range Rover’s upcoming electric vehicle. Autocar reports it’ll be a low-slung luxury crossover based on the same platform as the Jaguar XJ. It’s expected to launch in late 2021, a couple of years later than earlier reports indicated.

Toyota Australia’s (TMCA) hybrid rollout continues at pace, with one-in-five vehicles it sells here next year expected to be petrol-electric. That’s equivalent to 40,000 cars. Moreover, the company’s local arm — which sells about double the number of cars as its closest competitors Mazda and Hyundai — says it continues to lobby government to formulate more stringent regulations on CO2 output across industry.

Ford has teased the side profile and some of the design elements for its upcoming Mustang-inspired electric crossover. The new crossover will be Ford's first dedicated pure-electric vehicle, and will be simultaneously unveiled across the globe on November 17, US time. Little is known about the new Mustang-inspired crossover EV, except it will have a driving range of around 595 kilometres under the WLTP standard.