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UPDATE, July 1: The new 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan has now officially been revealed. Read our story here. The updated 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan has been spied without camouflage this week, in what is sure to be a final testing phase. Volkswagen released a stylised teaser sketch for the German SUV's new look in April, but did not confirm an official unveiling date at the time – likely a result of the unfolding COVID-19 lockdown conditions.

Australian pricing for the 2020 Audi RS6 Avant and 2020 Audi RS7 Sportback has been revealed today, following their global unveiling late last year. Due in showrooms from July 24, the new German super twins are priced from $216,000 for the RS6 wagon and $224,000 for the RS7 liftback sedan. Both prices exclude on-road costs.

The electric luxury performance arm of Volvo, Polestar, has launched an international car design competition. The brief, titled 'Pure', states that designers are to envision a car that would be representative of the Polestar brand in the year 2040, pushing the boundaries of imagination without being unrealistic. Polestar, which was originally born from a race car team, is considered by many to be an alternative to Tesla. It is jointly owned by Volvo and its parent company Geely.

Hyundai is putting the finishing touches on the updated i30N, testing in the German summer at the Nurburgring race circuit ahead of a likely showroom arrival in Australia early next year. As has been reported, the update to Hyundai’s first ever hot hatch will coincide with the arrival of the current model’s midlife facelift.

The car industry has renewed calls for states and territories to standardise motor vehicle stamp duties across Australia – as figures show the cost varies from $360 to $1500 on an identical $35,000 family car. Stamp duty is a state tax and one of the many charges that is bundled within on-road costs for both new and used cars. On cars that cost $100,000, the stamp duty can vary from $3400 in one jurisdiction to $7900 in another.