Car News

Mercedes-Benz is pushing forward with its electrification onslaught, with EQB and EQE models due to arrive in 2021 and 2022 respectively – according to a new report. The UK's Autocar cites company insiders claiming the pair will follow the EQC, EQA, EQS and EQV to market, bolstering the company's all-electric EQ-branded line-up.

Mahindra has recalled the 2018 and 2019 XUV500 SUV over concerns about the car entering 'limp home mode'. According to the company, pressing the brake and accelerator at the same time could make the car enter 'limp home mode'. Although the engine doesn't cut out, engine and road speeds are restricted, increasing your risk of accident. A total of 83 cars are included in the campaign – a VIN list is attached here.

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.

Ssangyong's new long-wheelbase Musso XLV has been priced for Australia, kicking off at $33,990 in base ELX manual guise. The company has boldly claimed it wants to take on the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux with the XLV, which has a longer tray (+310mm) and wheelbase (+110mm) than the regular Musso. That means the bed measures 1610mm long, 1570mm wide and 571mm deep, for 1262L of capacity.

This week you're joined by Scott Collie, Paul Maric, and Kez Casey. In car news, the 2020 Ferrari SF90 Stradale has been unveiled, the 2019 Volvo S60 and V60 have been priced, Jaguar Land Rover says a Coalition election win was the 'best result we could have hoped for', and the Jeep Wrangler has received a one-star ANCAP safety rating. We speak to Curt Dupriez, who is comparing the 2019 Subaru Forester and Outback.