Summer road-tripping in the Ford Everest Trend

When Santa obliged an eight-year old’s request for a 26-inch mountain bike for Christmas, I knew the Ford Everest would fit my holiday vehicle needs nigh on perfectly. Why? Firstly, I’d need inherent cruising comfort, decent diesel economy and huge cargo space because dad and son are separated by a 800-odd-kay slog between Sydney and Bendigo and buggered if I’m going to keep pulling the front wheel off junior’s pride and joy once I (eventually) get to regional Victoria.

2020 Volkswagen Passat teased for the US

Volkswagen USA has teased the new 2020 Passat this week ahead of its full reveal at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit next week. The German manufacturer quietly released sketches of the new sedan without any press release last month, and now the company has taken to Twitter posting a tightly-cropped image of the production alloy wheel. "Fact: In 2018, over 4.25 million sedans were sold in the U.S. Stay tuned," Volkswagen said in the tweet.

2020 Toyota Supra revealed: Promo video slips through the net

The Toyota Supra has surfaced once again, this time through the official reveal video presumably meant to be shown at the reborn sports car's unveiling in Detroit on January 14. During the 45-second clip, the red coupe can be seen revving its turbocharged inline six, and tearing up a dark under-bridge car park. It also confirms the leaked images from a fortnight ago were legitimate, with the exterior design looking just like the leaked promotional images.

Ford to cut jobs in Europe, may announce Volkswagen deal in Detroit

Ford of Europe will slash its workforce to improve its short-term profitability after losing US$199 million ($277 million) during the first three quarters of 2018. It's not clear how many people will lose their jobs, but a spokesperson told The New York Times it would be in the "thousands".

2019 New Car Calendar: a podcast special

The 2019 New Car Calendar is a must-read if you're one to keep up-to-date with new cars coming to Australia, and we update it as we get the latest news that come through to CarAdvice. There's a lot to read, and if you don't have the time, why not listen to it? Or there's a shorter version here: Listen to the CarAdvice podcast: iTunes | Pocket Casts (Android, iOS, web) | RadioPublic | Omny | Stitcher | TuneIn

CarAdvice podcast 135: Tony Crawford drives a Singer 911!

Welcome to the 2019 season of the CarAdvice podcast! This week you are joined by Mandy Turner and Mike Stevens. In car news, Honda has launched a new entry-level third-row CR-V, the 2020 Land Rover Defender has been previewed, while the 2019 Lamborghini Huracan Evo and Mercedes-Benz CLA have been revealed. Sam Purcell compares the Land Rover Disco Sport Si4 and Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk on and off-road.

Volvo V40 and S90 axed, V90 'on the backburner'

Volvo Australia has quietly dropped the V40 and S90 from the local line-up, and has officially said the standard V90 is "on the backburner" after being delayed several times. Speaking with CarAdvice, the company's local PR boss, Greg Bosnich, confirmed the ageing V40 has been dropped though some demonstrator stock remains in dealers. "We are down to only some demonstrator models at certain dealerships but in the main the V40 stock in Australia is now depleted."