2023 Australian New Car Launch Calendar

What new vehicles can we expect to see in 2023?

While new car launches can be subject to delays, this is our latest intel on what to expect to arrive this year. Each model is linked to our latest relevent content.

Let us know if you spot something missing!

Aion

• New Hyper GT; Y and V SUVs – expected 2024

Alfa Romeo

• Giulia update – June 2023
• Stelvio update – May 2023
• Tonale PHEV – late 2023

Aston Martin

• New DBS 770 Ultimate Volante – third quarter of 2023

Audi

• RSQ3 Sportback edition 10 years – second half of 2023
• Q8 e-tron update – second half of 2023
• Q5 PHEV – second half of 2023
• RS4 Competition – second half of 2023
• RS5 Sportback Competition – second half of 2023
• RS6 Performance – second half of 2023
• RS7 Performance – second half of 2023

Longer-term

• New A4, S4 range – expected in 2024
• New Q5, SQ5 range – expected in 2024
• New Q6 e-tron – expected in 2024
• Audi A6 e-tron – expected in 2024

BMW

• iX1 – first quarter of 2023
• Z4 LCI – first quarter of 2023
• New XM – first half of 2023
• New M2 – first half of 2023
• New M3 Touring – first half of 2023
• New M3 CS – second half of 2023
• X5 update – third quarter of 2023
• X6 update – third quarter of 2023
• X5 M Competition, X6 M Competition update – third quarter of 2023
• New i7 M70 – fourth quarter of 2023
• New XM Label Red – fourth quarter of 2023

Longer-term

• New X2/iX2 – expected in 2024
• New iX1 single motor – expected in 2024
• New X3 – expected in 2024
• New 5 Series/i5 – expected in 2024
• New M5 – expected in 2024

BYD

• New Dolphin – mid 2023
• New Seal – fourth quarter of 2023

Longer-term

• New mystery pickup – expected in 2024

Chery 

• New Omoda 5 1.6T – second half of 2023
• New Tiggo 7 Pro – second half of 2023
• New Tiggo 8 Pro – second half of 2023
• New Omoda 5 EV – first half of 2024

Longer-term

• Up to 5 new models – expected in 2024

Chevrolet

• Silverado update – middle of 2023
• New Corvette Z06 – late 2023

Longer-term

• New Corvette E-Ray – expected in 2024

Citroen

• C5 Aircross update – April 2023
• New C5 X PHEV version – second half of 2023

Cupra

Longer-term

• New Terramar – expected in 2025
• New Tavascan – expected in 2025
• New UrbanRebel – expected in 2025

Fiat

• New 500e EV – mid 2023
• New Abarth 500 EV – late 2023

Ford

• New E-Transit – second quarter of 2023
• New Ranger Platinum – mid 2023
• Everest updates – mid 2023
• New F-150 – third quarter of 2023
• New Transit Custom diesel – fourth quarter of 2023
• New Mustang – fourth quarter of 2023
• New Mustang Mach-E – fourth quarter of 2023

Longer-term

• Puma EV – 2024
• New Ford E-Transit Custom – expected in 2024

GWM 

• New Tank 300 – first half of 2023
• New Ora – first half of 2023
• New Ute Cannon-CC – second quarter of 2023
• New Shanhai Cannon – expected late 2023
• New Ora Lightning Cat – expected late 2023

Longer-term

• New Tank 500 – expected in 2024
• Haval H6 PHEV – expected in 2024
• New CyberPickup – under consideration

Honda

• New ZR-V – mid 2023

Longer-term

• New CR-V – expected in 2024
• New Accord – unconfirmed

Hyundai

• New Kona petrol – mid 2023
• New Kona hybrid and EV – fourth quarter of 2023
• i30 Sedan update – fourth quarter of 2023
• i30 Sedan N update – fourth quarter of 2023
• Sonata update – second half of 2023

Longer-term

• New Ioniq 5 N – expected in 2024
• New Santa Fe – expected in 2024
• i20 N update – expected in 2024
• New Kona N – expected in 2024
• New Ioniq 7 – 2024

JAC

• New T9 ute – second half of 2023

Longer-term

• New T9 EV ute – expected in 2024
• New SUV model – expected in 2024

Jaguar

• Jaguar F-Type 75 and F-Type R 75 – mid-2023
• Jaguar I-Pace update – July 2023

Jeep

• New Grand Cherokee 4xe PHEV – third quarter of 2023
• Wrangler update – 2023

Longer-term

• Recon – expected 2024 or 2025
• Wagoneer S – expected 2024 or 2025

Kia

• New EV9 – fourth quarter of 2023
• Sorento update – second half of 2023
• Picanto update – second half of 2023

Longer-term

• New Sportage hybrid – expected in 2024
• Carnival update – expected in 2024
• EV9 GT – expected in 2025

Lamborghini

Longer-term

• New Revuelto – second half of 2024
• New Urus – expected 2025
• New Huracan replacement – expected 2025

Land Rover

• Updated Defender range – November 2023
• Updated Range Rover range – late 2023

Longer-term

• Range Rover Sport SV – expected in 2024
• Range Rover Sport EV – expected in 2024
• Range Rover EV – expected in 2024

LDV

• New mid-sized van – fourth quarter of 2023

Longer-term

• D90 update – expected in 2024

Lexus

• New RZ – mid 2023
• UX300e update – June 2023
• LC update – second half of 2023
• New LM – before mid-2024
• New GX – expected before mid-2024
• New LBX – expected before mid-2024

Mahindra

• New XUV700 – June 2023

Maserati

• New Grecale – second quarter of 2023
• New GranTurismo – second half of 2023

Longer-term

• Grecale Folgore EV – likely second half of 2024
• New GranCabrio – expected in 2024
• New Quattroporte – expected in 2024

Mazda

• New CX-60 – June 2023
• Mazda 2 update – July 2023
• New CX-90 petrol and diesel – August 2023
• Mazda 3 update – July 2023
• Mazda CX-30 update – 2023

Longer-term

• New CX-90 PHEV – early 2024
• New CX-80 – timing unconfirmed

Mercedes-Benz

• A-Class update – June 2023
• New GLC – June 2023
• New SL – July 2023
• New AMG C63 S – third quarter of 2023
• New AMG GT 4 Door E-Performance – third quarter of 2023
• GLE update – August 2023
• New EQS SUV – second half of 2023
• New EQE SUV – third quarter of 2023
• CLA update – third quarter of 2023
• GLA update – third quarter of 2023
• New E-Class – third quarter of 2023
• GLS update – fourth quarter of 2023
• GLB update – fourth quarter of 2023
• New GLC Coupe – fourth quarter of 2023

Longer-term

• New Mercedes-Maybach EQS SUV – mid-2024
• New CLE – expected in 2024
• New eSprinter – expected in 2024
• New EQG – expected in 2024

MG

• New MG 4 – second half of 2023
• New MG 5 sedan – first half of 2023
• New MG ZS EV Long Range – April 2023
• HS update – second half of 2023

Longer-term

• New Cyberster – expected in 2024
• New MG 3 – expected in 2024

Mini

Longer-term

• New Mini Hatch – expected in 2024
• New Mini Electric – expected in 2024
• Mini Aceman – expected in 2024
• New Mini Countryman – expected in 2024
• New Mini Convertible – expected in 2025

Mitsubishi

• New Triton – late 2023 or early 2024

Nissan

• X-Trail ST-L e-Power with e-4orce – second half of 2023
• Qashqai e-Power hybrid – 2023
• Patrol Warrior – late 2023

Longer-term

• Juke Hybrid – under consideration
• Ariya – expected in 2024

Peugeot

• New 508 Sportswagon Plug-In Hybrid – second quarter of 2023
• New e-Partner – second quarter of 2023
• New 408 – late 2023
• New e-2008 – third quarter of 2023
• 508 update – unconfirmed
• 2008 update – unconfirmed
• New e-208 – under evaluation
• New e-Expert – under evaluation

Polestar

• Polestar 2 update – third quarter of 2023
• New Polestar 3 – second quarter of 2024
• New Polestar 4 – 2024

Longer-term

• New Polestar 5 – expected in 2024
• New Polestar 6 – expected in 2026

Porsche

• Cayenne facelift – third quarter of 2023
• New Panamera – expected 2023
• New 911 Dakar – second half of 2023
• 718 Boxster Spyder RS – second quarter of 2024

Longer-term

• New Macan EV – 2024
• New ultra premium EV SUV – 2024/5

Ram

Longer-term:

• 1500 REV – confirmed for Australia, timing TBD

Renault

• New Kangoo – Q3 2023
• New Megane E-Tech Electric – Q4 2023

Longer-term

• New Master E-Tech Electric – 2024
• New Renault 5 – under consideration
• New Dacia Duster, Bigster – not expected until 2025

Skoda

• Scala update – 2024
• Kamiq update – 2024
• Octavia update – 2024

Longer-term

• New Enyaq iV – mid-2024
• New Superb – expected 2024
• New Kodiaq – expected 2024

SsangYong

• Updated Musso – expected fourth quarter of 2023
• Updated Rexton – expected fourth quarter of 2023
• New Torres – expected late 2023 or early 2024
• New Torres EVX – under evaluation

Subaru

• New Solterra – second half of 2023
• New Impreza – fourth quarter of 2023
• Forester special editions – possible for 2023
• 50th Anniversary special edition models – 2023

Suzuki

• Swift Shadow – sometime in 2023

Longer-term

• New Jimny 5-Door – expected late 2023 or early 2024
• New Fronx – expected early 2024
• New S-Cross hybrid – expected early 2024

Toyota

• New GR Corolla Morizo Edition – May 2023
• GR86 10th Anniversary special edition – second half of 2023
• New HiLux GR Sport – second half of 2023
• New bZ4X – fourth quarter of 2023

Longer term

• New C-HR – first half of 2024
• New Tundra – expected 2024
• New Grand Highlander – unconfirmed

Volkswagen

• T-Roc CityLife – September 2023
• Golf R 20 Years special edition – expected 2023
• T-Cross update – 2023

Longer-term

• Touareg update (inc. Touareg R eHybrid PHEV) – first quarter of 2024
• Golf update (inc. eHybrid PHEV) – expected second half of 2024
• New Tiguan (inc. eHybrid PHEV) – expected second half of 2024
• New ID. Buzz, ID. Buzz Cargo – late 2024 or early 2025
• New T7 Multivan – late 2024
• New Transporter – late 2024
• New Caravelle – late 2024
• ID.3 update – 2024
• New ID.4 – 2024
• New ID.5 – 2024

Volvo 

• XC40 Recharge update (rear-wheel drive) – third quarter of 2023
• C40 Recharge update (rear-wheel drive) – third quarter of 2023

Longer-term

• New EX30 – late 2023
• New EX90 – late 2024

With reporting from Mike Costello, Jack Quick and William Stopford.