Car news today: Ford re-introduces Ranger Wildtrak X, Cadillac says the new Lyriq-V is its quickest road car yet, MG announces pricing for the new ZS range and more – 24th January 2025

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Thanks for joining us this Friday January 24th 2025. Notably in car news today: Ford Australia reboots its Ranger Wildtrak X ute, Cadillac debuts its high-performance V-Series Lyriq electric.

Browse this issue:

• Ford re-introduces Ranger Wildtrak X
• Cadillac says the new Lyriq-V is its quickest car ever made 
• MG announces pricing for their new ZS range 
• Citroen 2CV rumoured to be revived as an EV
• Review: 2025 MG HS Essence

Ford re-introduces Ranger Wildtrak X

• Ford Australia is bringing back the Ranger Wildtrax X to the Australian market, after selling all previous stock back in 2023.  

• Returning again in its sole 150kW/500Nm 2.0-litre biturbo guise and switchable full-time 4×4, the Wildtrak X gets subtle design cues and Ford’s Flexible Rack System. The only option box you can tick with this ute, is prestige paint, costing an additional $700. 

• Off-road ability has also been enhanced, with wider wheel tracks, more ground clearance, and the inclusion of Bilstein remote-reservoir nitrogen-filled dampers. 

• Only 750 Ranger Wildtrak X vehicles will be made available, with pricing announced as $77,640 (MLP). 

Cadillac says the new Lyriq-V electric is its quickest car ever made

• Cadillac announced the introduction of the Lyriq-V all-electric V-Series model, with the huge news that this will be the quickest model ever offered to the public.   

• Output figures of 458kW and 880Nm have been provided by Cadillac, resulting in a claimed 0-100km/h time of just 3.3 seconds. 

• The dual-motor powertrain fits a 102kWh lithium-ion battery and has a peak range claim of 460kms. It weighs in at over 2.7 tonnes.

• The Lyriq-V is expected to go on sale in Australia, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and select other global markets, with production starting in early 2025 in Tennessee, USA. 

MG announces pricing for its new ZS range

• MG Motors announced pricing for its new ZS SUV range today, including the new petrol-powered variant that sits alongside the ZS Hybrid+. 

• The base Excite variant starts at $26,990, the high-spec Essence starts from $29,990 and the Essence Turbo kicks off from $31,990. These prices are driveaway. 

• Power figures for the ZS Excite and Essence non-turbos are listed at 81kW, with claimed fuel consumption of 6.7L/100km. The Essence Turbo makes 125kW while using a claimed 6.9L/100km. 

• MG will continue to offer a 10-year/250,000km warranty on the ZS range.  

Citroen 2CV rumoured to be revived as an EV

• Citroen’s beloved 2CV cult car has the rumour-mill ticking, with talk that it’s making a comeback in an EV format. 

• It is early days, however it has been reported the vehicle could be based on Citroen’s e-C3 platform. 

• Being the 80th anniversary of the 2CV in 2028, one could be so bold to assume we’d possibly be seeing the iconic vehicle resurrected and brought into the future to make this occasion.  

• The original 2CV was manufactured for 42 years, and sold nearly four million units globally between 1948 and 1990, when production stopped. 

2025 MG HS Essence review

• Chasing Cars senior contributor Nathan Ponchard reviewed the 2025 MG HS SUV in flagship Essence trim. 

• Powered by a 1.5-litre turbocharged engine, the MG HS promises to improve on the critically panned last generation with sharper styling, new underpinning, a radically more contemporary interior and lashing of tech for its circa-$41K driveaway price. 

• Nathan found that the new MG brings excellent value, a roomy cabin and a fitter on-road character.  

• However, the midsize SUV newcomer suffers considerably with poorly calibrated assistance systems, has numerous quality control gremlins and is an improved if still middling all-round experience compared with the segment’s best. 

• Review: READ HERE

The next issue of Car News Today will be published on Tuesday 28th January at 4.30pm Sydney time.