Links We Like September 26 2024

Today we've got a chat with Ford's global boss, me being an attention whore, the first Australian reviews of the Polestar 3, news of Ferrari's first EV and talk of the Ford Bronco coming to Australia.

CAR's Phil McNamara talks to Ford boss Jim Farley about the brand's decline in Europe and what he plans to do about it.

Europe has fallen out of love with Ford - can this man win us back?

CAR magazine UK interviews Ford CEO Jim Farley

Bauer MediaPhil McNamara

There's no global downturn in EV sales – regional, yes, global, no – but I'm featured heavily in this article by the ABC's Oscar Coleman where we talk about the myth that China is an overnight success in the automotive world. Ignore the headline on the story itself.

‘The Chinese offensive is visible everywhere’: The changing face of the auto industry

Despite tariffs and a slowing global demand for electric vehicles in recent months, China is steaming ahead with its transition to EVs.

ABC NewsOBy Oscar Coleman

The Polestar 3 has landed in Australia for $130k for the the entry-level AWD version. A cheaper RWD version is coming (calling it now, it's probably going to be the best one). The Right Car?'s Matt Campbell was at the launch.

MotorTrend has a piece by Scott Evans about the first Ferrari EV. There's a fair bit of information there so at least if you're going to complain that no Ferrari can be an EV, you'll know what it is you don't like.

Again, for some reason American sites don't like previews.

https://www.motortrend.com/news/2026-ferrari-ev-future-cars/

Alex Misoyannis at Drive.com.au reports that the Ford Bronco might be coming to Australia because – in news totally unsurprising to anybody paying attention – it's going to be built in right-hand drive. In fact, Scott Newman has already driven a right-hooker in this month's issue of Wheels magazine.

Despite Bronco sharing underguts with the Territory and Ranger, it's not nearly as big.

Ford Bronco may be about to go right-hand drive for Australia

The global boss of Ford has strongly indicated a factory-built RHD version of the Ford Bronco 4WD is on the way.

DriveAlex Misoyannis

CarThrottle has an interesting bit about the new AMG CLE 63. Folks are probably aware that the C63 went to a four-cylinder hybrid and made the internet unhappy.

It seems AMG is back-tracking on the hybrid powertrain about which I have no comment because I haven't driven the new C63.

It Sure Sounds Like The Mercedes-AMG CLE 63 Has A V8

Footage of AMG’s upcoming super-coupe out testing seems to confirm that a V8 will take the place of a four-pot hybrid powertrain

CarThrottleMike Bartholomew

And that's it for another edition of Links We Like. Tomorrow will be Weekend Watches and Monday is Part 3 of Did YouTube Kill The Car Show? If you haven't read that yet, here's Part 1 and Part 2.