Carsales Staff•31 Dec 2017

NEWS

Cars released in 2017

An extensive list of the vehicles that were released to car showrooms during the year 2017

Released in 2017

Alfa Romeo Giulia New Italian sports sedan to challenge ze Chermans (March)<a href="/editorial/details/audi-q2-2017-review-106077/?__source=editorialArticle&driver_crosssell=editorial.in.article.link" data-article-id="ED-ITM-106077"><br> </a>Audi A5/S5 Coupe Mid-size A4-based coupe arrives in standard and S form (March)<a href="/editorial/details/audi-q2-2017-review-106077/?__source=editorialArticle&driver_crosssell=editorial.in.article.link" data-article-id="ED-ITM-106077"><br> Audi A5/S5 Sportback </a>New A4-based mid-size five-door hatch here (June)
Audi Q2 Audi's new baby SUV to offer petrol, diesel, 2WD and AWD (Feb)
Audi Q5/SQ5 Replacement for Australia's top-selling premium SUV due (July)

Audi R8 Spyder

New R8 coupe drops its top (July)

Audi RS 3 sedan

Turbo five power for first RS small sedan from Audi (June)
Audi S4 Hot-shoe version of new A4 sedan and wagon (Feb)

Audi SQ7 TDI

Big new German SUV gets super-diesel makeover (Jan)

Audi TT RS

Slinky new Audi coupe gets the RS treatment (June)

Bentley Bentayga

First deliveries of British luxury brand's first SUV (April)

BMW 1 Series

Modest upgrade for BMW's smallest hatchback (Oct)

BMW 2 Series

Minor updates for compact BMW coupe, including M2 (Oct)

BMW 4 Series

Upgrade for mid-size coupe, convertible and gran coupe (July)
BMW 5 Series Touring Bavarians commit to big new load-lugger (Oct)

BMW 530e iPerformance

Big new BMW sedan plugs in (July)
BMW 5 Series Redesign time for large Bavarian sedan (March)

BMW M760i

First M version of latest BMW limo will be limited, pricey (June)

BMW M3 30 Years

Special-edition M sports sedan marks three decades of M3 (Jan)

BMW M4 GTS

Mid-size Bavarian performance coupe steps up a gear (Jan)
BMW M3 Pure New base M3 sedan model just around the corner (July)
BMW M4 Midlife makeover for mid-size BMW coupe bring Pure variant (July)

BMW X3

Mid-size German SUV to get plug-in power (Dec)

Citroen C3

French brand's smallest model here goes SUV (Oct)
Ferrari GTC4Lusso New name and new tech for all-wheel drive FF GT (July)

Ferrari 812 Superfast

Renamed 588kW flagship from Prancing Horse (Dec)

Ford Escape

New/old name for Kuga as Blue Oval facelifts mid-size SUV (Jan)
Ford Everest Five-seat Ambiente 2WD undercuts $50K (April)

Ford Focus RS

Limited-edition hyper-hatch scores Quaife front diff (Dec)

Ford Transit Custom

Blue Oval van locked in for Australia (June)

Holden Astra

All-new German five-door small car returns in mainstream form (Jan)

Holden Astra

Volume-selling 1.6 auto version of Holden's new Euro hatch (April)

Holden Astra sedan

Small Korean four-door called the Cruze elsewhere (June)

Holden Astra wagon

All-new small wagon based on Opel Astra Sports Tourer (Oct)

Holden Barina

Facelift for Holden light car brings more Aussie input (Jan)
Holden Commodore Final MY17 upgrade for big sedan, wagon, ute (March)

Holden Equinox

Replacement for Captiva 5 aims at CX-5, diesel to come (Dec)

Holden Trax

Redesigned city-SUV brings more tech (Jan)

Honda Civic hatch

Five-door body style joins all-new Civic line-up (April)

Honda Civic Type R

Honda finally delivers its hottest hatch ever (Oct)

Honda City

Facelift for Honda's smallest sedan (May)

Honda CR-V

Mid-size SUV stalwart replaced by five- and seven-seat versions (mid-2017)

Honda NSX

Mid-engined AWD supercar to make an environmentally sound return (Jan)

HSV GTSR

Swansong homegrown musclecar topped by limited-edition W1 (April)

Hyundai i30

Early redesign for Korean giant's top-selling small car (June)

Hyundai Kona

All-new small SUV based on i30 to slot under Tucson (Oct)

Hyundai Sonata

Significant upgrade to include fresh look and mechanicals (Dec)

Infiniti Q60

New mid-size Japanese luxury coupe to pack V6 turbo power (May)

Isuzu D-MAX

Trusty Thai ute to get new look, but no new diesel engine (March)
Isuzu M-UX Fresh design and maybe a new diesel engine for rugged SUV (March)

Jaguar F-TYPE

First four-cylinder F-TYPE priced from just over $100K (Oct)
Jaguar XE MY18 upgrade and new Ingenium engines for mid-size British sedan (Oct)
Jaguar XF MY18 upgrade and Ingenium engines for large British sedan (Oct)
Jeep Grand Cherokee 2017 facelift for popular large SUV (April)

Kia Cerato GT

New Korean hot hatch and sedans hit Oz (Feb 2019)

Kia Cerato

Hatchback version of Korean brand's new small car due (Feb 2019)

Kia Picanto GT

Smallest Kia gets the GT treatment (Feb 2019)

Kia Rio

Smallest Kia renewed in both hatch and sedan form (Jan)

Kia Picanto

Korean maker's smallest car renewed just months after Oz debut (May)

Kia Sorento

Updates for unsung Korean seven-seat SUV (Dec)

Kia Stinger

Four-door rear-drive GT concept to morph into Commodore rival (Oct)

KTM X-Bow

Lightweight open-wheeler finally available to Australians (March)

Land Rover Discovery 5

Redesigned British off-road icon finally renewed (July)

LDV T60

Chinese giant to release its first one-tonne pick-up (Dec)

LDV D90

Seven-seat SUV to launch with petrol engine, diesel to follow (Dec)

Lexus LC 500

Big new Japanese luxury coupe erases memory of SC430 (July)

Mahindra Genio Upgraded diesel engine or utilitarian ute (Dec)

Mahindra Pik-Up

Facelift and automatic transmission for one-tonne ute (TBC)

Maserati Ghibli

Midlife makeover for Italy’s answer to the BMW 5 Series (Jan)
Maserati Levante Italian SUV using Ghibli platform here from late 2016 (March)

Mazda CX-5

Successor for top-selling SUV to bring new designs and tech (April)

Mazda MX-5 RF

Folding hard-top version of world's most popular roadster (Jan)

McLaren 720S Coupe

530kW British supercar now on sale for under $500,000 (July)

Mercedes-Benz E 350e

New large sedan gets plug-in power (Feb)

Mercedes-AMG E 43

Biturbo V6-powered 'AMG-lite' version of new E (March)

Mercedes-AMG GTC Roadster

Topless GT aims directly at 911 Cabriolet (Dec)
Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet Two-door drop-top renewed, E300 and E400 (Oct)
Mercedes-AMG E 63 S Range-topping, M5-rivalling version of new E-Class due (July)

Mercedes-Benz E-Class

Coupe Two-door hard-top arrives (June)

Mercedes-Benz E-Class All-Terrain

New E-wagon ditched for E220d crossover (June)
Mercedes-Benz G 300 CDI Cab Chassis G-Professional ute will cost a cool $120K (Jan)
Mercedes-Benz GLA Midlife makeover for small German SUV (mid-2017)

Mercedes-Benz S-Class

Midlife facelift for big German limo due (Dec)

Mercedes-AMG E 63

Entry-level E-Class AMG to be available here for the first time (Dec)

Mercedes-AMG GT

New base version of AMG super-coupe to rival entry 911s (July)

Mercedes-AMG GT R

New GT range-topper will pack a serious punch (July)

Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe

BMW X4-rivalling SUV ‘coupe’ 43 (Jan)
Mercedes-Benz GLE 500e Facelifted M-Class plugs in (Jan)

MG 3

New light hatch from Chinese-owned Brit brand (Jan)

MG 6

Facelifted small British/Chinese sedan/hatch arrives (Jan)

MG GS

First crossover from born-again British brand (April)

MG ZS

Small Chinese SUV to join larger GS Down Under (Dec)

MINI Countryman

UK small-car brand continues range renewal with SUV (April)

MINI Countryman JCW

Small British SUV get the hot hatch treatment (Sep)

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

Updated plug-in hybrid SUV lobs from Japan (April)

Mitsubishi Triton

Facelifted MY19 ute brings new look and tech (Jan 2019)

Nissan 370Z NISMO

Mid-size Nissan coupe finally gets NISMO treatment (Sep)

Nissan GT-R NISMO

Hottest ever Nissan finally lands Down Under (Feb)
Nissan Navara Nissan one-tonner scores an upgrade (March)
Nissan Pathfinder Facelift for large seven-seat SUV (March)

Nissan Patrol

Big Y62 V8 SUV scores a minor update (Dec)
Nissan Pulsar Euro5 engine for Pulsar sedan as hatch remains off sale (March)

Nissan QASHQAI

Major midlife makeover for hot-selling small SUV (Dec)

Nissan X-TRAIL

Midlife makeover for mid-size Japanese SUV (June)

Peugeot 2008

Facelift for small French crossover (February)

Peugeot 3008

All change for Peugeot small SUV, which brings GT version (August)

Porsche 911 GTS

Family of new 3.0-litre turbo flat six-engined sports models (April)

<a href="/editorial/details/porsche-reveals-quickest-macan-yet-103648/?__source=editorialArticle&driver_crosssell=editorial.in.article.link" data-article-id="ED-ITM-103648"><br> </a>Porsche Macan

Cheaper new four-cylinder turbo-petrol Porsche SUV (April)<a href="/editorial/details/porsche-reveals-quickest-macan-yet-103648/?__source=editorialArticle&driver_crosssell=editorial.in.article.link" data-article-id="ED-ITM-103648"><br> Porsche Macan Turbo</a> New Performance Package to bring more power (March)
Porsche Panamera Second-gen large sedan brings new platform, engines (March)

Range Rover Velar

New F-PACE based SUV to split Evoque and Rangie Sport (Oct)

Renault Koleos diesel

Oil-burning version of new French mid-size SUV due (mid-2017)
Renault Megane sedan, wagon Megane wagon and Latitude replacement arrive (July)

Skoda Kodiaq

All-new large SUV from Skoda will employ VW’s MQB platform (June)

Skoda Octavia

Facelift for polished Czech mid-size sedan/wagon (July)

Skoda Octavia RS

Facelift for Octavia RS hot hatch and Scout crossover (Aug)

Skoda Octavia RS 245

New-look Octavia RS scores 180kW of power (Nov)