Automakers that miss emissions standards under Australia’s New Vehicles Efficiency Standard (NVES) will be named and shamed in 2026. The NVES was introduced on January 1, 2025, with fines coming into force from July 1, 2025, for brands exceeding pre-set carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions limits across their model lineups. The first ‘performance period’ commenced on January 1, 2025, and ends on December 31, 2025. The NVES Regulator says it will publish the interim result, which it terms ‘interim emissions value’ (IEV) for this period in February 2026. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal.…

A Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport could be on the way to showrooms with a new 6.7-litre LS6 V8 engine, the largest-capacity engine to be used in the current generation C8. Reports from Road & Track cite Corvette Blogger discovering the new engine, codenamed ‘LS6’, in the same parts book where the ZR1 Corvette’s LT7 V8 was spotted before its official 2024 reveal. While the engine has not been officially confirmed by Chevrolet, GM Performance lead engineer Tony Roma told Top Gear earlier this year at the launch of the flagship ZR1X there were more ‘hot’ C8 Corvettes to come. The…