[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The Toyota HiLux has led the Australian new-car market for the fifth successive year, but the Ford Ranger is closing the gap, finishing second outright for the fourth year in a row. The Toyota HiLux ute maintained its title as Australia’s favourite car after notching up its fifth win in a row, according…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] It’s hard to imagine a modern supercar competing in the Paris-Dakar Rally, but that’s exactly what the Porsche 959 did back in the 1980s. This video from Porsche’s “Top Five” YouTube series explains how the 959 morphed from supercar to rally car. The all-wheel-drive 959 was designed with an eye toward Group B rallying, but the…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Now that 2020 has come and mercifully gone, it’s time we start fresh in 2021. On that end, we’d like to point you in the direction of what is arguably one of the best YouTube channels for car enthusiasts. Noted car designer Frank Stephenson’s channel on YouTube — it’s called “Frank Stephenson” —…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Korean brand debuts long-awaited, overhauled logo and slogan, ushering in the electric age. More than a year after it was first discovered in Korean trademark filings, Kia has unveiled its all-new logo, replacing the current elliptical design first introduced in 1994. The new logo, first previewed on the 2019 Imagine concept car, and…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] BMW is one of the most popular manufacturers out there, with a long history of producing exciting performance cars despite being a luxury brand above all else. That said, because of the ever-increasing demand for more eco-friendly vehicles even manufacturers who praise themselves for making some of the most engaging automobiles in the…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Holden called time on its 72-year run under General Motors ownership after posting the lowest sales since its first full year in business. Holden reported 16,688 cars as sold in its final year – posting just 28 sales in December 2020 – after US car giant General Motors announced the retirement of the…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The holiday season afforded us enough time to go down the YouTube rabbit hole, and we chanced upon this gem of a video from auto enthusiast and all-around nut Cleetus McFarland. Apparently, McFarland — real name Garrett Mitchell — had enough spare time of his own to find out if a turbocharger is…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Charl Bosch Concept Renault Kiger So far, no indication of the Kiger coming to South Africa has been made. Shown in concept form in November, Renault has reportedly penned the 28th of this month in for the unveiling of the production Kiger small SUV. The reskinned twin of the Nissan Magnite, indianautosblog.com reports…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Australians bought more hybrid cars in 2020 than at any other time in our motoring history, but sales of electric vehicles remain miniscule. A record number of hybrid cars were sold in Australia in 2020 – almost twice as many as the year prior – as electric vehicles continued to represent just 0.2…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] There are vintage cars that are rare, some that are very rare and a few that are so rare hardly anybody’s ever heard of them. Because really, who among us remembers the Frazer Manhattan 4-door convertible? Yet here it is, in all its glory. The Pick of the Day is a 1951 Frazer…