[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] An issue with the control unit for the airbags and seatbelt pretensioners has forced an array of Ferraris back to the dealer. Ferrari has recalled the 458 Speciale and Speciale Spider, 488 GTB, California T, the 488 Spider, and the F12 Berlinetta. According to the company, the TRW Airbag Electronic Control Unit responsible…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The first-ever Aston Martin SUV is imminent, and it’ll have a grille that’s unmistakably Aston. Aston Martin is getting closer to revealing its first-ever SUV, using social media to once again tease the 2020 DBX. The focus of the latest teaser is the grille, which is the clearest link between the DBX and…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Potentially faulty sensors could restrict the functionality of the airbags in the event of an accident, affecting 22 vehicles. FCA Australia has issued a recall for the 2019 model-year ‘KL’ Cherokee over concerns the airbags may not “function as required in a crash”. The American SUV specialist reports that certain vehicles may have…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Porsche is known for continuously bringing race-bred technology into its road cars. The Stuttgart-based manufacturer that has been perfecting the rear-engine formula for over five decades now is also famous for its homologation specials, road-worthy counterparts built by Porsche to race thoroughbred competition machinery in production-based classes of sports car racing. 20 years…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] New entry-level variant brings starting price below $100k, while new factory tow hitch offers up to 3.5-tonne towing capacity for $2500. BMW Australia has confirmed full pricing and specifications for the revised 2020 X5 line-up, following confirmation of three new variants last week. The new entry point to the range is the X5…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] An RM Sotheby auctioneer’s slip-up has left a Nazi-era Porsche below reserve, despite being expected to fetch $29.5 million. The auction of a car designed by Ferdinand Porsche in Nazi Germany resulted in what could be politely described as a snafu or, in the words of one auction patron, a “massive f*** up”.…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Only one in 10 Mazda 3s are fitted with a conventional manual as an alternative to the popular automatic. We test the G25 Evolve sedan manual to see whether the 90-percenters are missing out. Pros and Cons Pros Slick looks and solid practicality Energetic 2.5-litre four Impressively upmarket cabin Well-rounded manual driveline Cons…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Pickup trucks are no longer used purely as workhorses. Enthusiasts are buying them for the cool-quotient and to do stuff that they can’t with their smaller cars. However, this doesn’t mean that anybody who buys a full-fledged truck uses it to its maximum potential. A couple of decades back, a two-wheel drive truck…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] A classic Aston Martin with some serious film provenance was sold by RM Sotheby’s this weekend. Aston Martin and James Bond go hand-in-hand, making cars from classic Bond films proper collector’s items – and no James Bond car is more more famous than the DB5. The latest silver-screen Aston Martin to go under…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Every society has its sacred places, revered ground that serves to inspire and define its culture and core values. For the automotive community, Mecca is still the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, as was proven again yesterday at the annual contest’s 69th edition held on the 18th fairway of the famed Pebble Beach Golf…