[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] According to the manufacturer, the fault could lead to a loss of rear braking performance over time. Ateco Automotive – the Australian distributor for LDV – has recalled 535 examples of its Deliver 9 commercial van, citing a potential fault with the braking system. The affected vehicles were sold between July 2019 and…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Japanese brand releases image of an RC F engine cover with F Sport branding… but is it the V8-powered IS 500 we’ve been dreaming of? Lexus has teased an upcoming, performance-oriented F Sport model. A single image was posted across Lexus’ social media profiles earlier this week, providing a glimpse at a carbon-fibre…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Cars.com illustration by Paul Dolan Continuously variable transmissions, or CVTs, are a type of transmission that trades the fixed-ratio gears of conventional automatic transmissions for a system involving two pulleys and an intervening belt or chain, which can infinitely vary gear ratios in real time. CVTs are hardly new; Subaru marketed the first…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Updated liftback to launch in the third quarter with 200kW turbo engine and wagon variant. The facelifted 2021 Volkswagen Arteon will go on sale in Australia by the end of September, the brand has announced – with a Shooting Brake wagon body style to be offered locally alongside the liftback for the first…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] 2021 Hyundai Elantra Cars.com photo by Joe Bruzek They say close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. But while the redesigned-for-2021 Hyundai Elantra may not have thrown a perfect ringer, we’d hardly say its shortcomings have obliterated its chances of being a good choice for your daily driving needs. Related: 2021 Hyundai…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Volkswagen Australia is about to issue a recall for approximately 20,000 examples of the Amarok ute made from 2015 to 2018 due a potential fault with the spare tyre winch. About 20,000 examples of the Volkswagen Amarok made from 2015 to 2018 are about to be recalled in Australia because the spare tyre…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] While Audi did make an all-electric R8 which it showed at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, the project was so short lived that come 2016, Audi decided to scrap it altogether. It didn’t even get the chance to have its own configurator and back then, Audi was asking around €1 million ($1,1 million)…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Having released select details of the updated Forester last month, Subaru South Africa has now tabled pricing of its refreshed crossover ahead of the commencing of sales next month. Launched in Japan last year, the biggest highlight is the return of the 2.5-litre flat-four Boxer engine, albeit without a turbocharger as in the…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] A recent study found more than half the car parts bought online were fake, as authorities warn bogus items could cost lives – or thousands of dollars in repairs. There are renewed warnings about counterfeit car parts coming into Australia – as a new study reveals more than half the parts bought online…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] At the 2020 Tesla Battery Day event, Musk announced that the company will build a $25,000 ‘affordable’ EV. This came as a surprise because Musk had mentioned in the past that the company will not build an inexpensive vehicle. There are no specific details about the car yet, not even the body style,…