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[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Box-shaped cars enjoyed a brief moment in the Australian automotive sun last decade. Drive tried to find out why. Story originally published in Drive on 26 February, 2010. Tough economic times appear to have sparked a trend for cute, Tonka-like cars. Have you noticed that in the automotive world, it’s somehow become hip…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Honda co-founder Takeo Fujisawa has been inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame, the Detroit-area shrine to prominent auto-industry figures. Fujisawa was the business partner of Soichiro Honda and was instrumental in building Honda into a successful company. While Honda supplied the ideas, Fujisawa brought a pragmatic business sense to the operation. Born…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Featured on AutoHunter, the online auction platform driven by ClassicCars.com, is a 1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1. This Mach 1’s original Bright Red exterior was refinished in Wimbledon White by previous ownership. The Ford’s Wimbledon White exterior is complemented by a functional NASA hood,  black side accent stripes, a matte black rear spoiler, and a matte black…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Although it originally billed the GLB as a miniature version of the G-Class, a newly uncovered report from Germany has alleged that Mercedes-Benz is looking into the possibility of introducing a proper junior version of its iconic off-roader. Mini G, the new A-Class? Despite it being known that three-pointed star will reduce its…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] That’s the first weekend of racing, from the Regional Extreme Series Zwartkops, done and dusted in the Toyota SA GR Cup 2023 in The Citizen Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa GR 86. These rear-wheel-drive Toyota GR 86 cars are not as forgiving to drive as the all-wheel-drive GR Yaris cars of last year,…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] South Africa’s chain of car dealerships have reportedly expressed careful optimism that the local industry will continue to flourish in 2023. With it being reported last month that the price of used vehicles have started decreasing to levels last seen before the pandemic, along with new vehicle sales remaining buoyant after thirteen months,…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] At the same as revealing the updated X5 M Competition, BMW has mirrored its double act by taking the wraps off of facelift X6 M Competition. More aggressive looking Debuting two weeks after the refreshed X6, shown alongside the reworked X5, the X6 M Competition incorporates the same exterior redress touches as the…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Having taken the wraps off of the heavily updated X5 exactly two weeks ago, BMW has now done the same with the flagship X5 M Competition due in South Africa later this year. Officially the sole M-powered X5 now available due to the “standard” model without the Competition suffix bowing out completely, the…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The 1970s were a time of automotive excess: an era when size, strength, and luxuries were pushed to increasingly high standards just before the fuel crisis caused things to scale back. The Pick of the Day is a 1976 Cadillac Eldorado listed for sale on ClassicCars.com by a private seller in Buford, Georgia.…