[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The automobile-as-art is not a new concept, whether considered as kinetic sculpture in itself or as muse for other mediums. What happens, though, when two creative mavericks team up to reframe the subject with a new perspective? This morning, Santo Gallery, in Los Angeles, premiered a new series of prints that celebrate urban…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The Nissan Exa isn’t fondly remembered as one of the great and affordable sport coupes. Certainly, the first-generation (N12) that lobbed on our shores in 1983, with its breathless 1.5-litre turbo four making an asthmatic 77kW at a screaming 6500rpm didn’t exactly ooze sporting prowess. And its angular wedge-shape, although in keeping with…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The verdict: The 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 full-size pickup truck is refined, capable and offers an impressive turbo-diesel engine option, but its primary competitors offer more luxury and innovation. Versus the competition: Certain trim levels of the Ram 1500 are more luxurious than the Silverado 1500, and the redesigned 2021 Ford F-150 has…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Charl Bosch UK-spec Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0 TSI 245 R-Line Use of the GTI’s engine sees the Tiguan get from 0-100 km/h in a claimed six seconds. Volkswagen has added a new TSI engine in two states of tune to the facelift Tiguan range in the United Kingdom, which may or may not come…
[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…