[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Rival to Mazda CX-3 and Hyundai Venue has arrived early, and with two models initially. 2021 Kia Stonic launched in Australia with two model grades Choice of two engines Plenty of tech and safety gear Priced from $24,990 drive-away The 2021 Kia Stonic has arrived in Australia, offering buyers greater choice in the…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Super Bowl LV is still three weeks away, but commercials for the big game are already coming out. We’ve always paid close attention to car commercials that’ll air during the game, but there are ads that have already come out, including this cheeky commercial from Vroom that highlights the dark side of the…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] On January 17, 1921, a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost rolled off an assembly line, but it wasn’t in Derby, England. Instead, that car and 2,945 that followed were assembled in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. “These Rolls-Royce ‘Springfield’ Motor cars benefited from the creativity of US coachbuilders including Brewster, Willoughby, Merimac and Hollbrook, and brought us…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] It appears the widely anticipated demise of the midsize pickup truck was overrated. Ford has done so well with its Ranger that it is expected to announce soon a second such vehicle, the Bronco-based Maverick. The genre also includes the Toyota Tacoma, Nissan Frontier and Chevrolet/GMC Colorado/Canyon, Jeep Gladiator, and on February 2,…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has teamed up with SAIC to establish a new car company in China, Zhiji, which plans to launch a family of battery-electric vehicles starting from 2022. Zhiji has managed to raise over $1.5 billion and this week previewed two of its upcoming vehicles with a pair of concepts. The…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Charl Bosch Honda HR-V teaser Petrol motivation will be combined with electrification but the Old Continent oil-burner will be dropped. With rumours and indeed sightings of the prototype emerging over the last few weeks, Honda has revealed the first official teaser plus launch date of the all-new HR-V. Poised to ride on a…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The Pick of the Day is something different, actually, quite different. It is a 1987 Ford E350 van, which is unusual enough at this point, but this one is a Cabriolet, a dually version with a pickup bed, offered in an advertisement on ClassicCars.com by a private seller in Quincy, Illinois. Such vehicles,…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] It’s been about 20 years since the premiere of The Fast and the Furious, when we saw Vin Diesel in a classic Dodge Charger race the late Paul Walker in a Toyota Supra across a set of train tracks, barely missing the fast-moving train. The film’s wild success ignited the interest in Japanese…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Charl Bosch Stellantis logo Complete plans will be detailed on 19 January by Tavares. Plans for a merger announced back in 2019, the PSA Group officially completed it’s union with Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) under the Stellantis banner this past weekend. Headed by the FCA Chairman John Elkann in a similar role with PSA…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] It’s hard to believe that BMW’s iDrive infotainment system is 20 years old this year. But it is, and if you need a little reminder of that, this short film from Bimmer will give you all the reminding you need. The film stars a grumpy, foul-mouthed BMW E65 7 Series and a much…