[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Hybrid technology from Porsche’s Le Mans-winning race cars aims to make the upcoming coupe the most powerful road-going 911 model yet. View 14 images View 14 images Previous“>Next Previous Porsche 911 GT2 RS (991.2 generation). Contrary to speculation suggesting plans to electrify the 911 centre around plug-in-hybrid technology – similar to the Cayenne and Panamera…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, perhaps the most prestigious concours event on the East Coast, just happened while you were distracted with life. With classes like Pre-war European Coachwork, American Limited Production, and Fiberglass Dreams, The Amelia brings together unusual vehicles and the usual suspects — automotive enthusiasts. However, one judged class was a…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Having celebrated the assembly of the two millionth locally-made Polo last year, Volkswagen South Africa has completed production of the 100 000th unit destined for the local market, rather than for export. Made by the automaker’s night shift team at the Kariega Plant, formerly Uitenhage, in Nelson Mandela Bay on 1 March, the white…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] In a surprise development, Stellantis South Africa has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Trade and Industry with the intention of building a new vehicle manufacturing plant in the country tipped for completion in 2025. Surprise Part of the conglomerate, established in 2021 following the merger of the PSA Group…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Featured on AutoHunter, the online auction platform driven by ClassicCars.com, is this 1970 Camaro Z/28-RS sport coupe. It was restored in 2010 and the current owner has had the Camaro in his possession for the past five years. Power comes from an LT1 350ci V8 backed by a M22 four-speed manual with Hurst shifter. Features include…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] To view more information about our Pick of the Day, click the links in the article below. While giving a ClassicCars.com auction tour at the Bonhams auction in Arizona, I briefly spoke to the group about a pair of Porsche 928 cars. One was a perfect survivor condition example with a 5-speed manual…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The Automobile Association (AA) has reiterated calls for traffic police to be better deployed during load shedding rather than setting up roadblocks. The AA said more pointsmen needed to be stationed at intersections during peak hour loading shedding. It said while the checking of documents cannot be denied to ensure lawful driving, strained…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Lamborghini has officially commenced teasing the replacement for the Aventador it confirmed last year will become a reality in March this year. Watch the LB744’s power unit below While already known to be a hybrid using an electrified version of the 6.5-litre V12, the teaser for the internally named LB744 makes reference to…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Berlin has upset EU partners by blocking a milestone agreement to ban new sales of internal combustion engine cars from 2035, as German domestic politics takes the bloc hostage. The planned ban is key to Brussels’ push to make the bloc climate-neutral by 2050, with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Now, the German chancellor’s scramble…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] With the roll-out of the all-new Prius already taking place, the model responsible for being Toyota’s first dedicated hybrid will reportedly be joined next year by the second generation C-HR. Previewed last year by the futuristic C-HR Prologue concept, a first quarter 2024 debut has allegedly been set aside for the new Coupe-High…