[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Ford had a problem — its cars were not competitive on the street. Starting with the 1966 Fairlane GT, the 390 simply didn’t compare to the Tri-Power 389 powering the GTO, among other cars. A 427 was available in 1966-67, but so few of them were available that they didn’t make much impact.…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] South Africa is known the world over for its love of bakkies reflected month after month. This love is also reflected in the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) sales figures. Predictability those sales figures are headed by the Toyota Hilux with the Isuzu D-Max and Ford Ranger vying for…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] KTM Red Bull is relying heavily on the input of South African rider Brad Binder during the official three-day MotoGP testing that started in Malaysia on Friday Binder recorded the 12th fastest time on the morning session of the opening day, with new teammate Jack Miller further adrift in 17th place. Spaniard Jorge…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem will step back from the daily management of Formula One, his organisation confirmed on Wednesday, as tensions between the sport and its governing body soar following controversies involving him. An FIA spokesman on Wednesday confirmed to AFP media reports that Ben Sulayem sent a letter to F1 teams announcing that he would give up the…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Mitsubishi did not knock any of the usual suspects off its perch in South Africa’s new vehicles sales charts, but the Japanese carmaker has enjoyed a prosperous few years judging by its own standards. Mitsubishi Motors South Africa (MMSA) enjoyed its best year in nine years in 2022 with sales of 4 315.…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Dealers have been advised to stop taking new orders for the Kia Rio city hatch, as production of the current model ends by the middle of this year. View 4 images Order books for the Kia Rio have closed in Australia ahead of the final batch of approximately 500 pre-sold cars destined to arrive…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Australian Formula One ace Daniel Ricciardo has had a taste of a Ford Mustang V8 Supercar in Detroit – and got a sneak peak at a high-powered version of the Ford F-150 Lightning electric pick-up. View 8 images Australian Formula One ace Daniel Ricciardo – who is taking a year off from full-time racing…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] A replacement for the discontinued Toyota Urban Cruiser could well be on the cards for emerging markets, albeit this time without any input from Suzuki’s Maruti division in India. By Toyota from Daihatsu While widely reported last year that the incoming Taisor, spun off from the Suzuki Fronx would serve as the Urban…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Is the grass really greener and cheaper for electric car buyers in other markets? We travel the globe to find out. We hear a lot about the affordability of electric vehicles (EVs) in other markets, and are often asked why Australian motorists don’t have access to ‘cheap’ EVs? What does cheap mean though?…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Price change months (RRPs exclude on-road costs) Tesla Model 3 RWD Tesla Model 3 Long Range AWD Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD May 2019 (orders open) $66,000 Not available $88,104 July 2019 (launch) $66,000 $87,842 (incl. LCT) $98,624 December 2019 $67,900 (no change) $89,469 (incl. LCT) $99,869 (up 6.4 per cent) July 2020…