[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The front tow hook – or “recovery point” – could detach from certain versions of the new Mercedes-Benz GLC. View 1 images The latest Mercedes-Benz GLC SUV has been recalled in Australia because the front tow hook – also known as a “recovery point” – could become detached from the vehicle. The 944 affected…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The Honda 5.0-litre V8 is rated at 260kW, but for now it’s only intended for boat use. View 4 images Japanese automotive giant Honda has unveiled its first V8 engine – but it’s not going into a sports-car anytime soon. It is a marine outboard engine designed for boats. Named the BF350, the single-cam 5.0-litre…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Rogue Year 12 students – who appear to be slow learners and unaware of the consequences of causing malicious damage – have been accused of vandalising cars belonging to attendees of a rival school as part of ‘muck-up’ day celebrations. A group of Year 12 students from Melbourne private school Firbank Grammar have…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] However, if your main task is daily driving, with a smattering of touring and towing thrown in, the Patrol remains incredibly strong value for money. It’s big, comfortable, well equipped, effortless even with a heavy trailer behind it, and that 5.6-litre petrol V8 is a stonking engine. Maybe invest in an exhaust… [bsa_pro_ad_space…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The high-performance Porsche Taycan electric car is being recalled in Australia because the batteries could catch fire due to a manufacturing fault. View 1 images Risk of a fire has triggered a recall of the Porsche Taycan electric car in Australia. The 231 affected vehicles are stamped Model Years 2022-2023. All variants are impacted by…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] A performance review of the Volvo XC60 for the inexperienced boy racers of the world.Owner: Lachlan The Volvo XC60 is built for soccer mums, school runabouts and ski trips. If you get the T6 version, you get six cylinders in a vee layout with a turbo that makes about 200kW from the factory,…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Featured on AutoHunter, the online auction platform driven by ClassicCars.com, is this 2007 Mercedes-Benz S600 sedan. Mercedes-Benz has always been proud of its S-Class. The company’s current website proclaims: “With every year, an S-Class represents not just the pinnacle of the automobile but the forefront. It’s thoughtful of its passengers. Keenly in tune with its driver.…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] South Africa’s popular bakkie and SUV show what they are made of at Rust de Winter 4×4 Jamboree. The Toyota Hilux is South Africa’s most popular bakkie and the Toyota Fortuner the best-selling local off-road ready SUV. Although buyers will think twice before driving their shiny new Hilux or Fortuner straight from the…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The Oldsmobile 4-4-2 has always had a fine reputation as the best-handling of the muscle car crop. Since 1964, it was equipped with a rear stabilizer bar and, in 1966, the W30 package was introduced to kill on the drag strip. By 1968, the 4-4-2 went from being a performance package to its…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Luca Marini will start the Indonesia MotoGP in pole position after smashing the circuit lap record in Saturday’s qualifying, as championship leader Francesco Bagnaia failed to reach the second qualifying round for the first time this season. Marini, who rides a Ducati for VR46 Racing, blazed around the Indonesian track to post the…