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Ford Kuga recall in SA, BMW's electric car focus... 5 top motoring stories

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Cape Town - Ford begins phase 2 of its local Kuga recall, SA Bike of the Year finalists... check out some top stories in our midweek motoring news wrap.

Kuga recall "Phase 2"

Ford South Africa has implemented "phase 2" of its local Kuga recall. The second phase of its plan will see thousands of owners headed for local dealers as part of the automaker's global recall plan.

Staying with local news, the finalists in the 2017 South African Bike of the Year awards has been announced. Vote for your favourite bike here!

Busted for speeding in a Porsche 

On Monday, we reported on a 79-year-old woman arrested for speeding. She was caught by police travelling at 240km/h in a Porsche Boxster. Her reason for speeding? She couldn't "fall asleep"...

Did you know, toothpaste can effectively clean your headlights? We've listed several car hacks that weirdly work in a great video.

Here is your mid-week motoring wrap:

1. Ford Kuga recall in SA: 'Phase 2' begins, more fixes for SUVs

2. Toothpaste to clean your headlights? 5 weird car hacks that actually work

WATCH: 5 car ?? hacks that weirdly work #CarsofInstagram #Car #CarHacks

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3. 'I couldn't sleep' - This Porsche driving 79-year-old was busted at 238km/h



4. WATCH: Truck skips red light, crashes into oncoming traffic


5. SA Bike of the Year: 2017 finalists announced

6 BMW to focus on electric, green cars: New i8 Roadster, Mini E and electric X3 on way


7. Freeze punk, adrenaline pumping police motorcycle chases


8. F1 cars to use 'halo' protection device from 2018

Audi's 2nd-generation Q5 SUV driven in SA


10. WATCH: How to fix traffic forever?






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