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Toyota’s Answer To Rising Land Cruiser Thefts Will Cost You $1,249 And Five Hours

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Thieves have been targeting Land Cruiser models in recent years. Owners will now be able to have a secondary immobilizer installed. The new immobilizer includes a new fob and a security siren system. In response to rising thefts of the Land Cruiser Prado 250 and Land Cruiser 300 in Australia, Toyota has launched a secondary immobilizer system for both models. It comes after several years of surging thefts and Toyota previously launching a steering wheel lock, which it obviously felt didn’t go far enough to dissuade thieves. Toyota’s new secondary immobilizer works alongside the primary system and will not allow the vehicle to start unless the immobilizer fob is in range. In addition, Land Cruiser models fitted with the new system include an independently powered siren with battery backup that’ll trigger in the event of “unauthorized actions,” even if main power to the vehicle is disconnected. ...
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This Gemballa Porsche 928 Is What Happens When Subtlety Calls In Sick

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Bright yellow Porsche 928 is an officially confirmed period Gemballa conversion. 5.0-liter V8 remains stock but bodywork definitely isn’t to Stuttgart factory spec. More than €50,000 was reportedly spent at a Porsche Classic Centre recently. There’s a Porsche 928 S4 for sale in Germany, but it’s very different to any 928 you could have bought from your Porsche dealer in 1990. This one received the full Gemballa treatment, transforming Stuttgart’s sleek, understated V8 grand tourer into something that looks ready to swallow a standard 928, and a dozen 911s, whole. Converted to Wide Version II spec at the Gemballa ’s Leonberg workshop just west of Stuttgart, it gained new bumpers designed to meet the swollen wheel arches, as well as deep side skirts, vented rear quarters and two rear spoilers, including a wraparound ducktail. Related: The Marsien GT Costs Five Times More Than The 911 Turbo S It’s Buil...
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Mercedes’ New E-Class Electric Is Washing Bad Memories Of The Soap-Bar EQE Clean Away

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Mercedes’ E-Class EV loses camo, reveals production headlights. New rear lights ditch star graphics for cleaner straight-line LEDs. Expect 800-volt tech, rapid charging and 483 hp in E400 guise. Mercedes’ EQE was a flop , lasting just four model years in the US. Its battery tech was outdated, and the melted soap-bar styling certainly didn’t help. Now, as the EQE bows out, Mercedes is preparing its replacement, and these new revealing spy shots suggest the E-Class Electric has learned a valuable lesson. Turns out a battery-powered sedan can actually look like a regular sedan, and be all the better for it. The latest prototype has ditched much of the heavy camouflage we saw when we last caught an E-Class Electric testing in January. We’ve got our first proper look at the production headlights, which reveals a pair of Mercedes’ star-shaped daytime running lights in each lamp cluster, ensuring nobody mistakes this thi...
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