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Volvo Australia has issued a recall of 32 of its model-year 2020 XC40 SUVs due to a missing fastener in the braking system that could result in weak stopping power in an emergency. Affected vehicles were sold between 27 February 2020 and 18 March 2020. Lodged with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the defect relates to the cars not being equipped with a nut that fastens the brake booster to the vehicle’s frame.

The 2021 BMW 2 Series coupe has been caught unmasked well before it is due in showrooms either later this year or early next. The images – discovered on a Facebook group by a user of the 2Addicts forum – appear to show a partially covered example of the next 2 Series coupe parked in an enclosed holding area.

German sports car maker Porsche is developing a more affordable rear-wheel drive version of its Taycan electric car to provide buyers with a "more accessible" entry point into the range. According to a report from Car Magazine in the UK, Porsche's research and development chief, Dr Michael Steiner, said more affordable Taycan models would eventually join the existing 4S, Turbo and Turbo S offerings in the range. "There will be entry-level models coming off the Taycan," Dr Steiner said.

Two of Hyundai’s most recent concept cars, the Prophecy and 45 SUV, are headed for production, and once launched will form part of the brand’s 23 new electric vehicles by 2025. Confirmation comes courtesy of SangYup Lee, Hyundai senior vice president and head of Hyundai Global Design Center, who confirmed the models’ showroom arrival in an interview with British publication Auto Express: “There will be a production version of Prophecy coming after a production version of the 45 concept”.

When we’re not creating it ourselves, the CarAdvice team spends a lot of time finding and consuming motoring content from all over the world. Here’s a handful of the photos, articles, videos or social media posts that most caught our eye last week. Some of them are brand new, others have been online for a while. Enjoy them – just not too much, okay?