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International Drive: Maserati Quattroporte GTS In Dubai

Ladies and gentlemen, put quite simply, this is the longest, fastest, car in the world. Allow us to introduce the Maserati Quattroporte GTS, which we were invited to drive in [...]
Will The Ferrari 458 Scuderia Please Stand Up?

The latest internet chatter suggests a Ferrari 458 Scuderia, the spiritual successor to 2007’s Ferrari F430 Scuderia, will debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show this September. Frankfurt played host to [...]
Porsche 918 Spyder Official Details

2013 will be remembered as the year of the hi-tech hybrid supercar: first LaFerrari, then McLaren P1 and now officially the Porsche 918 Spyder. We’ve heard many claimed figures and [...]
BMW 5 Series Facelift Arrives In S.A. Final Quarter

BMW has released official images and details of its facelifted 5 Series range. We know it will be showcased at the 2013 Johannesburg International Motor Show (JIMS) and then released [...]
Ferrari F12berlinetta Prances Into S.A.

Ferrari F12berlinetta: For the enthusiast who doesn’t get out of bed for less than 544 kW. Viglietti Motors, the official Ferrari importer in South Africa, has revealed the new F12berlinetta [...]

New Toyota Corolla To Make 2013 JIMS Debut

We know for a fact that Toyota will showcase a new Corolla at this year’s Johannesburg International Motor Show (JIMS). Until such time as it…

Chrysler Developing Hemi ‘Hellcat’ Engine To Rival GM’s Supercharged LSA

Not so long ago, American V8 engines were revered for their nostalgic, single overhead cam, no-frills, no-fuss, pig-iron burble and simplicity. Now there seems to…

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Renault Megane RS Red Bull Racing RB8 Limited Edition

The Renault Megane RS is the only hot hatch on the local market with an F1 racing pedigree. Or so Renault loves leading us to…

First Drive: 2013 Toyota Verso MPV

Remember the Multi-Purpose Vehicle or MPV? Whenever I hear the term, the first vehicle that pops into my mind is the original and gawky-looking Fiat…

Road Tests

First Drive: Kia Cerato

With design guru Peter Schreyer behind the pens at Kia, it’s no wonder that we are seeing some very striking designs coming from the Korean automotive company. Truth be told, [...]
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International Drive: Maserati Quattroporte GTS In Dubai

Ladies and gentlemen, put quite simply, this is the longest, fastest, car in the world. Allow us to introduce the Maserati Quattroporte GTS, which we were invited to drive in [...]
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First Drive: Citroen DS3 Cabriolet

It’s often a pyrrhic victory turning a hearty hatchback into a soft convertible; because in almost every way the process detracts from what was a good car to start with. [...]
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First Drive: Mini Paceman

Style vs. Substance: We explore the new Mini Paceman to see if this seventh incarnation of Mini-niche-exploration is at all convincing in its execution. Before we begin, can we just [...]
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Hatchback Tussle: East vs. West vs. The World

Forgive me for getting a little conceptual here, but I drove a Mini One recently and despite its boggo-basic spec, the chic European attitude got me thinking about ‘euro-centric’ and [...]
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Car News

Will The Ferrari 458 Scuderia Please Stand Up?

The latest internet chatter suggests a Ferrari 458 Scuderia, the spiritual successor to 2007’s Ferrari F430 Scuderia, will debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show this September. Frankfurt played host to [...]
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BMW 5 Series Facelift Arrives In S.A. Final Quarter

BMW has released official images and details of its facelifted 5 Series range. We know it will be showcased at the 2013 Johannesburg International Motor Show (JIMS) and then released [...]
Read more
Ferrari F12berlinetta Prances Into S.A.

Ferrari F12berlinetta: For the enthusiast who doesn’t get out of bed for less than 544 kW. Viglietti Motors, the official Ferrari importer in South Africa, has revealed the new F12berlinetta [...]
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A Car From General Motors To Crush The BMW M5 & E63 AMG

Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) is the officially designated performance arm of Australian manufacturer, Holden. Think of them as the equivalent of AMG division to Mercedes-Benz, or M division to BMW. [...]
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W222) Details And Images

The Stuttgart-based manufacturer has unveiled the new W222-codenamed Mercedes-Benz S-Class luxury sedan at the Airbus A380 Delivery Centre in Hamburg, Germany. The benchmark-setting Mercedes-Benz S-Class competes with highly prestigious, premium, [...]
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More Car News

Zegna To Overhaul Maserati Quattroporte Interior

Most car manufacturers fall into the familiar trap of equating ‘luxury’ with gadgets, leather seats and lots of buttons. The Germans are especially guilty of this, and luxury Italian manufacturer, [...]
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Porsche 918 Spyder Official Details

2013 will be remembered as the year of the hi-tech hybrid supercar: first LaFerrari, then McLaren P1 and now officially the Porsche 918 Spyder. We’ve heard many claimed figures and [...]
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New Lexus IS Gets TRD Treatment

The latest Lexus IS model is barely on sale around the world and already the tuner-mad Japanese have set to work on it, making it even sharper looking than the [...]
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ABT Tunes Latest Audi R8 V10 Plus To Perfection

German mega-tuners, ABT Sportsline, have taken the latest Audi R8 V10 Plus by the scruff of the neck and returned a stunningly-tuned creation. There have been many iterations of tuned [...]
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All You Need To Know: Pikes Peak Hill Climb

The discovery of a gold seam in the middle of the Colorado Mountains in July 1858 sparked off the arrival in the Pikes Peak region of some 100 000 fortune-hunters [...]
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Revozport Ferrari F12 Berlinetta

For the people who can afford such things, there is no price that can be put on exclusivity, and some people need the added exclusivity of an Italian stallion like [...]
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Continental Tyres & The General Tyre 4×4 African Adventure

Some say she’s the female Kingsley Holgate, others say she’ll do anything for a good 4×4 adventure. All we know is she’s the fearless Carri-Anne Kelly, and she’s been travelling [...]
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Things We Lost Along The Way: CD Players

Imagine for a second you’re the CEO of a car company. It takes, if you figure conservatively, around four years to bring a new car to market. What car would [...]
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Dubai’s Insane Supercar Police Fleet Grows

Ford announced with much fanfare at the local Focus ST launch last year, that they’d supply the Johannesburg Metro Police with a fleet of entry-level, ST1, Focus hot hatches as [...]
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Mr. Toyoda To Race At The Ring Again

You’ve heard the saying: “If you want to make it, you can’t fake it, you can only live it.” Well, this philosophy appears to be more than just a saying [...]
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