SACarFan is up in Gauteng today driving the most extreme Mini ever; the Mini Cooper John Cooper Works GP Edition. It’s a hot hatch that holds the lap record for [...]
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Porsche Boxster Scoops 2013 SAGMJ/Wesbank S.A. COTY Title
At a glittering function at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, the Porsche Boxster entered the record books in South Africa this week by becoming the first Porsche model in [...]
Volkswagen Golf 7 Awarded 2013 European Car Of The Year Title
As some of the SA Car Fan team makes its way up to Sandton today for the glittering Wesbank/SAGMJ 2013 South African Car of the Year announcement, we bring you [...]
New Car Sales Remain Stable In February 2013
In February 2013, According to the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA), 36 666 new passenger cars were sold in South Africa, an increase of 0.8% when [...]
Nissan To Relaunch Datsun Brand In 2014
Just one day after we lamented Nissan’s non-participation in the vast B/C-Segment in South Africa, while the new European Nissan Note prepares for its world unveiling, Nissan South Africa has [...]
2013 World Car of the Year Finalists
As the SA Car Fan team puts the 2013 Wesbank / SAGMJ South African Car of the Year Finalists through their paces at the Gerotek proving grounds, over three days, [...]
More Maintenance For Your Merc
Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) has launched a new, simplified, maintenance plan called PremiumDrive. This is a standard 6-year / 100 000 km maintenance plan without any customer contribution. The new [...]
Hyundai Building Test Centre At The Nürburgring
James May certainly won’t be pleased with the news that South Korean up-and-comers, Hyundai, are building a state of the art testing facility at the Nürburgring. The rest of us [...]
Volkswagen Budget Brand Expected To Get Go Ahead
Here in South Africa we know quite a bit about the art of producing cost effective Volkswagen’s. The Volkswagen Polo Vivo we build in Uitenhage, out sold the (also locally [...]
Peter Schreyer Given Hyundai Head Designer Job
The Hyundai Automotive Group will be looking to capitalise on the talents of Peter Schreyer and his design team, as he fulfills his new role of overseeing both Hyundai and [...]
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Video: Audi S5 Sportback – True Sleeper Potential
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ABT Tunes Latest Audi R8 V10 Plus To Perfection
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Video: 2013 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup In Action At Monza
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Ferrari F12berlinetta Prances Into S.A.
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A Car From General Motors To Crush The BMW M5 & E63 AMG
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Video: Vossen Wheels Rolls Out Their Finest At Wörthersee 2013
