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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 [...]
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, [...]
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. [...]
Renault Revamp Budget-Friendly Fluence

The new Renault Fluence Dynamique 2.0-litre and Expression 1.6-litre siblings are now available in S.A. – fresh from their international debut at the 2012 Istanbul Motor Show. New eye-catching looks [...]
Feast Your Eyes On VW’s Design Vision Golf GTI

Take our word for it; Austrians are not to be trifled with. Adolf Hitler, Arnold Schwarzenegger and the people who dreamt up the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen; they can all call themselves [...]

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…

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,…

VW Amarok Power Bakkie Out-Powers Golf GTI

Another revelation has been birthed from the Volkswagen GTI enthusiasts show in Austria. First it was the return of a twin-turbo VR6 engine in a…

Peugeot Plays It Safe With Next 308

By unveiling the new 308 months before its Frankfurt Motor Show reveal, Peugeot have clearly decided to leave the hatchback’s once frothy styling and forecourt…

Road Tests

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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First Drive: All-New Audi A3 Sportback

The first generation Audi A3 landed on our shores over a decade ago in 1998. Although initially only available in 3-door guise, Audi had started something, as they got the [...]
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First Drive: Toyota RAV4

Having re-introduced themselves to our consciousness by bringing back the classical Hachi-Roku in the form of the modern Toyota 86 and signalling the return of the King, Toyota have now [...]
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Car News

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 [...]
Read more
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, [...]
Read more
All-New Fiat Panda Available In S.A.

The likeable, versatile and easy to use Panda has sold more than 6.4 million units over 31 years and has been a best-seller that’s contributed to Fiat becoming a leader [...]
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Renault Revamp Budget-Friendly Fluence

The new Renault Fluence Dynamique 2.0-litre and Expression 1.6-litre siblings are now available in S.A. – fresh from their international debut at the 2012 Istanbul Motor Show. New eye-catching looks [...]
Read more
Feast Your Eyes On VW’s Design Vision Golf GTI

Take our word for it; Austrians are not to be trifled with. Adolf Hitler, Arnold Schwarzenegger and the people who dreamt up the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen; they can all call themselves [...]
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More Car News

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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BMW M5 To Attempt Drifting World Record

Slide your trucker cap sideways and let’s mash some tyres. This drifting business of purposefully making a car oversteer while maintaining a controlled slide and turning your rear tyres into [...]
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South Africa’s SupaDrift Champs Heads To Dezzi Raceway

Following our announcement last week of the first ever Dezzi Raceway Invitational meeting to take place at the new Port Shepstone circuit on 18 and 19 May, as a last [...]
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It’s A 4×4 Thing: 2013 Toyota Rust de Winter 4×4 Jamboree

Put on your ‘vellies’ and stoke up the braai. As we speak, hundreds of 4×4 enthusiasts and their families are descending on the picturesque Rust de Winter campsite and picnic [...]
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Maserati and Bowers & Wilkins Make Music With ‘Seven Notes’

Many consider the sound a pitch perfect, Italian, engine makes as something ‘musical’. No engine note more so than the evocative sound created by the Ferrari-built V8 from a Maserati [...]
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