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The Volkswagen Polo has been the main stay of the German Car makers line-up since the 70’s, yet only made it here circa 2000, with Polo GTi arriving much later. Playing flank for the Golf since the Golf decided to grow up, Polo filled a much-needed gap for the...
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This week, Volvo’s biggest seller locally, the XC60, was launched abroad and Volvo executives must be counting the weeks before its SA arrival. With sales of the XC90 and Volvo S90 not nearly as good as in Europe, the aging local XC60 is still outperforming its bigger, newer siblings....
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JOHANNESBURG. The Williams Hunt group has been appointed as the dedicated distributor to distribute and sell the Opel brand in South Africa, effective January 2018. Williams Hunt has been a major Opel partner in South Africa for many years, making up 20 per cent of Opel sales. Opel plans...
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Although the record still needs to be verified, all signs point towards seasoned motoring journalist, Jesse Adams having broken the Guinness World Record for the longest drift, using a 2017 Toyota 86. In a feat that must have taken a tremendous amount of concentration, focus and driving skill, Adams...
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Not too long ago Kia was an obscure brand trying to crack a tough South African market. This year sees the now established importer introducing its 4th generation Kia Rio. We drive the manual 1.4 tec around the bustling Johannesburg metropolis. Looks Kia Rio’s new design comes across as...
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BMW stands by its ethos of sheer driving pleasure and with the M760Li it seems to provide that for drivers and passengers alike. Acceleration to 100 takes just 3.7 seconds thanks to the XDrive system, and given the right tyres, can surge on all the way to 310...
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BMW South Africa have a unique way of making journalists feel special. What sense does it make to let a bunch of hooligans loose on a race track in a car that’s already been sold? A car that can, and has already sold itself? A car like the M4...
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It was around 2005 that the Toyota Yaris first hit South African shores and now, some 12 years later, the latest Yaris Pulse range has arrived. We drive along some spectacularly scenic roads and try out the peppy new 1.5kW 82kW engine. Forming twenty percent of the passenger market,...
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Coming in first place after a flawless performance, the South African made history to become the first ever African to win at the famed and treacherous Nurburgring 24 Hour. It was, of course ,a team effort with his co-drivers Christpher Mies, Markus Winkelhock and Connor De Phillippi and him...
The Volkswagen Polo has been the main stay of the German Car makers line-up since the 70’s, yet only made it here circa 2000, with Polo GTi arriving much later. Playing flank for the Golf since the Golf decided to grow up, Polo filled a much-needed gap for the...
This week, Volvo’s biggest seller locally, the XC60, was launched abroad and Volvo executives must be counting the weeks before its SA arrival. With sales of the XC90 and Volvo S90 not nearly as good as in Europe, the aging local XC60 is still outperforming its bigger, newer siblings....
JOHANNESBURG. The Williams Hunt group has been appointed as the dedicated distributor to distribute and sell the Opel brand in South Africa, effective January 2018. Williams Hunt has been a major Opel partner in South Africa for many years, making up 20 per cent of Opel sales. Opel plans...
Although the record still needs to be verified, all signs point towards seasoned motoring journalist, Jesse Adams having broken the Guinness World Record for the longest drift, using a 2017 Toyota 86. In a feat that must have taken a tremendous amount of concentration, focus and driving skill, Adams...
Not too long ago Kia was an obscure brand trying to crack a tough South African market. This year sees the now established importer introducing its 4th generation Kia Rio. We drive the manual 1.4 tec around the bustling Johannesburg metropolis. Looks Kia Rio’s new design comes across as...
BMW stands by its ethos of sheer driving pleasure and with the M760Li it seems to provide that for drivers and passengers alike. Acceleration to 100 takes just 3.7 seconds thanks to the XDrive system, and given the right tyres, can surge on all the way to 310...
BMW South Africa have a unique way of making journalists feel special. What sense does it make to let a bunch of hooligans loose on a race track in a car that’s already been sold? A car that can, and has already sold itself? A car like the M4...
It was around 2005 that the Toyota Yaris first hit South African shores and now, some 12 years later, the latest Yaris Pulse range has arrived. We drive along some spectacularly scenic roads and try out the peppy new 1.5kW 82kW engine. Forming twenty percent of the passenger market,...
Coming in first place after a flawless performance, the South African made history to become the first ever African to win at the famed and treacherous Nurburgring 24 Hour. It was, of course ,a team effort with his co-drivers Christpher Mies, Markus Winkelhock and Connor De Phillippi and him...