The SASOL South African Rally Championship resumed after a six-week break in the same thrilling fashion experienced at the end of June. This weekend’s VW Rally in Port Elizabeth, the fifth round of the eight event championship, saw Castrol Team Toyota’s Johnny Gemmell take the fight to Volkswagen on their home turf to win the [...]
Ashley Hayden Gets New Wheels
During the recent Survivor charity event in Cape Town, Ashley Hayden showed her softer side as she handed out gifts to homeless children now residing in one of the Homestead houses. Homestead is a 23-year-old NGO that operates seven Cape Town-based projects for street children. The Homestead focuses exclusively on boys (the majority of street [...]
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Jaguar Returns to Le Mans on it’s 75th Anniversary
Jaguar returns to the starting grid at Le Mans on June 12, as the stunning XKR GT2 sports car lines up alongside the world’s leading endurance racers for the classic 24-hour event. As Jaguar celebrates its 75th anniversary of building and racing cars, it is fitting that the British marque returns to competition at the [...]
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Top Four Pole Positions at Le Mans to Peugeot
The 78th edition of the 24 Heures du Mans has started in the best possible way for Peugeot. After having dominated free practice, Sebastien Bourdais took provisional pole with 3’19″711. The four Peugeot 908 HDi FAPs this evening occupy the first four places. Track conditions were ideal for free practice and the three factory Peugeot [...]
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Luxurious No Option Lexus Hybrid at a Price
Lexus enhances its stance as the first premium automotive manufacturer to bring full PERFORMANCEHYBRID vehicles to South Africa, with the addition of one of the world’s most opulent limousines, the LS600h L, to the range. Brimming with luxury and technology, the LS600h L joins the RX450h and GS450h PERFORMANCEHYBRIDs in Lexus’ growing model line-up, reinforcing [...]
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New Engine and Gearbox for 308 CC
The highly aspirational Peugeot 308 CC coupé-cabriolet has become even more appealing with the introduction of a six-speed automatic gearbox model. The new variant augments the manual-transmission version, and will make the 308 CC’s unique and versatile motoring experience available to a wider audience. At the same time, both models benefit from an upgraded, more [...]
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New Diesel Engines for Mitsubishi Pajero
As far back as 1982, Mitsubishi Motors successfully launched the all-new Pajero 4×4, a vehicle tough enough to go where others feared to tread, yet at the same time enjoying the sophisticated specification associated with top-end sedan models. Now in its fourth generation, Mitsubishi Motors has upped the ante with increased power and torque in [...]
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The BMW X5 a Million Times Over
Munich. From trendsetter to bestseller. Within just eleven years, one million BMW X5 models have been sold. The anniversary edition, a sapphire black metallic BMW X5 xDrive35i featuring cinnamon brown Nevada leather trim, came off the assembly line at the American BMW plant in Spartanburg/South Carolina today and is soon to be delivered to a [...]
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Innovative crossover gets automatic gearbox
Peugeot has added the convenience of an automatic gearbox to its innovative Peugeot 3008 crossover range. The new 3008 Premium 1.6 THP Automatic links the French marque’s latest, advanced six-speed automatic transmission to the lively and eco-friendly 1,6-litre turbocharged petrol engine already offered in manual-gearbox 3008 derivatives. At the same time, the Premium specification level [...]
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Peugeot’s Le Mans Offensive
With the momentum of its one-two finish at Le Mans this time last year, Peugeot is hunting for a second straight win in the prestigious French competition. Twelve months of hard preparation since June 2009 have kept the team under pressure in its bid to secure a repeat success at this uniquely popular event which [...]
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Ford Model T Montier vs Focus RS500
Ford will celebrate its long-standing support for the historic Le Mans Classic at this year’s event by bringing together the Ford Model T Montier which participated in the very first Le Mans race of 1923 with the much sought-after and limited edition 2010 Focus RS500. A partner in the event since 2004 and racing under [...]
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The Safest Compact Ever!
Alfa Romeo Giulietta has been awarded the prestigious Euro NCAP five-star rating and an overall score of 87/100: an extraordinary result that makes it the safest compact ever! The rating is even more important considering that since 2009 Euro NCAP has adopted a new scheme composed of four areas of assessment, namely Adult Occupant, Child [...]
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200th Amakhozi Completed
Bulugaya Engineering recently celebrated the completion of the 200th Amakhozi cash-in-transit (CIT) vehicle at its impressive facility located in North Riding, Gauteng. At the same time it passed the 100 unit mark in refurbishing the similar sized Umkhulu CIT vehicles that were originally built by other manufacturers. All of the units are owned by the [...]
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Volkswagen Amarok sneak preview
The much anticipated Volkswagen Amarok will make special appearances at selected shopping centres across the country from 10 June to 1 August 2010. Following its successful premiere at the Nampo Harvest Show in North West last month, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is offering prospective customers and public a sneak preview of its first-ever one ton bakkie [...]
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Nissan Primastar to the Leamogetswe Safety Home
Nissan South Africa (Nissan SA) marked Child Protection Week with the handover of a Nissan Primastar to the Leamogetswe Safety Home in Saulsville, Pretoria on Thursday 3 June. This followed a plea to the automotive manufacturer to supplement funding of R100, 000 from the Tshwane Department of Social Development towards the cost of a vehicle [...]
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Motorsport
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Motor Sport
- Toyota’s Gemmel Victorious in Volkswagen Rally
- Jaguar Returns to Le Mans on it’s 75th Anniversary
- Top Four Pole Positions at Le Mans to Peugeot
- Peugeot’s Le Mans Offensive
- Team PIRTEK’s Bitter Sweet Rally of South Africa
- Peugeot 207 Super 2000s Target Top of the Podium Return
- Hirvonen Takes Fighting Fourth
- 2010 Total Rally of South Africa Results
- Rally of South Africa Sees Full Strength Castrol Team
- Top Three Places for Hilux in Sugarbelt 400
The latest South African vehicles
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Motoring
- Ashley Hayden Gets New Wheels
- Luxurious No Option Lexus Hybrid at a Price
- New Engine and Gearbox for 308 CC
- New Diesel Engines for Mitsubishi Pajero
- The BMW X5 a Million Times Over
- Innovative crossover gets automatic gearbox
- Ford Model T Montier vs Focus RS500
- The Safest Compact Ever!
- Volkswagen Amarok sneak preview
- Nissan Primastar to the Leamogetswe Safety Home
Pimp Your Ride
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Fitments
- Beekman Expansion
- Energy Crisis Not Over For Automotive Sector
- Level One Rating for Cape Town Fitment Centre
- Bridgestone recognised at annual Toyota Supplier Awards
- John Sims General Manager of Trentyre
- Romano Daniels new Bridgestone Retail MD
- New General Manager for Goodyear
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- Waste Not Want Not From Goodyear
- BTM Wins Business of the Year
