Archive for November, 2009
Renault brings back its sporting icon
November 27th, 2009 
Christo French manufacturer, Renault, is set to revive Gordini, the brand that helped it achieve a string of major motor sport successes in the 1960s. The blue and white stripe decals of the iconic go-faster label will be back on two special versions of the French firm’s top-selling supermini models next year. After being previewed at [...]
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Aprilia RSV4 Factory
November 26th, 2009 Steve This weeks’ ride is an Aprilia RSV4 Factory and I have been waiting in anticipation for this bike. It really is the most focused sports bike I have ridden in recent months, or years come to that. Every time you stop it takes 3 or 4 attempts to find neutral when you stop. The gearbox [...]
Speeding Laws: Provided by Justice Project South Africa
November 26th, 2009 Kyle Stone Like it or not, this country has speed limits. Their validity remains a hotly debated topic with slogans like “Speed Kills” on the one hand and “It’s not speed that kills but the sudden stop” on the other being bandied about. Traffic law with regards to speed offences is and remains a fairly ambiguous point [...]
Yet another GM deal goes wrong
November 25th, 2009 Kyle Stone In what has been described as a very unfortunate situation by both respective camps, Koenigsegg Group AB has terminated their planned purchase of GM’s Swedish arm SAAB. Now that Koenigsegg has pulled out of negotiations SAAB’s future hangs in the balance as it remains unclear whether or not GM can afford to hold on to [...]
Audi R8 V10 lapping Kyalami video
November 23rd, 2009 Kyle Stone When we had the spectacular Audi supercar at Drive for a couple of days there was no question in our minds that one of the first items on the agenda would be some track time. This video is of our very first hot lap, the rather shaky camera is a handheld cellphone camera. The shaky [...]
Nissan GT-R stars in indie short film
November 20th, 2009 Russell Very cool little movie, well worth a watch. Quite factually accurate too, this car genuinely does beat all comers.
Porsche engine sound competition
November 20th, 2009 Kyle Stone So Porsche has started a competition on their website in which you can win a Porsche 911 Evolution driving course at Silverstone, that’s not news is it? Well maybe not the prize but the nature of the competition itself is because it really does reward petrolheads, especially ones that are fans of the German brand. [...]
McLaren MP4-12C Development Insight Video
November 19th, 2009 Kyle Stone McLaren have decided to launch a series of videos chronicling the development process of their upcoming MP4-12C, one of the most technologically advanced cars in the world. It certainly makes for interesting viewing to see just how one goes about doing that.
Porsche posts losses in the billions but still profitable, I don’t get it either
November 18th, 2009 Kyle Stone Whilst the last financial year has been turbulent for everyone, it is still surprising that Porsche has posted huge losses amounting to $6.6 billion in the financial year ending 31 July 2009. This could easily be dismissed as yet another recession casualty but remember that Porsche had record profits in their previous financial year. So [...]
Kyle's F1 Blog: Mercedes consumes Brawn GP
November 17th, 2009 Kyle Stone Yesterday the news of Mercedes buying Brawn GP and McLaren buying back Daimler’s 40% stake in McLaren hit the motorsport headlines and many people including Drive staffers were rather surprised. I wasn’t, in fact it’s been on the cards for some time now in my mind. During a time when manufacturers seem to be jumping [...]
