Driving difference.
Lotus Evora 414E Hybrid
The Lotus Evora has won accolades left, right and centre all over the world, and whilst it was only launched in South Africa recently the reception has been equally positive. So despite the Evora then proving to be a successful concept and design, Lotus seem intent on changing the very foundation of [...]
GM South Africa HUMMER announcement
Not that there are a huge number of them in South Africa but nevertheless HUMMER owners can breathe a sigh of relief. GM South Africa has announced that despite GM head office winding down the HUMMER brand, local operations will be unaffected. Whilst the news from GM South Africa may [...]
SAAB sale to Spyker goes through
The takeover deal between Spyker and SAAB has officially gone through. Spyker Cars N.V. will be the overarching parent company with SAAB and Spyker forming separate and independent arms. The finalisation of the deal means that SAAB and importantly for SAAB it’s Swedish workforce are safe, for [...]
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Audi RS 5
The latest RS from Audi is going to be officially presented to the public at the fast approaching Geneva Motor Show. So far what we know is that lurking beneath the surprisingly tame exterior of this coupe is a 331kW/450hp high revving V8. Audi’s famous Quattro system has [...]
The Triumph Speed Triple is a street fighter without compromise. It’s fast and agile. It rewards competent riders but doesn’t suffer fools gladly. And that’s a good thing, exactly what a street fighter should be. And it’s not just my opinion, the buying public seem to agree. Truimph has sold them by the bucket load [...]
VW Polo GTI
The first time VW introduced a performance Polo was 1986, it was a little supercharged pocket rocket, and now all these years on not much has changed it seems. The new Polo GTI will still be supercharged, with a turbo crammed in there too of course.
V6 Panamera
Porsche have already sold over 10, 000 of their excellent Panamera so it’s not as if the range is struggling, but they still felt it necessary to revamp it a little. And the revamp comes in the form of a new engine for the ‘entry level’ Panamera, entry level Porsche’s seems [...]
BMW S1000RR at 14,200rpm
BMW USA has released a very impressive video of the motor from their S1000RR Superbike. An interesting view as the cylinder has been cut away allowing you to seen how some of the internal components actually work at full tilt.
2011 Lotus Elise
They haven’t had the decades upon decades to perfect their concept as Porsche with their 911, but the Lotus Elise has been around for fourteen years now and over that time the idea has been gradually refined by Lotus. Now the 2011 variant of the 2-seat mid-engined sportscar from Lotus [...]
Yes, today our government, quite ironically, flipped the one-fingered salute to our vaunted Constitution, and simultaneously the collective citizenry of our nation. A key tenet of our Bill of Rights, the right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, apparently doesn’t mean anything to our highest officials.
