http://drivemagazine.co.za Driving difference. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:52:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Driving the very pleasant Citroen C5 home last night, I got to thinking about the importance of the instrument binnacle, my thoughts directed that way by the unusual manner in which the Citroens needles are displayed. [caption id="attachment_1443" align="aligncenter" width="717" caption="Floating dials - nice, but maybe missing a point?"][/caption] The pointer actually ... http://drivemagazine.co.za/drive-columns/animal-mechanicals/ More Friday video action. This time in the form of the mad Pagani Zonda R, a car that still has one of the best sound tracks in the game. It's AMG 6.0L V12 is an absolute monster. Zonda R Insanity http://drivemagazine.co.za/uncategorized/pagani-zonda-video/ VW Polo Vivo [caption id="attachment_1433" align="alignnone" width="576" caption="VWSA's answer to the Citi void"][/caption] VWSA have finally launched their replacement for the Citi, although it isn’t a Citi replacement apparently. And the secret which VWSA have been trying to keep is a, well it’s a Polo. VW have done their old trick ... http://drivemagazine.co.za/news/vw-polo-vivo-replaces-citi/ Daimler sells Tata stake [caption id="attachment_1427" align="alignnone" width="576" caption="AMG SLS, not entirely relevant to the story, looks good though"][/caption] Daimler has sold it’s 5.34% of ordinary shares in Tata Motors. The sale is not a case of Tata buying shares back, as the shares have gone to various groups of investors on ... http://drivemagazine.co.za/news/daimler-ditch-tata/ Bahrain Predictions [caption id="attachment_1420" align="alignnone" width="576" caption="Vettel has a good chance in Bahrain"][/caption] We are now painfully close to the opening round of the 2010 F1 season, the wait has been long and anticipation sky high. I’ve so been looking forward to this one, and now that we’re this close I ... http://drivemagazine.co.za/motorsport-blogs/kyles-f1-blog-7/ [issuu layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml showflipbtn=true autoflip=true autofliptime=6000 documentid=100309125032-c41eb056b3db4932bef11278bb2f4e94 docname=drive_march_2010 username=FTMP loadinginfotext=Drive%20Magazine%20March%202010 showhtmllink=true tag=vw%20golf%20mk1 width=600 height=425 unit=px] [caption id="attachment_1080" align="aligncenter" width="502" caption="6.06 MB"][/caption] Your March issue of SA's most exciting, free online motoring publication is here, and as usual it's chock-full of the breed of content motoring enthusiasts crave. Simply click on the page-flip magazine ... http://drivemagazine.co.za/news/drive-magazine-march-2010/ In 2002, Nissan’s X-Trail entered the market right when the craze for small SUVs started, subsequently becoming one of the most popular examples of these vehicles that, at the peak of its lifespan, owned a third of the local market. Sporting attractive, purposeful looks, good engines, outstanding practicality and sufficiently ... http://drivemagazine.co.za/road-tests/quick-test-nissan-xtrail-25-se-4x4/ Red Hot! Drive Magazine, December '09 Alfa Romeo as a brand can hardly be classed as a volume seller in South Africa. An Alfa has always been seen as a car that you buy with your heart not your head. Alfa is the defacto Italian car that puts style ahead of practicality, ... http://drivemagazine.co.za/road-tests/drive-test-alfa-romeo-mito-2/ These signs were erected last week at the Pomona Road ramp onto the R21 Airport highway. Notice what's different, compared to the old signs? We know everyone is aware of what the "glorious new, more broken" roads currently destroying our business lives in Gauteng (I know, all over the country really, ... http://drivemagazine.co.za/news/tollthievery-broad-daylight/ In the past year I have had to make peace with the fact that the Chinese are coming to SA with even more vehicles. Not just Nissan/Isuzu rip-off bakkie combinations, but passenger cars as well. Some are blatant design rip-offs, which the Chinese are famous for, but then there are ... http://drivemagazine.co.za/road-tests/quick-test-chery-j1-2/ Some Friday afternoon video fun is almost becoming a tradition here at Drive. Here's this weeks interesting little clip, about the hottest hybrid at Geneva, and typically for Porsche videography it's a nice, evocative little story. What makes it really worth watching though, are the absolutey stunning lines of this ... http://drivemagazine.co.za/news/porsche-tugs-heart-strings/ Porsche 918 Spyder [caption id="attachment_1372" align="alignnone" width="576" caption="Porsche's latest hybrid"][/caption] One of Porsche’s Geneva reveals is yet another hybrid, and whilst we’ve been forced to accept that this is the way the industry is heading, this Porsche really makes me sad. It is one thing for hybrid systems to flood the market ... http://drivemagazine.co.za/news/word-lithe-mind/ SLS F1 Safety Car [caption id="attachment_1366" align="alignnone" width="576" caption="AMG SLS wings down"][/caption] When the 2010 F1 season kicks off in Bahrain early March some of the worlds most impressive cars will be on display, but threatening to steal the show is AMG’s all-new halo car, the SLS gullwing. The new Mercedes-Benz SLS ... http://drivemagazine.co.za/news/f1s-latest-monster/ Lotus Evora 414E Hybrid [caption id="attachment_1361" align="alignnone" width="576" caption="Not even Lotus can escape the hybrid craze"][/caption] 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 ... http://drivemagazine.co.za/news/lotus-jump-hybrid-bandwagon/ GM South Africa HUMMER announcement [caption id="attachment_1357" align="alignnone" width="576" caption="GM will honour HUMMER warranties"][/caption] 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, ... http://drivemagazine.co.za/news/hummer-owners-rejoice/ SAAB sale to Spyker goes through [caption id="attachment_1351" align="aligncenter" width="175" caption="SAAB's got a new boss"][/caption] 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 ... http://drivemagazine.co.za/news/gmspyker-finally-sign-dotted-line/ Audi RS 5 [caption id="attachment_1343" align="alignnone" width="576" caption="Audi RS 5"][/caption] 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 ... http://drivemagazine.co.za/news/latest-rs-audi/ 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 ... http://drivemagazine.co.za/road-tests/drive-test-triumph-speed-triple/ VW Polo GTI [caption id="attachment_1333" align="alignnone" width="576" caption="VW Polo GTI"][/caption] 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, ... http://drivemagazine.co.za/news/polo-gti-badge/ V6 Panamera [caption id="attachment_1323" align="alignnone" width="576" caption="Porsche Panamera's got some new rims"][/caption] 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 ... http://drivemagazine.co.za/news/panamera-range-expands/