Rolls Royce Ghost Recieves Design Award

 

 

Goodwood, 30 March, 2010

 

Rolls Royce, a name symbolizing motoring perfection and beauty, has further established themselves as a manufacturer producing only the very best of luxury cars.

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MV Agusta F4 1000

MV Augusta is a manufacturer known to bikers that represents exclusivity, design, performance and heritage. Founded in 1947 in Italy, they produced small displacement bikes because of the effects of World War 2. However in the 1960’s they started to produce larger displacement bikes related directly to their GP racing pedigree and as a result these bikes are extremely valuable today.

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Toyota Auris X

Toyota South Africa has introduced a revised model range with a distinct sporty flair for the Auris-range, now referred to as the Auris X range. The most notable change in the new Auris X line-up is the introduction across the range of Toyota’s Optimal Drive Technology. The new 97 kW 1.6 litre Valvematic engine, fitted to certain models in the Auris X range as an element of Toyota’s Optimal Drive strategy, has the distinction of offering the highest power for a naturally aspirated engine in its class in South Africa.

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Hyundai i30

Hyundai’s long-awaited i30 is here, a mid-sized family hatchback intended to go head-to-head with the big guns of the C-segment. The latest in Hyundai’s Eurocentric  i-series cars, it moves the brand further upmarket in terms of design language and confirms its status as a maker of high quality cars with mass market appeal.

Conceived at Hyundai’s Design and Technical Centre in Russelsheim, Germany, and manufactured in Korea, the i30 has not only a contemporary look but under the skin there’s also a car which boasts latest-generation powerplants, exceptional safety, superb refinement and a list of features aimed at making it an effortless motoring companion.

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Fiat 500 C and MTA

Now you can have one of the most covetable convertibles on the planet for under R200 000, or if you prefer, the most techno-savvy, safety-conscious supermini for the same price!

An important point to consider is this – Felipe Massa drives a 500 Cabriolet, (his is a specially tuned 500 Sport) and frankly he could drive whatever money can buy. They fact that he chose to pilot Cinquecentos and are proud to seen in them, speaks volumes.

 

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FIA GT1 world championship

2010 is a fantastic year for South Africa because the Fifa world cup visits our shores and promises to show the world the beauty of South Africa. Not only is the Fifa world cup coming soon but so are the world Superbikes as well as the FIA GT1 world championship which just went international.

 

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South African car of the year

Yes it’s that time again when the SAGMJ announces the car of the year, and in 2010 it happens to be the very refined Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 90 kW Comfortline.

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Mercedes Benz E-class Estate

If you were looking for a comfortable sized saloon with lots of boot space, luxuries and practicality then you might want to have a look at the latest press release from Mercedes Benz about their new E class estate.

 

Crank motoring will also be road testing the Audi Sportback in a month’s time and we hope to compare that with the Mercedes Benz to give you a proper analysis of the two vehicles.

 

Here is the Press Release:

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Ken Block

Born in 1967, Ken Block has actually participated in many sports from snowboarding, skateboarding, motocross to rallying. Ken was also one of the founders of the DC shoe company that produces apparel suited for action sports.

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Ferrari FXX

If we are honest with ourselves we will admit that Ferrari has dominated the racing scene ever since Mr. Enzo Ferrari jumped out that Alfa and decided to create Scuderia Ferrari. Over the years we have witnessed Ferrari create truly astonishing cars, whether they were winning international races or cruising up and down the Riviera.

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Crank Motoring presents KTM at Ftv Fourways

  

 

 On Friday the 12^th of March Crank motoring teamed up with news café cedar square to display a few KTM’s in their up market lounge. On display was the RC8 1190, the 990 Super Duke as well as the 690 SMC.

 We spent most of the early afternoon setting up the display and getting everything ready for what promised to be a fantastic evening of food, drinks, and good times with friends. Indeed, as the sun set we were joined by great company and the atmosphere in News café was fantastic. Read more

Top Gear Live 2010

Top Gear live has once again visited South Africa bringing their usual stunts, humor and supercars to the audiences of Cape Town and Johannesburg. Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson visited Cape Town whilst James May replaced the hamster for the Johannesburg shows. It was nice to see captain slow finally make the trip out to our beautiful country.

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Ducati Desmosedici RR

Ducati Desmosedici RR

 

If you have ever wondered what must be one of the world’s most exclusive racing bikes Ducati has provided an answer: The Desmosedici RR. This MotoGP based superbike retails for around R750 000 second hand and only a limited number were built to signify Ducati’s racing success. Clients were personally selected buy Ducati and they had to pay a premium of R1 000 000 to get there hands on this once off.   

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AeroCannon

So you’ve had your bike for some time now and you’ve been on a few breakfast runs with the mates and you now think its time to step up a level in the world of motorcycling. It’s now time to take your racing machine where it was designed to go, the race track.

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VW Golf R

Highly powerful golf’s have always been fun and exciting, especially amongst those who like to entertain themselves whilst driving from A to B which is too often then not clouded by potholes and traffic jams. Luckily VW may have built a giant Aspirin pill to reduce the dreary weekly commute, this happens to be the Golf R scheduled for 2011.

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