Beast wars, toxic waste, ak-47’s, Robert Mugabe, and the Land Rover Defender. What do all these things have in common? They’re all tough, very tough.  The Land Rover Defender has been around for almost 30 years now in various shapes and forms. Much like toxic waste, they pollute our suburban streets here in Johannesburg but [...]

Karel Abraham has released some gp12 figures from his satelite team. As you may imagine Ducati Corse are remaining very tight lipped about their new MotoGP bike due to widespread criticism over the GP11′s performance. However Karel has shared some information after his three day test session at Jerez. The factory teams and satellite teams [...]

Who/what is Polestar? Polestar was founded in 1996 in collaboration with Volvo in order to drive forward Volvo’s investment in racing. Since then, Polestar has competed with the Volvo 850, Volvo S40, Volvo S60 and now the Volvo C30. The company’s core business is focused on development and competition in racing. In addition to racing, [...]

Suzuki has just released the new Kizashi, expect the review soon, for now here is the release from Suzuki:

Much has changed about the way we commute today. In South Africa especially, the traffic levels are forever rising in the city, the police are speed trapping aimlessly, fuel prices will soon cost more than caviar and let me not even start on the clichéd South African taxi. So what can you do in this [...]

Here is some information from Jaguar on the upcoming C-X75 hybrid supercar: Jaguar to launch C-X75 as a hybrid supercar Mixes internal combustion power with electric motors to achieve supercar performance and less than 99g/km CO2 emissions Downsized highly boosted petrol engine with two powerful electric motors and four-wheel-drive 0-60mph in less than 3 seconds [...]

The deployment of the brand-new BMW 1-Series M Coupe Safety Car marks the continuation of BMW M GmbH’s successful partnership – begun in 1999 – with Dorna Sports, the organisers of the MotoGP World Championship. With a fleet of eight vehicles, BMW is supporting the safe running of the motorcycle world championship in the current [...]

  Model G 300 CDI G 350 G 55 AMG   Engine and performance Cylinder arrangement/number V6 V6 V8 Displacement (cc) 2 987 2 987 5439 Rated output (kW  at r/min 135 / 3 800 155 / 3 400 373 / 6 100 Rated torque  (Nm at r/min) 400/1 600–2 600 540 / 1 600– [...]

There is no denying the fact that the RCZ is an absolutely gorgeous car to look at. In fact the pictures only tell half the story, this car in the flesh is a stunner and it never stops turning heads no matter where you happen to be. Trust me you will know when an RCZ [...]

BMW has released a new performance exhaust for the M3 coupe, saloon and convertible. The new system enhances the sound of the 4.0 litre V8 and also enhances performance. The system costs in excess of 4000 USD, which is expensive to say the least. However it’s 10Kg’s lighter than the standard pipes thanks to aluminium and inconel.

The new AMG 5.5-litre biturbo engine for the CL 63 AMG combines performance with efficiency. This is made possible by a unique combination of innovative high-tech systems such as direct petrol injection, biturbocharging, air/water intercooling and the Controlled Efficiency start/stop function. Mercedes-AMG is systematically following the trend towards increasing efficiency with its new V8 biturbo [...]

VW’s ever successful Dakar history has placed their TDI technology on a plaque. However with the new Touareg 3, will they achieve fame once more, or will the ultimate rally prove to be too difficult, we wait and see. Here is the Dakar preview from Volkswagen: It takes a perfect combination of technological expertise and [...]

I have to admit I am an avid fan of the Peugeot GTi, and I would have good reason to be. The 205 GTi was one of the most iconic sports cars ever made, it took a sledge hammer to the already popular golf GTi and rewrote the rule book. Since then Peugeot have had [...]

The EX1 has already broken several world records for acceleration from a standing start. It owes its performance to its aerodynamics, its ultra-light structure and its two electric motors, which give the car a cumulative maximum power of 250 kW (340 bhp) and four-wheel drive. The 0-100km/h time is completed in 3.58 seconds. Top speed [...]

In celebration of Alfa Romeo’s rich 100-year history during which more than 70 models have been created, the Italian company is pleased to welcome a very special version of the Alfa Romeo GT 3.2, aptly named the GT Limited Edition. A fitting swan song for this iconic model, only 30 of these Bertone-designed masterpieces are [...]