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 [...]

Upon unloading the new 200hp ZX10R in the drive and slipping into some leathers, I decided I will put on some music and go for a ride through the leafy suburbs to get a feel for the new Ninja. However the first song that started to play on my iPod was ‘take me to the [...]

The new BMW 6 series gran coupe is here and will go on sale in South Africa in the second quarter of 2012. Here are some brief facts and figures: •    Engines with BMW TwinPower Turbo technology; BMW 640i Gran Coupe with six-cylinder in-line petrol engine (235 kW), twin-scroll turbocharging, direct injection and VALVETRONIC, and BMW [...]

First impressions of the newly remodeled accord are good. From the exterior the sleek and attractive body is met with 18inch mags, redesigned headlight and front grill matched to the sleek rear end. The accord has always been a well proportioned car and the new one makes no mistake in following this trend. If anything [...]

The ballade is back, the name that at one point was synonymous with the general car and then suddenly disappeared from under everyone’s noses is back again in a fresh new design. Yes some of you may not even have noticed that the Ballade has been missing for a while now however it’s hard not [...]

Here is the latest press release from Peugeot on the beautiful RCZ sport: Like its road-going counterpart, the racing version most certainly comes under the ‘premium car’ heading, if only because of its expressive styling, carefully-appointed cockpit and the pedigree technologies that have been employed for its mechanicals. The RCZ Peugeot Sport targets all saloon [...]

In sunny South Africa, a great majority of the population lead an active outdoor lifestyle, complete with various recreational activities from cycling to canoeing or even just spending time with friends and family on holiday. Because we need to transport the kids, bicycles, quad bike or the dogs around town, sometimes we need something a [...]

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

Lexus has just introduced its hybrid hatchback into the South African market, here is some more information on the hybrid from Lexus: Lexus enters a completely new market segment for the luxury brand with the introduction of the CT 200h. The premium hatchback is the latest in an aggressively growing Lexus range and becomes the [...]

When the Lumina was launched, press all over the world fell in love with the car. Although few were skeptical at first, after being behind the wheel for a few seconds you became an instant fan. What is so special about the Lumina is the fact that it offers exceptional performance for half the price. [...]

This past Sunday was a special day for me. There was MotoGP in a sobbing wet Britain, there was Formula 1 in a sobbing wet Canada and world Superbikes in a dry-as-a-bone San Marino. Oh yes not to mention the Le Mans, which Audi won even though Allan Mcnish tried to see if it was [...]

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 [...]

Today, one of the most anticipated Formula one races was on the TV.  The Monaco F1 GP. This glitzy race is accentuated with girls in Bikini’s, celebrities, fast cars, fast boats and enough Rolex’s to enable even Stevie wonder to tell the time.  Traditionally there is a lot of hype in the build up to [...]

Following last year’s launch of Renault Sport’s diminutive, yet giant-killing pocket rocket – the Twingo Gordini Renault Sport – Renault South Africa is proudly expanding the Gordini range with the launch of the new Clio Gordini Renault Sport at the 2011 Knysna Hillclimb, sponsored by Renault. Indeed, the Clio Gordini Renault Sport benefits from the [...]

Slowly but surely the new BMW M5 is being revealed to the public. This highly anticipated supercar in sheep’s clothing is said to have a 4.4 litre V8 twin turbo engine capable of producing 430 KW’s if not more. What is more interesting is that the new M5 may feature all wheel drive. Despite this, [...]