Mercedes Benz pulls the cover off on what probably was the most anticipated 'bakkie' in automotive history – the X-Class. All was revealed to South Africa. The international launch of the new Mercedes-Benz X-Class took place right here in Cape Town, South Africa. It’s the first time a premium manufacturer has produced a bakkie. Of [...]
In pure Jaguar Land Rover style, the new E-PACE made its world debut in a way that was mind-blowing! In an extravaganza set up in London, Jaguar added another Guinness World Record to its name. This was done with the release and world debut of its new compact performance E-PACE SUV. Before I get to [...]
A third member of the BMW i family is about to make its way through. BMW i8 Roadster teased ahead of its big reveal. The short video clip depicts a well camouflaged hybrid droptop. Earlier this year, we got to see some spy shots online. The BMW i8 Roadster is expected to launch in 2018. It's [...]
Mazda has issued a huge Mazda3 and Mazda6 recall in America Over 220 thousand Mazda3 and Mazda6 models have had a recall in America (there are no details for South Africa yet) due to a potential fault with the parking brake, or hand brake as it's fondly known as in South Africa. The brake apparently [...]
Ferrari influenced the Alfa Romeo Giulia design [wpdatatable id=6 table_view=regular] In this bona fide Italian Alfa Romeo Giulia, you can see so much Ferrari influence. I guess this is what made me fall in love with this car immediately. And I am over the moon that it is now in South Africa. The paddle shifts [...]
The Ferrari engine scoops the International Engine of the Year award for the second consecutive year. The winning engine was the Ferrari 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8 that powers the 488 Spider, and 488 GTB. This engine is also used in the California T and GTC4Lusso T, but with a slightly smaller displacement. Ferrari also took awards [...]
A announcement has been made for the Aston Martin Vantage to be recalled globally due to a fault resulting from a transmission software update. Aston Martin Vantage models recalled were produced between June 2010 and September 2013. These are models with the Sportshift I or Sportshift II automated manual transmissions. Apparently, Chinese owners were the [...]
Talk about a throwback, do you remember how some of these governed our lives? Here are some things that will create a nostalgia hole in you… 1. The cassette walkman was once the height of portable music 2. The king of transferable storage - the mighty floppy disc 3. The friendly reminder on a video [...]
This is the story of how an American man, living in South Africa, equipped with a Japanese car, breaks the world’s longest drifting record title. A title currently held by a German man. Have you ever woken up one morning, logged onto Twitter, come across some random guy’s profile and decided "I want his title!"? [...]
World Road Crash Statistics show that almost 1.3 million people die from road accidents every year, making that an average of 3,287 deaths a day. We take every precaution to protect the lives of our kids, but how many are putting a price limit on it? Source: Wikipedia.org These stats clearly show how dangerous being [...]
