This past weekend I sat down to watch the Belgian Grand Prix and lo and behold, there was a Schumacher on track! Photo credit: GETTY IMAGES Michael Schumacher’s son, Mick, took his father’s seven-time Formula 1 world champion title-winning Benetton for a lap around the track. The Spa-Francorchamps circuit is a track that [...]
I’m not one to take a high interest in concepts and “vision” cars as I feel they don’t transcend into anything solid. Well, not all of the time, but most of the time. However, this week in motoring there have been several cars to have hit motoring headlines around the world, some of these cars [...]
From the 40 BMW M1s that were produced, there was only one from that pack that has been registered for road use. This classic is on display at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Every year about 200 of the best collector cars in the world are rolled out for the Pebble Beach Concours. This [...]
The long anticipated electric car for the masses is here, Tesla Model 3, and Elon Musk confirms it's headed for South Africa! He wanted to create a futuristic electric car that everyone can afford and that relegates petrol engines to the history books forever, and he's done it, the Tesla Model 3 is here. Elon [...]
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 [...]
