PEUGEOT SET TO DOMINATE LE MANS 24 HOUR ONCE AGAIN?

For the fourth time in as many years a Peugeot 908 HDi FAP takes pole for tomorrow’s 78th 24 Heures du Mans, with the team’s three cars occupying the first three places just ahead of Team Oreca’s Peugeot in fourth. Changeable weather on the second day of qualifying prevented a new battle for the top spot but allowed Team Peugeot Total to concentrate on perfecting their set up in preparation for Saturday’s 15h00 start.

PEUGEOT 308 CC GOES AUTO

The highly aspirational Peugeot 308 CC coupé-cabriolet has become even more appealing with the introduction of a six-speed automatic gearbox model.

The new variant augments the manual-transmission version, and will make the 308 CC’s unique and versatile motoring experience available to a wider audience.

At the same time, both models benefit from an upgraded, more efficient and more powerful four-cylinder engine.

FORD'S FORMATO AND CO DOMINATE AT KHAYALAMI

Team Ford Racing enjoyed an eventful outing at this weekend’s Bridgestone Production Car Championship held at Khayalami Grand Prix Circuit in Midrand. Saturday morning’s qualifying demonstrated how close the class T battle for supremacy has become with the top four contenders separated by less than four tenths of a second.

Graeme Nathan took pole position from the charging Nandos Ford Focus ST trio of Gary Formato, Shaun Duminy and Michael van Rooyen.

VW AMAROK GOES ON MALL TOUR

The much anticipated Volkswagen Amarok will make special appearances at selected shopping centres across the country from 10 June to 1 August 2010.

Following its successful premiere at the Nampo Harvest Show in North West last month, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is offering prospective customers and public a sneak preview of its first-ever bakkie before the local sale starts in the third quarter of 2010.

HI-TECH SOLUTIONS IMPROVE RENAULT CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

In pursuit of improved levels of customer satisfaction, through its 110% Public Quality Campaign, Renault South Africa (Renault SA) is rolling out cutting edge technology across its dealership network. 

“The technology is aimed at efficiency in the workshop, repairability and getting the job done right first time,” says Renault SA’s Vice President of After Sales Tim Marriott. “It is currently being tested at four Renault dealerships with a view to countrywide rollout as from July 2010."

BONAFEDE, ROBERTSON, KEEP CHAMPIONSHIP ALIVE

Ferodo Racing’s young guns Gennaro Bonafede (class T Ferodo Volkswagen Golf GTi) and Devin Robertson (Ferodo Volkswagen Polo Vivo) both emerged from the fourth round of the WesBank Super Series of national championships at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit on Saturday with their second places in their respective championships intact.

HONDA SA CONFIRMS HYBRID CR-Z FOR 2010

Honda has taken the global motoring arena by storm with the launch of the world’s first hybrid sports coupé: the arresting CR-Z. And despite huge international demand, the good news is that the CR-Z will arrive in South Africa before the end of the year.

The CR-Z uniquely links the environmental advantages of a clean and efficient hybrid drivetrain and the sporty appeal of a six-speed manual gearbox to a striking, streamlined 2+2 design. The result is a highly attractive, aspirational and advanced performance coupé that’s unmistakably Honda, while set to change perceptions about hybrid cars forever.

QUARMBY TAKES OVERALL WIN AT KHAYALAMI

Kieren Quarmby (Interfile/Tyres in Transit Volkswagen Golf GTi) powered back into contention in the class T Bridgestone South African Production Car Championship at Khayalami Grand Prix Circuit on Saturday.  The 20-year-old entrepreneur from Bryanston in Gauteng was overall winner in his class at the end of a full and eventful day in the fourth round of the championship, scoring two thirds and a second in the three races and moving from sixth to fourth in the championship.