NEW 2012 TOYOTA YARIS ON ITS WAY

Toyota is preparing to launch the new Yaris hatch in the UK this summer. The car is one of South Africa’s best-sellers, not only for Toyota, but in the entire market as well. It constantly features in the top 5 list. Please note that this is an all-new vehicle, not a nip/tuck facelift.

MCLAREN SHOWS PICS OF NEW LONDON DEALERSHIP

The very first ever McLaren dealership will be open in the UK on the 21^st of June 2011. McLaren London will be company’s flagship retail shop, and one of 35 in 19 countries. The Mzansi dealership will start selling the MP4-12C later this year from its Sandton premises. Later other models will be added to the lineup as McLaren faces off with Ferrari, Porsche and Lamborghini.

ITALIAN PONY IMPRESSES HARD-RIDING GERMANS

Fiat 500 ranks first in the "Vehicle Owner Satisfaction Study" by J. D. Power and Associates, the well-known agency that since 2002 has been conducting market surveys to determine how much German motorists are satisfied with their cars and their brands. The prestigious award ceremony was staged in Berlin yesterday at the Axel Springer publishing house. 

PEUGEOT DRAMATICALLY IMPROVES PARTS DELIVERIES

Peugeot dealers in and around Gauteng now enjoy an unprecedented four parts deliveries a day, ensuring that cars can be repaired or serviced with minimal delay, resulting in reduced turnaround time and happier customers.
 

ALL-NEW BMW M5 FINALLY COMES ALIVE

The longest wait is finally over. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the all-new BMW M5, a car that is based on the current 5 Series (codename F10). Subject to much speculation, guessing, spy work, teasers, concepts and now finally the real thing, the M5 is an icon of its time. It’s the executive sedan that created its segment, the super saloon segment, back in 1984. And now we have all the details you’ve been waiting for.

LUMMA DESIGN SHOWS NEW PORSCHE CAYENNE KIT

LUMMA Design has unveiled this second rendition of the Porsche Cayenne. LUMMA has not released any engine upgrade details, so we can assume that none have been made. Yet. All there is is this exterior kit that makes it look so purposeful that even the heartiest sports coupe would probably give way as soon it saw it romping down the freeway.

JAGUAR PLANNING EVEN HOTTER XFR AND XKR CONVERTIBLE?

Jaguar is reportedly preparing even hotter versions of its XFR and XKR Convertible models. A blazing XKR-S was unveiled in February this year with its 405kW engine. Naturally the XF should benefit, and Auto Express reports that indeed it does.

DAIMLER MIGHT SELL MAYBACH

Daimler may sell or discontinue its ultra-luxurious Maybach brand. While its chief competitors Rolls-Royce and Bentley are pushing out well over 1200 units per year, Maybach only sold 157 cars in 2010. The brand was resurrected in 2002 with the 57 and 62 models, positioned above the S-Class. Before then it had been produced from 1921 to 1945.

BMW RACING TO GO LIGHT ON CARBON FIBRE

BMW is racing against time to become the world’s first mass producer of carbon fibre parts used for cars. The company formed a joint venture last year with the SGL Group of Germany to produce carbon fibre parts for small cars. It is understood the all-electric i3 which begins production in 2013, will be first to benefit from these hard plastics.

KELVIN VAN DER LINDE SAILS INTO DOMINATION

Kelvin van der Linde, rapidly becoming something of a wunderkind in national championship circuit racing at the age of 14, clearly enjoys the spectator-friendly Zwartkops Raceway west of Pretoria.  He returned there on Saturday for his second appearance in the national Pro Tour series and, as he did in round two in March, totally dominated proceedings in round five in class B of the hotly contested Northern Regions Goldwagen Challenge for Volkswagen Golfs.

RG MOTORSPORT FORCES 242KW FROM GOLF GTI

RG Motorsport has turned its attention to making the people’s car quicker, and their first official Golf6 GTi conversion is right on the money. With a bolt-on upgrade, the Randburg-based tuning, conversion and maintenance experts have unleashed the true potential of Wolfsburg’s hot hatch and endowed it with a 270 km/h potential.

RANDBURG-TUNED RGM BMW M3 SPRAYS OFF 560KW!

Robin Green Motorsport (RGM), commonly referred to as Rob Green Motors by the traditionalists, has whacked out some serious power out of an E92 (E90 Coupe) BMW M3. From the standard 4.0-litre V8 with 309kW comes something beyond the fairyland of supercar territory. Meet the Orange Lozenge of Randburg.

CRONJE, HOUGHTON, POWERED TO FIRST VICTORY

Mark Cronje and Robin Houghton powered their Team Sasol Ford Fiesta to a dominant win on the Toyota Dealer Gauteng Rally, round 4 of the SA Rally Championship.  It was Team Sasol’s - and Robin Houghton’s - maiden win, made all the more impressive by the 90 second victory margin after taking the fastest time on six of the event’s 14 stages.