Friday 18 January 2013

NEXT FERRARI HYBRID HYPERCAR TEASED



Now available online on the official Ferrari web site are the first teaser images of the new special limited series hybrid supercar which is due to debut later this year.

INFINITI Q50 GOES AFTER GERMAN EXECUTIVES






The new Infiniti Q50 sedan was unveiled at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week. The car is touted as a direct competitor to those pesky Germans called 3 Series, A4 and C-Class, as well as the rising Volvo S60. Infiniti launched a whole range of cars in South Africa late last year and will be looking at the Q50 quite closely too.

DAKAR 2013: TEAM TOYOTA SA HOT IN CHILE





It was a good day in hot Chile for the five South African-built Toyota Hilux 4x4s on the Dakar Rally on Thursday.  After a second crossing of the Andes Mountains and the heat of the Atacama Desert, all safely reached the overnight bivouac.

Monday 14 January 2013

LEXUS IS REPLACEMENT BREAKS OUT!






What you see here are the first official pictures of the brand spanking new Lexus IS, which goes on sale in Mzansi later this year. Replacing the fairly successful current model won’t be easy, but Lexus seems to have gained some good traction in the local market and will look to consolidate over 2013.

Sunday 13 January 2013

EVER-RUGGED TOYOTA LAND CRUISER 70 UPDATED FOR 2013






The Toyota Land Cruiser has long been a bastion for all things agricultural. A mere mention of the moniker conjures up imagery of open land, khaki pants, sheep and shotguns. It makes no bones about what it is: the ultimate workhorse. Of course, the Land Cruiser 70 has been employed by those other than Old MacDonald.

FORD SA'S NEW CARS FOR 2013






Ford is setting its sights high in the coming year, getting ready to unleash a raft of new vehicles that offer head-turning style, fuel-efficient engines and smart technologies.

GREAT START FOR TOYOTA SA TEAM AT DAKAR 2013






Torrential rain and flooded rivers turned the final stage of the first week of the Dakar Rally into something of a lottery, but this did not stop the South African/German duo of Giniel de Villiers and Dirk von Zitzewitz from successfully defending the third place overall they established in their Imperial Toyota Hilux on the fourth day of the race.

FACELIFT MERCEDES-BENZ E 63 AMG IS OFFICIAL






Mercedes-Benz went back to their labs and reconfigured the astounding E 63 AMG. Based on the new facelift E-Class that’s destined for South Africa sometime this year, E 63 AMG is now even more powerful than ever.