Friday 17 May 2013

BMW M6 GRAN COUPE INDIVIDUAL LAUNCH EDITION FOR CANADA


Some Canadian BMW buyers are in for a treat. BMW Group Canada and BMW Individual have put together a lovely little package for the lucky buggers who can afford to by the new M6 Gran Coupe. The package included First Class flights to Germany where they had a look at their new cars first.

Thursday 16 May 2013

MERCEDES-BENZ C 63 AMG EDITION 507 FOR UK






Some lucky AMG customers in the United Kingdom will receive an early Christmas present in the form of the Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG Edition 507. The limited-edition C 63 AMG will be available in the UK from July and feature some significant upgrades, including under the bonnet.

FERRARI F12BERLINETTA NOW IN SOUTH AFRICA






Viglietti Motors – the official Ferrari importer in South Africa – has revealed the new F12berlinetta; the model which ushers in the new generation of Prancing Horse V12s.

HONDA AND MCLAREN BACK IN FORMULA ONE BED


Honda is returning to Formula One. Again. Following its last exit from the world’s most expensive sport back in 2008, Honda did not even leave behind some engines for other teams to play with. But now it says it will be coming back as an engine supplier to the McLaren team from 2015. McLaren is currently being supplied by competitor Mercedes-Benz.

NEW 1.6-LITRE TURBO ENGINE FOR OPEL




Opel has released some details regarding their latest turbo engine, the 1.6-litre SIDI. SIDI is short for Spark Ignition Direct Injection, and is being hailed as an improvement over its predecessor. It will first be fitted into the Astra, and perhaps, but not confirmed, later into other Opel brand cars.

NEW 2014 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS BREAKS COVER!






Ladies and gentlemen, the brand new 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class has finally broken cover. This is not a facelift or an update, it is all-new, with a completely new shape. The 2014 S-Class is due in South Africa in the fourth quarter of 2013, perhaps with a major unveiling at the 2013 Johannesburg International Motor Show (JIMS).

Tuesday 14 May 2013

ISUZU KB'S TOUGH INNOVATION






What happens when you give a team of highly-qualified and specialised designers and engineers the opportunity to custom-design and engineer a new vehicle for a specific market, with localised production and engineering facilities at their beck and call?

RGMOTORSPORT SUPERCHARGES JEEP WRANGLER




Down in the skunkworks of RGMotorsport’s Randburg HQ they’ve been working on a way to get the latest four-door version of the Jeep Wrangler to live up to the Unlimited part of its nomenclature. And it wasn’t long before they came up with a solution: they decided to supercharge it.

Monday 13 May 2013

NEW 2013 PEUGEOT 308 SHOWS UP






Peugeot has unveiled the all-new, brand spanking new 308 hatchback, the car that’s meant to attract buyers away from the likes of Golf, Focus and Auris. New Peugeot 308 has been designed from the ground up in order to be modern, sassy, sexy, but while being masculine at the same time.

CRAZY MERCEDES-BENZ E 63 AMG S REVEALED





Mercedes-Benz South Africa is busy preparing for the launch of the facelifted E-Class next month. Among the new cars will be the new E 63 AMG with 410kW and 720Nm. But apparently that’s not enough. Now the world’s third largest premium car maker by sales has released the E 63 AMG S, which of course means super/ sport/ stunning.