AUDI ANNOUNCES NEW RIVONIA MEGA DEALERSHIP

Audi South Africa is proud to announce the construction of the third terminal dealership in Gauteng. Audi Centre Rivonia will be the second terminal dealership for the Hatfield Group after it built the first terminal in Africa in March 2010.

YOUNG FARMER SNAPS NEW TOYOTA HILUX

The hard work of Siphiwo Gift Mafuleka was rewarded on Tuesday 11 October when he received the keys to his brand new Toyota Hilux 3.0 Xtra Cab D-4D Raider at a gala award in Johannesburg.

SPEEDING BUS HITS 150KM/H!

According to an Eyewitness News (EWN) report, an Eagle Liner bus was pegged speeding at over 150km/h on the freeway! The bus, traveling between Johannesburg and Pretoria, was not exactly caught by the metro police on camera or laser, but was video shot by a guy who drove alongside it. Obviously he also broke the law probably twice while acquiring his footage: first by using presumably a cell phone to shoot the getaway bus, then by exceeding 120km/h.

JIMS 2011: FORD BRINGS OUT BIG GUNS RANGER AND FOCUS ST

Ford seems to relish the Johannesburg International Motor Show. At the last event three years ago they showed us one of the stars of the show, the revived GT 40. At JIMS 2011 Ford again wowed the audience when taking the covers off, wait for it, the all-new Ranger bakkie (pickup). Massive in size, good in looks, and apparently quite rugged, the Ranger looks set to offer a serious segment challenger.

JIMS 2011: AUDI UNVEILS ELECTRIC E-TRON, MIGHTY R8 GT

Audi always presents an internationally-acclaimed concept at JIMS, and this year is no different. The latest e-tron concept was unveiled amid lots of celebrity fanfare, including well-known brand ambassadors Lira, Michael Mol and Siyabonga “Scoop” Ngwekazi. The car, while it may resemble an R8, is actually all-electric powered and generates a thunderous 4500Nm of torque. Audi really will build this battery-powered car in the near future.

BMW TO DITCH RWD M5 FOR AWD?

BMW is currently launching the all-new M5 in Spain for the international media. At the event, M5 Project Leader Mr Max Ahme dropped a bombshell that very few M5 fans are prepared to hear: the car could possibly ditch rear-wheel-drive (RWD) and instead feature all-wheel-drive (AWD). Gasp!

DTI PLEDGES TO BUY LOCALLY-BUILT VEHICLES

The government, through the Department of Trade and Industry, has pledged to support automakers that manufacture locally. DTI Minister Rob Davies said his department is “looking to looking to designate specific vehicles, starting with buses, for procurement by state agencies to raise domestic production and employment.”

CHEVROLET DRIFTERS RUN AMOK AT JIMS 2011

The team at XS Promotions had the crowds at the Johannesburg International Motor Show enthralled over the weekend with plenty of sideways action with the fleet of Chevrolet Lumina CR8 and Lumina SSV vehicles. There’s nothing quite like the roar of a V8 engine, the squealing of tyres and the smell of burned rubber on a beautiful summer’s afternoon.

JIMS 2011: MINI UNCOVERS PACEMAN, COUPE

MINI unveiled two of its arsenal pieces at the 2011 Johannesburg International Motor Show (JIMS). One is the all-new MINI Coupe, while the other was a concept called the Paceman. Both are headed to Mzansi at different points in time. We expect the Coupe here before year end, while the Paceman could still be a year away.

TOYOTA SOUTH AFRICA, GINIEL DE VILLIERS ATTACK DAKAR

A notable South African export achievement happened last week with the airfreighting of an off road racing Toyota Hilux Double Cab from OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg to Europe for its new owner, the Belgian team Overdrive.