MCLAREN MP4-12C SPIDER: FIRST PIC!

McLaren Automotive has announced its second model, one that will stir the soul even more than its first: the 460kW, twin-turbo V8-engined, open roofed 12C Spider. 

BMW AND TOYOTA TO BUILD SPORTS CAR!

Akio Toyoda, President of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), met today with Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, at BMW Group headquarters in Munich to announce the planned expansion of their existing cooperation initiated in December last year. 

MERCEDES-BENZ UNIMOG 4000 ROCKS KALAHARI MANGANESE

The Kalahari is estimated to contain 80% of the world’s known manganese reserves, which is an important ingredient in steel. An evaluation of historically available information indicates that up to one-billion tons of mineable ore could exist under the prospecting area, covering a section of 8 000 ha.

TOYOTA SA PRICES 86 COUPE BELOW R300 000

Toyota South Africa Motors has just announced prices of one of the most eagerly awaited cars, the all-new Toyota 86, which officially debuts locally with the standard model on the 9th July.  This will be followed shortly by two high-spec versions later in the month.

JAGUAR XF 2.2D GOES FOR RECORD DURBAN DRIVE

Jaguar South Africa will make a slightly out-of-the-ordinary attempt this weekend. On Sunday 1st July, a Jaguar XF 2.2 –litre four cylinder diesel will depart from the Union Buildings in Pretoria and attempt to drive to the Durban Beachfront and back – a distance of approximately 1 242 km -  on a single tank of diesel. This is a little unusual in that it’s not the traditional Johannesburg to Cape Town dash, and all the more challenging as a result.

TOYOTA DOMINATES BOTSWANA DESERT 1000

Castrol Team Toyota’s Duncan Vos and Anthony Taylor, driving Toyota Hilux bakkies in the premier Super Production class, finished first and second in the 31st Toyota Kalahari Botswana 1000 Desert Race, which ended near Gaborone this afternoon.  It was Vos’s fourth win in the longest and toughest race in the off road calendar.

FERRARI CLIENTS COME THROUGH FOR QUAKE VICTIMS

Ferrari’s clients and enthusiasts across the world have once again demonstrated their generosity. Over the last two weeks, the online auction has raised over €1.8 million (R19 million). That significant sum will now be donated to help the families of the victims of the earthquakes that struck Emilia-Romagna on May 20th and 29th, many of whom died at their workplace.