FORD RACING'S NEW RACERS

The new Ford Ranger makes its global racing debut when it turns its wheels for the first time in the opening round of the Donaldson Cross Country Championship. The first race of the 2013 season, the RFS 400, gets underway on March 1 in the Magaliesburg area. 

MAGESH VIDEO SHOT AT TIGER WHEEL & TYRE

South African Kwaito star Tokollo “Magesh” Tshabalala is making waves with his newly released music video for the song Ezimnandi from his album Heist, which was nominated for an award in the category Best Kwaito Album in the 2013 Metro FM Music Awards.

LAMBORGHINI VENENO BREAKS LOOSE!

Only three units of this Lamborghini Veneno will be produced. And yes, all three are already attached to owners. These owners apparently paid about R42 million for each of their cars. That’s some steep loot, but if you are worth billions, it’s all pocket change. Who bought them? It could be anyone really; Hollywood types, a European football brat, some oil Sheik, a Russian Mafioso…

GENEVA 2013: CORVETTE STINGRAY CONVERTIBLE OUT

The 2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible arrives at the 2013 Geneva International Motor Show today, and this is what it looks like. Stingray, a follow-on on the brand’s yesteryear glory days, looks like a well-sorted machine that deserves the name. The Convertible is of course, for those who like their hair blown back.

POLO VIVO GETS MAXXED OUT

The 2012 best-selling passenger car in South Africa, Polo Vivo has been expanded with the addition of the sized-up derivative aptly named, Maxx. In 2012 Polo Vivo, which is manufactured at the Volkswagen South Africa’s plant in Uitenhage, sold 34 873 units.

MARK CRONJE AND ROBIN HOUGHTON GET TOP 5 FINISH IN ENGLAND

Reigning South African Rally Champions, Mark Cronje and Robin Houghton, finished fifth on the Malcolm Wilson Rally, which ended late in the afternoon of March 2 in the Cumbrian city of Cockermouth, England.