GINIEL DE VILLIERS UNVEILS NEW RALLY YARIS

Imperial Toyota unveiled its brand new South African Rally Championship challenger at a function in Nelspruit on Thursday evening.  The Imperial Toyota Yaris, which was built and prepared by Toyota Motorsport, will be in action on Friday and Saturday in the Sasol Rally with Giniel de Villiers behind the steering wheel and Greg Godrich reading the route notes.

DEZZI RACEWAY CHALLENGE REPLACES KNYSNA HILLCLIMB

After the Knysna Hillclimb was unexpectedly cancelled for 2013 due to late sponsor withdrawal, South Africa’s fastest and greatest drivers will be converging  at an all-new venue for an all-new motorsport event, and one which has the potential to capture the hearts and minds of South African motoring fans all over the country. 

RIVALS FORD AND GENERAL MOTORS COLLABORATE

Ford Focus interior

Chevrolet Cruze interior

Two of America’s most iconic car companies are teaming up and pushing things up a gear, so to speak. General Motors and Ford will be developing a new gearbox together, one that will work with front and rear-wheel-drive vehicles, as well as AWD.

MERCEDES-BENZ GLA CONCEPT IS OUT

Auto Shanghai in China is coming up this weekend, and some car makers are already releasing some pics and details of cars that will be shown there. Mercedes-Benz is one of them, with this GLA Concept crossover. The vehicle is the A-Class equivalent of Audi’s Q3, BMW’s X1 and Volvo’s V40 Cross Country.

VOLVO S60 POLESTAR OFFICIAL

Volvo’s new S60 Polestar is about to enter the Australian market. Feverish with performance desire and dressed up in war garments, the S60 Polestar is huffing and puffing, taking the small premium performance sedan fight to the Germans. Straight targets? Audi S4 and BMW 335i.

TOYOTA'S NEW RACING YARIS READY TO RUMBLE

The Sasol Rally, round two of the 2013 SA Rally Championship, is one that Castrol Team Toyota has won seven times since the first event 21 years ago in 1992, three times with the Conquest, twice with the RunX and twice with the Auris.

SEBASTIAN VETTEL IS INFINITI'S DIRECTOR OF PERFORMANCE

On the opening day of the New York International Auto Show, Infiniti announced Sebastian Vettel, Infiniti Red Bull Racing driver and triple Formula One World Champion, as Director of Performance for the premium automotive brand.