RGMOTORSPORT MODIFIED TOYOTA 86 HITS 220KW

RGMotorsport’s first supercharged Toyota 86 has come storming out of their Strydom Park workshop…from where it headed straight to Gerotek to record some very impressive performance numbers. These include a top speed of 258.8 kilometres an hour, a 0 – 120 km/h sprint of 8.9 seconds and a standing kilometre in 26.4 seconds at a terminal speed of almost 205 km/h...

SUZUKI SX4 ROCKS SANI PASS

It may only be 9 km long, but Sani Pass, the notoriously dangerous, steep and twisty gravel mountain pass linking KwaZulu-Natal to the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho has long been considered a serious test for off-road vehicles.
 

CITROEN LAUNCHES DS3 CABRIO

Citroën has now given us the new DS3 Cabrio, a car that competes with the MINI Convertible. Based on the highly desirable DS3 Coupe, Cabrio is what is says it is, which is a car whose roof can be converted to open. Or does it really?

HYUNDAI SONATA UPDATED WITH NEW ENGINE

Hyundai South Africa has launched a new engine derivative for the flagship Sonata range. The 2.4 GDI Elite engine measures 2.4-litre in displacement and is now more powerful than its predecessor of the same size.

GOLFER LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN SWINGS A MERCEDES-BENZ AMBASSADORSHIP

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Mercedes-Benz South Africa is delighted to announce the appointment of South African professional golfer, Louis Oosthuizen, as its new international golf brand ambassador. The 30 year-old South African has had a hugely successful start to his illustrious career in 2007 with three homeland wins in that year.

FERRARI F12BERLINETTA FURIOUS IN DURBAN

Viglietti Motors Durban has proudly unleashed the first Ferrari F12berlinetta onto the roads of Kwa-Zulu Natal after an exceptionally lucky and happy customer took delivery of his new award-winning supercar on Saturday 15 June.

BMW 4 SERIES COUPE REVEALED

BMW has unveiled pretty much everything about the brand new 4 Series Coupe. What is the 4 Series? It is the replacement of the 3 Series Coupe and is based on the F30 (current 3 Series) model. The 4 Series will be in Mzansi before the end of 2013 and will be launched with a variety of engines in tow. Internationally only two of these are available at launch.

REAR-WHEEL-DRIVE BMW X5 CONFIRMED

With the new BMW X5 now out in the public eye, and headed to Mzansi before the year ends, some derivatives are being thrown about. Official or not at this time, we know the X5 M will, within the next 24 months, also come to the fore. But for now it seems a few lucky regions will be getting a rear-wheel-drive (RWD) X5.

VOLKSWAGEN SA SALES GROW

Volkswagen Group South Africa’ passenger car sales grew by 9.8% in the first five months of 2013 when compared to the same period in 2012. The sales growth is 5% better than the market average of 5.9% for this period.

JAGUAR XJR TO DEBUT IN LONDON

Jaguar has a new flagship car. It’s called the Jaguar XJR and harks back to the days of the old XJR that really started the super executive saloon movement. The new XJR will make its public debut at the Motor Expo in London’s Canary Wharf next week where lucky Londoners can take a closer look at it.