Johann Verster
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Ferrari: UNIQUE ‘CONNOLLY’ F40 COMPLETES LINE-UP OF FABULOUS FERRARIS
A 1992 Ferrari F40, the Maranello company’s 200mph supercar and the last design personally approved by Enzo Ferrari, is the latest top-drawer entry in H&H Classic’s forthcoming Duxford sale, the catalogue for which is now online. It will join the headlining Richard Colton Collection 1960 250 GT SWB and 1967 275 GTB/4, and 13 other […]
South African Car of the Year finalists announced
The finalists of the 2016 South African Guild of Motoring Journalists’ (SAGMJ) Car of the Year have just been announced:
Jaguar F-PACE Sets Guinness World Record with Loop-the-Loop
Do the best vehicles come out of Germany? According to Jaguar USA only when they’re British. Two years ago, the Jaguar C-X17 crossover concept captured the crowd’s attention at the Frankfurt Auto Show, and this year Jaguar stole the show again with a physics-defying debut of the Jaguar F-PACE that you have to see to believe. […]
ISUZU’S MY15 KB RANGE: ADDITIONAL PUNCH FOR WORKHORSES, MORE VELVET GLOVE FOR LEISURE MODELS
South Africa’s foremost bakkie specialist – Isuzu – has broadened the appeal of the iconic KB by adding three carefully-configured derivatives to the range, bringing the tally of models to 18. Newcomers include a two-pedal 4×4 flagship model with features like a class-leading infotainment system and keyless entry and start/stop.
BRIDGESTONE ON THE PODIUM IN CHARITY KART RACE
Bridgestone South Africa snatched a podium place at the Annual Cheetah Karting Day, held at the Zwartkops Kart Track on September 13. The tyre company entered three teams in the drive to raise money for the Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre at De Wildt. Competing against teams which featured celebrities including singers, racing drivers, and […]
OFF-ROAD RACING: FINAL TITLE BATTLES FOR YOUNG COMPETITORS AT WORCESTER
The deciding race for young off-road motorcycle and quad competitors who have been participating in the 2015 Raslouw Academy Junior National Off-road Championship this year, will take place from Brandvlei Cellars outside Worcester in the Western Cape on Friday, 25 September. With four rounds of the season now something of the past and only one […]
Hyundai N technology drives Korean national bobsleigh team
To showcase the breadth of Hyundai N’s high performance technology, Hyundai Motor debuts its independently developed Hyundai N Bobsleigh 2016 at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show.
LAND ROVER GIVES NEW DYNAMIC DESIGN TO DISCOVERY SPORT
Land Rover has further enhanced the Discovery Sport Dynamic at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show. The new Discovery Sport Dynamic will be available in 2016 as a limited edition to only a lucky few buyers in South Africa in 2016. Discovery Sport Dynamic makes global debut at Frankfurt Motor Show Unique design accents, details and […]
Jaguar Land Rover global unveiling of James Bond cars
Jaguar Land Rover celebrated the vehicles appearing in the new Bond adventure, SPECTRE. Cars, including the Jaguar C-X75, Range Rover Sport SVR and the iconic Land Rover Defender, stole the show as they were unveiled in public for the first time at the palatial Thurn und Taxis in Frankfurt. Jaguar and Land Rover stunt vehicles […]
GM (General Motors) female employee makes history
PORT ELIZABETH – A General Motors South Africa (GMSA) employee soared to the top of her field recently when she became the first certified female calibrator on the African Continent. Sue-Ann Lewack (39) is now leading the way in the motor manufacturing industry, an industry which is still largely dominated by men. Employee becomes the […]
Goodyear supports 2nd world record attempt to drive from Cape-to-Cape
Goodyear-Wrangler HP All Weather tyres and Rainer Zietlow team-up to drive from South Africa to Norway in less than 10 days. Cape Agulhas, South Africa – September 11, 2015: Goodyear has partnered with German record breaker Rainer Zietlow and his second world record attempt to drive from Cape Agulhas, South Africa to Nordkapp, Norway in […]
HILTON HEAD ISLAND MOTORING FESTIVAL COMMEMORATES MIDCENTURY SUBURBIA
The 14th annual Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival & Concours d’Elegance, one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing automotive and motorsports enthusiast event weeks, will pay tribute to 1940s, 50s and 60s suburbia in the “Life in the Suburbs” exhibit sponsored by GMC. Now in its seventh year, the Festival’s “Life” exhibits seek to honor […]