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Design Vision GTI makes waves at Wörthersee
The recent enthusiasts meeting for all things built by the Volkswagen Group in Reifnitz at Lake Worthersee in Austria had many highlights, but the unveiling of a GTI by VW bigwigs ...
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BMW 5 Series facelift
BMW has lifted the wraps off its 2014 5 Series line-up. The new BMW 5 Series saloon and GT will go on sale in South Africa from October 2013. If you ...
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Aston Martin CC100 Speedster Concept looks back to the future
It may trace its roots back to the 1959 Le Mans-winning DBR1 racer, but the Aston Martin CC100 Speedster Concept serves as a showcase for the company’s future directions regarding design ...
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Porsche 918 Spyder: specifications clarified
Porsche has released further details about its upcoming 918 Spyder hybrid supercar. ...
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Foton planning Fortuner-rivalling SUV
Leaked patent images of the Foton U201 have leaked online, showing that the Chinese carmaker now appears to have its sites set on the full-size SUV market. ...
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New editor to drive CAR
Seasoned journalist and media specialist Steve Smith is to step into the editorial driver’s seat of CAR. He joins SA’s leading men’s interest title on 18 June, becoming only the eighth ...
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Honda to supply F1 engines for McLaren by 2015
News has surfaced that Honda will return to Formula One by 2015, albeit in the guise of an engine supplier to McLaren. ...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class officially revealed
It’s been some eight years in the making, but now the wraps have been lifted off the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class. The Stuttgart luxury carmaker has lofty expectations of its new model, ...
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New look and R&D expertise bolsters Chery’s future plans
Chery has undergone a rebrand and brought in a team of highly qualified R&D specialists with its sights firmly fixed on viably competing in the global market by 2020. ...
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Lamborghini SUV gets the go-ahead
After a great deal of speculation and bureaucratic wrangling, the top brass at Lamborghini's parent company, Audi, has decided to give the controversial Urus SUV the green light for production. ...
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New Fiat Panda arrives in SA
Fiat Group Automobiles South Africa has just announced the arrival of the third generation Panda on local soil. With Fiat’s award-winning small-car expertise some three decades in the making, this can ...
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Toyota trims Yaris range, prices
Toyota’s latest incarnation of its Yaris B-segment hatchback has drawn mixed reviews and given the cut-throat competition in the segment, the range has been rationalised and re-priced for the 2013 model ...
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