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Review: Ford Ranger Wildtrak X

After an exclusive drive of Ford’s all-new Ranger Wildtrak X in New Zealand, Oliver Keohane shares his detailed experiences of the factory-built overlanding bakkie.

Find out it it is worth the 7 figure price tag here!

Posted by Oliver Keohane - 28 July 2023

The Rodin FZero is an 853 kW track car with Batmobile aesthetics

The New Zealand based Rodin FZero has been revealed and it comes with some pretty impressive stats. Best of all, a twin-turbocharged V10 motor propels the single-seater forward with the assistance of an electric motor – how does 10 000 rpm sound? 

By Alex Shahini - 13 August 2022

WRC: Citroën 1-2 in New Zealand

Citroën’s Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena maintained their command of the WRC championship with another flawless drive during the Brother Rally of New Zealnd over the weekend. Despite a tussle with teammates Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen, there was no doubt that the French duo were once again unbeatable – marking a record 72nd victory for Loeb.

By CAR magazine - 25 June 2012

Another Citroën 1-2 in Greece

Sebastien Loeb and the Citroën World Rally Team further established their hold on the current WRC season with a maximum points haul at the sixth round, the Acropolis Rally in Greece, by tradition one of the toughest events of the year.

By CAR magazine - 28 May 2012

GMSA confirms Spark production

GMSA president and managing director Edgar Lourencon has announced that the new Spark would go into local production at the company’s plant in Port Elizabeth by the end of 2011.

By CAR magazine - 1 October 2010

Maiden WRC victory for Ogier

Frenchman Sebastien Ogier, the World Rally Championship’s up and coming star, took his first WRC victory in Portugal this weekend, after he battled it out with defending champion and compatriot Sebastien Loeb and came out 8 seconds ahead of the reigning ace.

By CAR magazine - 1 June 2010

Late win for Latvala

Jari-Matti Latvala and co-driver Miikka Anttila kept their cool while the other front runners in the fifth round of this year’s World Rally Championship in New Zealand made costly mistakes all weekend, securing victory for the Finnish duo and setting a record 75 world championship wins for the Ford team.

By CAR magazine - 10 May 2010

VWSA beefs up export programme

VWSA will grow its export programmes for the new Polo and CrossPolo models, while new Vivo fronts local lineup…

By CAR magazine - 15 March 2010

VWSA announces new Polo export plans

At the opening of the Nelson Mandela Bay Logistics Park in Uitenhage yesterday, Volkswagen of South Africa announced the commencement of a major worldwide right-hand drive export contract for the all-new Volkswagen Polo.

By CAR magazine - 22 November 2009

A1 title chase turns at Kyalami

This weekend’s A1GP event in Gauteng might have ended in disappointment for Team South Africa, but the action-packed feature race at Kyalami saw the Swiss team steal the march on their Irish rivals with just two rounds left in the championship.

By CAR magazine - 26 February 2009

Suzuki and Subaru call WRC quits

Amidst the global economic decline, two more Japanese manufacturers have pulled out of major motorsport programmes following Honda’s F1 withdrawal earlier this month; Suzuki and Subaru have announced that they would no longer compete for the World Rally Championship after the ’08 season.

By CAR magazine - 17 December 2008

Third round victories for the Swiss and Irish

Round three of this season’s A1GP, at Sepang in Malaysia, left no doubt as to Ireland’s newfound dominance of the world cup of motorsport – as Ireland took pole position and victory for the Feature race, copying a similar performance by Switzerland during the earlier Sprint.

By CAR magazine - 24 November 2008

Points delight for Ford in Turkey

The BP-Ford World Rally Team achieved its hundredth consecutive points finish when drivers, Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala ran a one-two for victory at the Rally of Turkey on Sunday.

By CAR magazine - 17 June 2008

VWSA expands export deals

Volkswagen of South Africa Managing Director David Powels has announced that VW has gained new export programmes that will boost export numbers to unprecedented volumes in 2008.

By CAR magazine - 8 May 2008

Switzerland lifts A1GP Cup at Brands Hatch

After season mostly spent at the top of the standings, and an especially dominating latter half, it’s no surprise that Team Switzerland emerges as champion after the final round of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport 2007/2008 season, held at Brands Hatch in England.

By CAR magazine - 5 May 2008

Switzerland on a high in Shanghai

The penultimate round of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport at the Shangai International Circuit proved good for championship leaders Switzerland, who won the Sprint race and finished fifth in unfavourable conditions during the Feature, while the USA took its first-ever A1 win.

By CAR magazine - 14 April 2008

Mexican A1GP a spiced-up affair

After a chaotic Mexican round of A1GP, Jonny Reid piloted the Kiwi car to a sprint victory, while Adam Carroll of Team Ireland gave the Irish their first ever win in the feature.

By CAR magazine - 17 March 2008

Sizing up the salesmen – Part 3

CARtoday.com’s Juliet McGuire continues her “shopping” trip for a new car to compare the sales experiences at various manufacturers’ franchises in Cape Town. After crossing Opel off her list, and being highly impressed with Mazda, she now heads off to Fiat and Hyundai.

By CAR magazine - 27 February 2008

Red-flag endings at Durban A1GP

The seventh round of the A1GP world cup of motorsport was held in Durban at the weekend. Canada and Switzerland took pole position on the tight street circuit on Saturday and stayed ahead of the pack in the Sprint and Feature races respectively to record wins.

By CAR magazine - 25 February 2008

France and South Africa triumph down under

The Australian leg of the A1GP, held at the Eastern Creek Raceway in New South Wales, saw Team France take top honours, while Team South Africa’s Adrian Zaugg also put on a superb performance to win the 42-lap Feature Race.

By CAR magazine - 5 February 2008

Kiwis sprint home, Germany takes feature

New Zealanders tasted a sweet fruit this weekend as homegrown Jonny Reid took the Sprint race at Taupo during the halfway event of the A1 Grand Prix of Nations held in New Zealand, while Team Germany’s Christian Vietoris later claimed top honors for the Feature race.

By CAR magazine - 21 January 2008

A1 China adds some podium variation

The A1 Grand Prix of Nations visited Zhuhai International Circuit for the first time this weekend. Zhuhai played host to the first race on Chinese soil for the fourth round of the series (the penultimate round taking place at the Shanghai International Circuit on April 13 2008) and saw the rise of two new winners.

By CAR magazine - 18 December 2007

Get ready for the performance shootout!

Generally speaking, there’s no rational explanation for waking up at quarter to four in the morning…unless your house is on fire or you’re an avid fan of New Zealand Club Rugby, your schedule for quarter to four in the morning should be clear. But here we are, standing in a hangar at Upington airport, staring at some of the best reasons to disrupt one’s circadian rhythm.

By Gareth Dean - 6 December 2007

Supercup Porsche ready to race

With the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup just around the corner, the chaps at Zuffenhausen have increased the power output of the new 911 GT3 Cup racing car and shaved off enough weight to undercut the likes of the already waif-like Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera.

By CAR magazine - 4 December 2007

A1 team Switzerland does it in twos

Neel Jani of Team Switzerland put on a dominant display at the Malaysian A1 GP at the Sepang raceway this weekend, taking not only the pole position for the sprint race and winning it – but doing the exact same for the 35 lap feature race.

By CAR magazine - 26 November 2007