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This dashcam footage from the United Kingdom shows the driver of a Renault Mégane brake-check a truck, before getting out of his hatchback to seemingly complain about the resulting collision.The short clip was filmed on the M18 near Doncaster.The white Mégane is seen overtaking the truck, before cutting ...

The announcement by Ford that the all-new Fiesta ST (which is no longer bound for South Africa) would feature a three-cylinder engine certainly set the cat among the pigeons. More then a few fans believed this change in configuration would be a step backwards for the hot hatch.Subsequent international ...

This dashcam footage from Australia shows a careless Toyota Camry driver pull into the path of an Opel (or Holden, as it’s known Down Under) Astra, causing the latter to roll.The clip, which was filmed in Cabramatta West in Sydney, shows the white Astra move over into the lane alongside the stationary ...

This stomach-churning footage from the Nürburgring Nordschleife shows a Volkswagen Scirocco crash hard and roll multiple times. Remarkably, the uploader of the video says that the driver managed to get out of the wreck herself and was deemed “okay”.The video shows the white Scirocco run a little ...

Another week, another intriguing drag race from the folks over at CarWow in the United Kingdom. This time it’s a fascinating family affair, with four GTI-badged hot hatches doing battle in a straight line.The contenders? The Volkswagen Up GTI (which isn’t coming to South Africa), the new Polo GTI, ...

Yes, another interesting drag race, this time from the folks over at Autocar in the United Kingdom. The all-wheel-drive contenders? The new BMW M5 (not in Competition guise), the Mercedes-AMG E63 S and the Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid.As a reminder, the F90-generation M5 employs a turbocharged ...

This dashcam footage from Australia shows a speeding truck run a red traffic light and rip off the nose of a Volkswagen Golf 6 GTI.The video, which was captured in the suburb of Bundoora in Victoria, shows a set of traffic lights turn green for the cars ahead of the camera-equipped vehicle. A Nissan ...

This CCTV footage from Durban reportedly shows two would-be thieves quietly getting into a Ford Ranger, before the bakkie's driver returns to chase them off.The clip shows the white Ranger parked along what appears to be rather a quiet road. Two men then walk up and climb into the cabin, after presumably ...

Yes, the folks over at CarWow have managed to set up yet another tantalising drag race, this time featuring as many as five B-segment hot hatches.First, there’s the new Volkswagen Polo GTI, which boasts a 2,0-litre engine churning out 147 kW. Interestingly, the German hot hatch is the only contender ...