Track Tests Videos

To add a twist to our Performance Shootout, we added a Kawasaki ZX-6R superbike to the mix. For a representative lap time, we asked six-time Western Province Champion Rob Cragg to take it around Killarney Raceway, the setting for our 2013 Shootout. It goes without saying that attaching a GoPro to the ...

After a long absence, Mitsubishi has decided to import the Lancer Evolution X to South Africa. The battle between the Subaru WRX STI and Evo has raged for years, and with the arrival of the X, what better way to settle this comparison than on the track?The manual WRX STI saloon was tested in 2011. On ...

CAR track test ace Deon Joubert shakes down a Toyota 86 at Killarney before discussing the finer points of the newcomer with CAR's Juliet McGuire and Ian McLaren. See an expert drift an 86 with glee, with excellent in-car commentary and track footage as well!

The McLaren MP4-12C is a car that broke several records here at CAR. To start off with, it is the fastest-accelerating rear-wheel drive car that we’ve tested. It is also the fastest car cover the standing kilometre, but more importantly, it is now our Killarney Raceway track index record holder.Watch ...

CAR is the first South African publication to be allowed to do a full track test on the much talked-about McLaren MP4-12C supercar.We gave the key to our resident racer, Deon Joubert, to find out if the Nissan GT-R (2011 specification) held on to the lap record, or if the McLaren beat it.Watch this track ...

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In the April issue of CAR, we published a comparative super-saloon test of the BMW M5 vs. Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG vs. Jaguar XFR. As part of our full track test, we gave Deon Joubert the keys to the M5 and E63 AMG. Here are the results of the E63 AMG's laps around Killarney Raceway.

The McLaren MP4-12C - Fast it certainly is. Corners it treats with disdain. But can McLaren's new supercar fire up the senses?

See CAR's track test driver Deon Joubert light up the brake discs of the Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG en route to setting a blistering lap time around Cape Town's Killarney race circuit.Read the CAR driving impression on this turbocharged German V8 super sedan here.