AUDI S6 AND S7 SPORTBACK PRICING OUT!

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Pricing for the brand new Audi S6 and S7 Sportbackis out! The S6 will cost R834 600 and the S7 is priced at R919 600 a pop. Both these figures are for the standard specification. For R77 200 you can get a Bang & Olufsen high-end sound system for instance, or pay R22 000 for Adaptive...

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TOYOTA SELLS 200 MILLION CARS

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Here’s something scary. Toyota has, since it first started producing motor vehicles in 1935, sold 200 million of the machines globally so far! Imagine that! The brand that has pushed this number the highest is the Corolla, having done about 39 million units so far. That means if every Corolla ever built...

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FORD FIESTA IS SA'S MOST FUEL-EFFICIENT CAR

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The Ford Fiesta Ambiente TDCi manual has been named the most fuel efficient car in South Africa following this weekend’s Total Economy Run. Driven by Stuart Greig and Wynand Gerber the Fiesta used just 4.485 litres per 100km, to claim the overall and Class L laurels.The Fiesta’s state-of-the-art common-rail...

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CHEVROLET PARTNERS WITH MANCHESTER UNITED

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General Motors and Manchester United today announced that the world's most popular football club's shirt sponsor will be Chevrolet beginning with the 2014/2015 season.  Chevrolet, the current Official Car Partner of the Club, will become only the fifth shirt sponsor in the Club’s 134 year history.Announcing...

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RFS BMW X3 TAKES EMPHATIC WIN AT SUN CITY

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Christiaan du Plooy and Henk Janse van Vuuren (class SP RFS BMW X3) scored a popular and convincing maiden victory in the Absa Off Road Car Championship on Saturday when they crossed the finish line first in the Sun City 400 in North West Province.After winning Friday’s 56 kilometre Donaldson prologue,...

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SUZUKI UPDATES VALUE MODEL ALTO

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Suzuki Auto South Africa has announced a package of updates to its popular Alto hatchback – including the addition of a new entry-level model. The newcomer makes purchasing a new Suzuki Alto even more affordable than before. The new Alto variant will be badged the Alto GA, and is joined by the...

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MERCEDES-BENZ REPORTS BILLIONS IN PROFIT

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Mercedes-Benz Cars, the most luxurious division of Daimler AG, has posted a tidy before-tax profit of €1.314 billion (around R13.3 billion) for the second quarter of 2012. It sold 370 400 cars in the same period. That is very good news for the world’s number three premium car maker (behind BMW...

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CHEVROLET TO SPONSOR LIVERPOOL FC

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Chevrolet today announced that it is entering into a four-year agreement with Liverpool Football Club to become its Official Automotive Partner.The partnership runs to the end of the 2015/16 Barclays Premier League and European campaigns, and includes visibility for the brand at Anfield, Liverpool’s...

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SIYABONGA SANGWENI SCORES POSH PEUGEOT RCZ

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A brand, spanking-new Peugeot RCZ is going to be Siyabonga Sangweni’s transport of delight for the next year, forming as it does part of his prize for being chosen as the Orlando Pirates Player of the Season 2011-2012, in which the Buccaneers became the first team in South Africa to win a second treble...

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GEELY DEVELOPS OWN 6-SPEED AUTO

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Geely recently became one of the first Chinese manufacturers to reveal a self-developed six-speed automatic transmission. This represents a major step forward for the manufacturer, who is known in South Africa for its high value propositions, in the form of the LC and recently introduced LC Cross. To...

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SUZUKI JIMNY GETS NEW FRESH FACE

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Suzuki’s inimitable and enduringly popular Jimnyall-terrainer has just undergone a series of subtle improvements. The changes are all cosmetic and are aimed at endowing the little 4x4 with a sharper presence, while the interior also benefits from several improvements. The most obvious improvements...

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FORD RE-ENTERS MINIBUS TAXI BUSINESS

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Ford will enter the Mini Bus and Large Panel Van segment with a competitive offering as the all-new Transit Custom and Tourneo Custom models head to South African shores in the first quarter of 2013.Representing a completely new generation of Ford one-tonne vehicles, the Transit Custom is set to offer...

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DAVID COULTHARD TAKES ADAM SCOTT ON MERCEDES-BENZ CLS SHOOTING BRAKE SPREE

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The Australian golf player and Mercedes-Benz brand ambassador Adam Scott will be playing this week in the 141st Open Championship – the world's oldest golf tournament, and the only major not held on US soil. And for the second consecutive year, Mercedes-Benz will be there as “Official Car of the Open...

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SPRINGBOK BMW AMBASSADORS ANNOUNCED

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In addition to the company’s 5-year commitment to Springbok Rugby as official vehicle partner – announced in May 2011 – BMW South Africa has announced a number of local rugby icons to act as ambassadors for the premium German vehicle brand.Alongside Springbok captain, Jean De Villiers (DHL Stormers)...

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GEELY AMONG FORTUNE 500 BIGGEST COMPANIES

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July 9th, 2012 saw the release of the 2012 Fortune Global 500 list – Fortune Magazine’s authoritative ranking of the world’s 500 biggest companies. The Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, with a revenue of USD 23.3557 billion (R190 billion) earned in 2011, is included in the list and is ranked 475th. The...

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VOLKSWAGEN REPORTS INCREASED SALES

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Volkswagen Group South Africa sold 47 531 (43 661 vehicles: January to June 2012) vehicles in the first half of 2012, a 8.9% increase when compared to the same period in 2011. The increase in the vehicle delivery in the first half of 2012 gave Volkswagen Group South Africa a 22.5 % market share in the...

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NEW SUPERCHARGED V6 ENGINE FOR JAGUAR XF

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The United Statesis getting Jaguar’s new engines for the XF sedan ahead of Mzansi. These motors will place the puss in very good boots when it comes to the fight for customers normally aligned with the German premium trio of Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. We especially like the new 3.0-litre supercharged...

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MERCEDES-BENZ CONFIRMS EVEN SMALLER SUV

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2013 GLK faceliftMercedes-Benz, now in third place behind BMW and Audi globally when it comes to selling premium cars, is adding yet another derivative in order to catch up with its two German brethren. According to a statement from company CEO Dieter Zetsche, a smallest Benz SUV is in the works. Surprised?...

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LEAKED! NEW 2013 RANGE ROVER BIG BODY!

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Good morning boys and girls. Here is the first leaked full picture of the upcoming 2013 Range Rover. Land Rover has gone to great pains to hide this car from the public eye, but the folks over at US site Motor Authority somehow circumvented tight security to bring the pic to the fore. Thanks MA! As...

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SUZUKI GRAND VITARA PUTS FOOT FOR AFRICA

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A Suzuki Grand Vitara SUV has completed 7 000 km gruelling Africa kilometres, mostly off the beaten track, while competing in the annual Put Foot charity rally. Piloted by Team Half Full Four, and sponsored by Suzuki Auto South Africa, the Grand Vitara took everything from potholed roads and desert...

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GEMMELL, SWAN TAKE VOLKSWAGEN RALLY

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The wettest weather experienced on a round of the SA Rally Championship in years was not enough to prevent Castrol Team Toyota’s Johnny Gemmell and Carolyn Swan from scoring their first win together in the Volkswagen Rally in the Eastern Cape on Saturday.Round four of the championship, run over two...

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