2014 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL FLYING SPUR COMES OUT

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The brand new Bentley Continental Flying Spur promises to glide into the 2013 Geneva International Motor Show in ultimate luxurious style, with more of everything than ever before. Bentley’s biggest-selling four-door model ever just got better. I drove the previous-generationFlying Spur back in 2006...

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MCLAREN P1 HYBRID: POWER DETAILS OUT!

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Finally McLaren Automotive has released detailed information on the engine and powertrain to be used by its next hypercar, the McLaren P1. The most interesting aspect of the engine is that it will be a hybridsystem and deliver an astounding amount of power, translating into sensational road performance....

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2013 NISSAN GT-R TRACK PACK ARRIVES

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It’s not often that a company can recreate a legend. But Nissan has done just that, with the current GT-R everyday supercar which shattersall perception of what a supercarshould look, feel like and do. Now they have released the GT-R Track Pack edition, a car for those who live beyond normal roads....

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BIG BOSS OPEL ASTRA OPC RETURNS TO MZANSI

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The boss is back (again)! The return of the Opel Astra OPC to South African market signals the seriousness of GM SA about its European brand. The car is the most powerful and hence, exciting in its class, thanks to a new package that includes a 2.0-litre turbo engine. Force-fed to the front wheels...

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ALL-NEW 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE REVEALED

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The brand new 2014 Jeep Cherokee is coming to town. Well, Geneva 2013 International Motor Show to be more precise. Thereafter to the US market, and then the world. And this is what the car looks like. At our very last Jeep Cherokee launch about 4 years ago, the company said the car had been redesigned...

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DATSUN RETURNS TO MZANSI IN 2014

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As mentioned in IN4RIDE last year, the Datsun brand is coming back to South Africa in 2014. Nissan South Africa says it will introduce the first Datsun-branded new car in the country since the company started phasing it out way back in 1981. Datsun used to be one of the strongest brands we had, with...

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AUDI A4 ALLROAD FOR ALL MZANSI ROADS

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On motoring launches we scribes get to explore the more arcane, secluded passages of tarmac in our country. If one has the time, a healthy balance on the fuel card and a keen sense of adventure, traversing the nation's roads could be quite rewarding indeed. The Western Cape played host to the...

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VOLVO REFRESHES S60, V60, XC60

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In what can only be described as a product onslaught, Volvo South Africa has promised to introduce a new range of S60, V60 and XC60 models into the country around the fourth quarterthis year. These are not all-new versions, but merely facelifts. I say merely with caution, because revisions are quite...

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AUDI RS Q3 BREAKS OUT!

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Audi has become the first of the premium car makers to offer a high-performance version of its smallest crossover SUV, the Q3. Called the RS Q3, the little fuming frankfurter has very promising numbers, and dare I say, a very promising future in South Africa when it lands here hopefully around October...

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AMAZINGLY FRUGAL CITROEN TECH FOR GENEVA 2013

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A new technology from enterprising French car company Citroën will be on show at the 2013 Geneva International Motor Show. The hi-tech stuff of course has to do with using less fossil fuels and possibly saving the planet, if it’s not too late already. Called Hybrid Air, the system is a full-hybrid...

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FERRARI NAMED MOST POWERFUL BRAND

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Ferrari is the world’s most powerful brand. And not simply in the opinion of millions of Prancing Horse enthusiasts all over the world or, indeed, the clients that continue to buy the cars built at Maranello year after year, but according to the annual list compiled by leading brand valuation experts,...

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VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 7 NOW IN MZANSI

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As I drive the new Golf(mark 7) down in picturesque Port Elizabeth and surrounds, I am reminded of all the bits that make a legend. Like the fact that Golf has never changedits name since the Mk1 went on sale in 1978. One name, one brand, one legend, one Golf. And how, the Golf 7 is here, and I’m behind...

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NEW CITROEN DS LINE MEMBER LAUNCHED

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The Citroën DS Line has been further enhanced with the addition of its latest member, the DS3 VTi 82 Design.Launched with the latest PureTech petrol engine, the DS3 VTi 82 Design showcases a 1.2-litre three-cylinder model and brings the DS entry-point in at R199 900. The VTi 82 nomenclature, in line...

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