Johannesburg Motorshow: Show Stars
Thursday marked the start of Johannesburg International Motorshow or JIMS. As usual, there was much eye candy as some cars. Here are my highlights from this year: McLaren MP4-12C The superstar of the...
View ArticleCAR Shootout | Fiat 500 Abarth Essessee
First into the foray is the tiny little Fiat 500 Abarth. The model CAR have is the one with the Essessee pack with ups the power and makes the body even hotter than it already is. Probably not much...
View ArticleCAR Shootout | Citroën DS3 Racing
Second in line is the Citroën DS3 Racing. This bright orange little car should do well against the GTi and Clio. Its a special one this. The lightweight, super powerful little Citroën has lots of...
View ArticleCAR Shootout | MINI Coupe Cooper S
As we move into along the list of cars its time to introduce a newbie to the market: The MINI Coupe. I went to the launch party and ended up quite drunk and hitting on the promo girl. At no point did...
View ArticleCAR Shootout | Renault Clio RS Gordini
We have the second entry from France: Ranaults Clio RS Gordin. Think of it as a Clio RS +1. I have no idea how the Gordini will do. All I know is that it is normally aspirated and quite heavy, so the...
View ArticleCAR Shootout | Polo GTi
Wrapping up the hot hatch sector (Excluding the RS3 which I dub a super-hot hatch) is the VW Polo GTi. Took one on date drive with the insanely sexy Aleksa. It impressed me there, although I didn’t...
View ArticleCAR Shootout | Audi RS3 Sportback
Audi introduced their RS3 Sportback this year as a swansong for the current A3 range. Powered by a 2,5T engine pushing out 250 kW, its a competitor for the BMW 1 Series M Coupe. In true Audi fashion,...
View ArticleCAR Shootout | BMW 1 Series M Coupe
BMW have entered 2 M-Cars this year. Here is the first: The 1 Series M Coupe, commonly referred to as the 1M. On paper, the 1M is down on the Audi. The Audi has a faster 0-100km/h time and 4-wheel...
View ArticleCAR Shootout | BMW M5
The BMW M5. Possibly the worlds greatest all round car. A family saloon which can destroy most supercars in a robot-to-robot race. The last M5 was possibly the best car I have ever driven. Being an...
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