“As such, it is far more a Gran Turismo than sports car – a very Grand Tourer.’’ The sportier sister of the hugely successful Mercedes-Benz C-Class finally hit ZAR shores a few days ago and we were there to put it through its paces. Previous reports have long revealed that it’s available in a number...
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Audi RS 3 Sedan: Look Out For This Lil Monster In 2017
“Is Audi the brand that will launch the compact luxury performer segment into the realm of 300kW fire power? It certainly looks that way” Just as earlier speculated, Audi has confirmed that a high-performance RS 3 variant of its excellent A3 sedan will join fray in U.S. showrooms next year, fattening the options of Audi...
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Quattro Wins For R8: Chosen “WORLD PERFORMANCE CAR OF THE YEAR”
Audi caps its New York Auto Show appearance with a prestigious award bestowed upon its halo model – the new R8. It drives off with the most important award in the eyes of ZTR. With a total of four awards, the Audi R8 is the most successful model in the history of the World Car...
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BMW Explains Its Vision Next 100 Concept
Munich Bavaria-based automaker BMW made headlines recently when it celebrated its 100-year birthday during the past week and topped off the candle blowing by unveiling a wild, forward-looking present to the world. The concept car, as per ZTR’s understanding, provides clues as to what to expect from the German luxury brand’s future direction. However, the...
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Abarth 124 Spider: One Manic Fiata …
Sporting aggressive styling shows that Abarth engineers have no time for games as the Abarth 124 Spider made its debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. Powering the roadster is a 1.4-liter four-cylinder MultiAir Turbo engine packing 126kW and 250Nm of torque, a minor increase compared to the standard Fiat’s 120kW while torque remains the...
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Bentley Mulsanne: Updated Swagger and Power …
Aimed at greeting the public for the first time at the Geneva Autoshow is Bentley’s updated version of its Mulsanne flagship sedan. The introduction of this car will see the nameplate separated into three distinct models for the first time which include the regular Mulsanne, high-performance Mulsanne Speed and the chauffer-driven Mulsanne which boasts a...
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Startech Refines The Land Rover Discovery Sport …
Land Rovers are amongst some of the most pimped out SUVs the world over, the Defender, Discovery and Range Rovers receiving attention from many tuners. The newest Land Rover – the Discovery Sport- has just been licked by premium tuner Startech, a Brabus ally. According to this German specialist, they have developed attractive options for...
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Alpine Sates Unsatisfied M7 Dreams With B7 …
For years, fanatics and some buyers sought a reply from BMW regarding a model breathed upon by BMW M that’s aimed at the S63/S65 AMG and Audi S8 Plus. BMW looks to be uninterested. Barely weeks after BMW South Africa began selling the all-new BMW 7 Series – the most advanced BMW ever, BMW of...
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The Best Cars For Young Fathers …
Buying a car can be a daunting task no matter what stage you are in your life. It’s never easy choosing something that will work for you over what your heart desires. But when you are about to be a father for the first time or you’ve just been blessed with a bundle of joy,...
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Marvin says… Bulk up this winter
Imagine for one minute that cars are professional boxers. Hatchbacks and small sedans are your lightweights, your mid-executive saloons are flyweight with the bigger executive sedans occupying the welterweights division. Next to weigh in are the middleweights and cruiserweights, where speed, precision and power need to be used to devastating effect against the opposition, think...