“The production of Audi ‘S’ models began in 1990 with the S2 Coupé which featured the now legendary 2.2-litre in-line five-cylinder 20-valve turbo petrol engine.” The S2 came fitted standard with quattro permanent four-wheel drive and featured a heavy-duty 5-speed manual transmission. Audi Coupe S2 Fast forward to 2016, Audi has revealed its latest S3...
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BMW i Experience …
The world changing quicker than one can keep up and the good news is that no matter how great you are – you actually can’t keep up. I remember reading the article Every Generation Needs a Revolution, it seems that is what is happening in the automatic industry as well. I drove three different hybrids...
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Mini Cooper JCW: Beast With A Cause …
When I got an email from BMW asking if I would love to have a Mini Cooper for a week to test drive, I said “I could do that”. I have never driven a mini before and the only time I was in one; I remember I was helping a neighbour out because her car...
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Volvo Debuts S90 Excellence …
The first week of November has seen the Swedish carmaker debuting its new flagship S90 Excellence package, showing off the range-topping executive limousine’s passenger-pampering cabin. Set to be built in China and then exported worldwide, Volvo’s S90 Excellence is aimed entirely to improve the experience of rear-seat passengers, making it the most luxurious limousine the...
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Apple’s sleek new MacBook Pro is out with an OLED Touch Bar …
Apple’s new MacBook Pro refresh has finally arrived, packed with a whole range of new and unintuitive features. The new Touch Bar, unmatched functionality, and sleek, sophisticated design is something that will not just impress the tech geeks, but will enchant the layman as well. Here’s a closer look. Much hyped is the machine’s OLED...
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Making Weather: The Floating Cloud Speaker
Music forms a big part of our lives. It’s like love. It can make you feel happy, sad and all kinds of emotions. Music is art and we’ve seen many brands that manufacture sound systems create not only speakers but work of arts that complement architectural designs and music that is being played by the...
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AMG GT Goes Topless …
“Just as it did with the SLS AMG, Mercedes-AMG has finally introduced a topless version of its GT sports car. And, as previously reported, the Roadster line-up is broken down into two distinct models.” Dubbed the GT Roadster, the initial model is actually a topless version of the GT coupe and since it is the...
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BMW Looks Set To Revive 8-Series …
“And just why would BMW need a large GT type car? Look no further than the Mercedes-Benz S-Coupe” It used to roam global streets, including here in RSA, about 20 years ago. It was a big and badass BMW coupe and an object of great desire. These days it’s a highly sort-after collector’s item and...
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Defying stereotypes in the roomier MIN Cooper Clubman 2016
Not so long ago (7 years to be exact) I was unsure about the expansion of the Mini Cooper line. A more voluminous Mini seemed like the answer to a question that nobody had asked. Now it’s looking pretty perceptive. We’re talking about the “big” Mini — the newer, longer and roomier Clubman. I drove...
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This Documentary Is a Mesmerizing Look at the Cars That Define the Hypercar Era
APEX: The Story of the Hypercar goes inside Porsche, McLaren, Ferrari, Bugatti, Pagani, and Koenigsegg to follow the creation of the ultimate class of car: The hypercar. We are genuinely living in a revolutionary automotive time: the hypercar era. First ushered in bythe Bugatti Veyron, and fully realized by the McLaren P1, Porsche 918, and...