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Cars
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Win An Exclusive Dinner For Two And A Lexus IS350 For The Weekend Courtesy Of 7 Days [COMPETITION]
23 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Our friends over at 7days.co.za heard that you missed out on booking yourself a long weekend, so they’re helping you get a one-up on your mates by giving you the chance to win yourself the keys to a stunning Lexus IS 350 for the weekend, and dinner for two at the Mount Nelson’s ultra-exclusive Planet […]
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Car Destroys Two Shop Fronts In Green Point, Gets Ticketed [GALLERY]
12 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 8 Comments
No doubt many of you would have driven past this debacle en route to your office this morning. If you’re a fan of The Butcherman in Green Point you will be devastated to hear that you’ll have to go elsewhere for the rare and delicious lamb shoulder that you’ll no doubt have been planning to roast this evening with garlic gloves, rosemary and mint – because a car just drove through their front window.
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This Building In London Is Melting Parked Cars [PIC]
03 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Another skyscraper is being added to the London skyline and usually, when this happens, complaints roll in about the view being spoiled, but that’s not entirely the case for the latest addition, dubbed, the ‘Walkie Talkie’. Complaints about this one have to do with melting expensive cars.
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Attention F1 Enthusiasts: Get A Half-Day Racing Experience R2,599 (Save R4,900)
29 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Nigel Mansell. Ayrton Senna. Michael Schumacher. These are people who inspire you. You may even care for these people, emotionally. We want to be with them. You may want to be them. Hell, you may want to be inside them. If you’re a petrol head, you cannot miss this.
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You Crash And Your Car Bursts Into Flame: This Is Your Point Of View [VIDEO]
28 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Skip this one if you’ve survived a professional racing incident involving you being in your car when it bursts into flames. Michael Stofflet races cars for a living. As does sometimes happen in motor races, Michael had something of a little spill. Except that he spilled on to his roof, and watched – trapped inside the vehicle – as fuel leaked from his car, and ignited with him stuck in the seat.
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Tiny Child Clings To Back Of Joburg Biker [VIDEO]
28 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
With a level of brainlessness usually reserved for dashcam footage from remote corners of Europe (we mean Russia), a Gauteng biker has been filmed leaving a sports bar on a super bike. Oh yes, there was a small child clinging on to the rider’s waist, with no child safety support equipment of any kind. But […]
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Facebook’s Oldest User Just Got Given A New Car From A Mystery Donor
28 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The oldest user on Facebook is 105-year-old Edythe Kirchmaier. Look at her – 105 and happy, and on Facebook, and still driving! She’s not only Facebook’s oldest user but California’s oldest driver too. She learned to drive when she was 19 in a Ford Model T. Now here’s something that will restore your faith in […]
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Of Course South Korea Has Created A Folding Car [VIDEO]
26 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Yes! One step closer to the Transformers! South Korean researchers at the Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have spent buckets of money creating a prototype for the Armadillo-T folding car.
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You’re A Euro Car Enthusiast – And You Won’t Find Your Next One For Cheaper Anywhere Else
20 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Some people love Euro cars. It’s not so much about the brand, as the place. You might be one of those people. You might occasionally catch yourself fantasising that you’re careening around the curves of a French gorge on your way home. You might also fantasise about saving R136,000 on your next car.
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Obscenely Rich Mystery Buyer Picks Up R275 Million Classic Ferrari, Casually Sets World Record
19 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Some rich guy (or girl) just purchased a super rare 1967 Ferrari for $27,5 million (R279,034,843.84) and set a world record! The Ferrari 275 GTB/4*S N.A.R.T. Spider was sold on Saturday night in Monterey, California, and makes it the most expensive road car ever sold at an auction.
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Kanye West Just Spent R20 Million On These Armoured Vehicles [PICS]
13 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Kanye obviously cares about the safety and security of his baby, North West. He cares so much that he has bought two Dartz Prombron armoured SUVs for about R20 million each to protect him, and his child from the crazies.
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You Can Own James Bond’s Submarine Car From The Spy Who Loved Me [PICS + VIDEO]
13 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
James Bond’s car from the 1977 classic, ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ has gone up for auction. But this is not just any car, it’s a fully-functional submarine car! Having racked up more screen-time than any other 007 car, this Lotus Espirt is a real collector’s item.
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Radvertising: MINI Develops Car That Plays Videos On Its Body [VIDEOS]
12 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Introducing ‘MINI Art Beat’ as part of MINI’s ‘Not Normal’ campaign. With over 40,000 LED lights attached to the body of the car, the Countryman has become the car that plays videos.
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Massive Road Tripping Game Changer – MINI Releases Motor Home Design Concepts [PICS]
06 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
This was an April Fools Day joke gone good. Mini customers loved the concept that they wanted to put in orders for the new motor homes. And now Mini has three design proposals.
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Watch This F1 Driver Flatten A Tree In A Rally Car [VIDEO]
05 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
When most people have a tree blocking their path, they choose to go around it. But that wasn’t really an option for F1 and rally car driver, Robert Kubica. Tearing round a bend, Kubica miscalculated his turn, and being faced with a rapidly approaching tree he chose to hold his line and mow the wood down rather than swerve.
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Watch This Semi Truck Go Airborne And Explode Into A Ball Of Flame [VIDEO]
05 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Like a scene out of GTA, a semi-truck lost control on an Indianapolis highway this last weekend, sailed through the air, and burst into flames. The event was captured on camera and can be seen right here, for your viewing pleasure. The driver and his 7-year-old son, who was in the truck with him, both escaped the flight and subsequent explosion with only “a few scratches”.
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Car Ploughs Into Pedestrians On LA’s Venice Beach Boardwalk [VIDEOS + PICS]
05 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A boardwalk in Venice Beach, California was the scene of a gruesome hit and run on Saturday when a driver of a Dodge Avenger ploughed through a crowd of pedestrians, injuring 11 and killing one person. The victim, Alice Gruppioni was on her honeymoon.
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This Is Why SA Consumers Are Buying More Cars Than The 2007 Peak
02 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Vehicle sales for the month of July are the best they have been since July 2007 and it is probably a result of the weaker rand coupled with consumers fears of how this will impact them.
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Ruined Clifton Lamborghini Takes Its Last Drive [PIC]
02 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Earlier this week we brought you the tragic story of the Lamborghini Murcielago that burnt to a crisp in Clifton. You can watch two videos of that horrific event, here. Well, it’s now a few days laters, and the charred remains are making their way to the car graveyard for interring. It’s a sad sight. […]
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Aston Martin Enthusiast Has 3D Printed The 1961 Aston Martin DB4 Model – And It Might Run [PICS]
01 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
This New Zealand Aston enthusiast chose the 1961 Aston Martin DB4 model to replicate. Ivan Sentch has undertaken the painstaking task of 3D printing the replica which has plenty of detail on the body.
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Ferrari Driver Completes Insane 360 Degree Spin Mid-Race – Carries On Like Nothing Happened [VIDEO]
30 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Well this is the most skilled piece of motor racing you’ll see today. This last weekend, the Spa 24 Hours race got underway in France. One Alessandro Pier Guidi, driving his Ferrari 458 spun out in the notorious Radillon portion of the circuit in front of a tightly packed field of cars. Did he panic? Did he lose control? No. He went full-badass, spun the supercar 360 degrees, and carried on like nothing happened.
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The Horror – Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster Burns To A Crisp On Clifton Roadside [VIDEO] [UPDATED]
30 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Last night, a Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster spontaneously caught fire and burnt to a crisp on a Clifton roadside. This Lambo has a retail value of anywhere between R3 million and R4 million, depending on the exact year and model. Jaco le Roux was on scene to capture the tragedy on film. No one was injured. @topgearmagSA Lamborghini […]
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The Price Of Petrol Is Shooting Up – Time To Trade Your Saloon For A Hot Hatch
29 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Local economists have warned that motorists can expect an increase in the petrol price during the month of August, pushing the price of one litre of juice up between 25 and 30 cents, Rond. Naturally, this has a lot of people thinking very seriously about whether they can afford to continue to drive the cars […]
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MINI’s Latest Concept Car Is Hot Fire [GALLERY]
29 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Introducing the latest MINI concept car. At the MINI Design@Home event in Munich, The MINI Vision, equipped with amazing styling elements, was unveiled. Andres Warming, head of the brands design, has created the car to officially “showcase various elements of future MINI design.” Although it may look similar to the current MINI, the Vision comes with new […]
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Meet The Hackers Capable Of Disabling The Brakes In Your Car [VIDEO]
25 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek have been working for the last year to show that your car is not just metal and glass but contains a network of computers that can be hacked. And once hackers have gained access, the possibilities are endless.
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Your Next Toy: Introducing The World’s Fastest Flame-Throwing Lawnmower [VIDEO]
18 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Introducing the Mean Mower – one of the most badass garden pruning devices we’ve ever seen. Honda has given their HF2620 Lawn Tractor a bit of a face-lift, turning the old school grass cutter into something of a mechanical beast. With a new chrome chassis body, ATV wheels with bespoke suspension and a 1000cc engine from […]
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Pope Bins The Popemobile And Goes For This Instead [PICS]
17 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Pope Francis had recently appealed to religious leaders to make humble choices when it comes to choosing a car. And in light of that plea, the Pope arrived to lead his first public prayer at the papal summer home in Castel Gandolfo, Rome, in a modest car.
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Take A Look Inside Tesla Motors’ Awesome Robotic Production Line [VIDEO]
17 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Wired had a tour of the plant in Fermont, California that South African CEO and co-founder Elon Musk helped create. The electric Tesla Model S is in production with some 400 vehicles being produced weekly – thanks to “one of the world’s most advanced production lines.”
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Road Rage At The Races: Driver Drags Competitor Around The Track [VIDEO]
15 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A race in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Saturday took an interesting turn. A bump in the behind led to the driver retaliating, but unfortunately he was taken on a rather dangerous joy ride.
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Is It Possible That Rolls-Royce Has Been Using Sub-Standard Parts And Lying To Its Wealthy Customers?
05 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Two former employees of the English car brand Rolls-Royce have claimed that the company they worked for “cut corners on quality control requirements.” During a US lawsuit the pair said that the firm “routinely used defective parts designated as ‘scrap only.’” According to BBC, the two ex-workers, Thomas McArtor and Keith Ramsey, are challenging the court order that prevents them […]
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