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Cars
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Porsche Is Designing A 57 Storey Highrise With Car Elevator
24 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Porsche is designing a $650-million, 57-story highrise to go up in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. Which isn’t that big of a deal. What is pretty insane, however, is the fact that the highrise will feature a robotic car elevator that takes condo owners directly to their door while still in the vehicle.
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“Reply To All” Email Goes Terribly Wrong For Jozi Car Dealership
22 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 11 Comments
This is why you always double check if you have clicked “reply”, and not “reply to all”, when sending an email, especially when it concerns your annoyance about something. The email in question has to do with repairs being made to a car at a Johannesburg dealership, and, well, it’s rather self-explanatory. Click through to cringe.
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Rich New Yorkers Buying Pimped-Out Vans To Camouflage Wealth
21 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There appears to be a growing trend among rich New Yorkers in response to the increased attention being paid to “the 1%”. They’ve taken to buying cargo vans that look plain on the outside, but are opulent on the inside, tricked out with massage chairs wi-fi and widescreen televisions. Some of these guys cost upwards of ZAR 4 million.
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New Dubai 23-Seater Superbus Travels At 250km/h [PICS]
17 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A brand-new, fully electric superbus has been purchased to make traveling between Dubai and Abu-Dhabi more enjoyable. It is designed to be capable of driving 250 km/hr whilst carrying 23 passengers! I believe the term “amazeballs” is appropriate here. Pics and a video of this delicious monstrosity after the jump.
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Grab A Copy Of This Month’s Car Mag
14 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Why? Because, amongst a gaggle of other awesome features is an interview with German Wunderkind and youngest ever F1 Weltmeister (that’s World Champion to you, Englishman), Sebastian Vettel. Sweet looking kid, hey? Well, he can get pretty pumped up. Wow, slow down there, Sebastian. We know you’ve just claimed the World Championship for the second […]
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New Astra OPC: The Hot-Hatch War, Um, Hots Up
09 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
I always find it quite hilarious that when a new hot hatch is launched it is almost immediately compared to the VW Golf. I don’t know when the Golf became the undisputed king of this segment, but what I do know is the last time I drove a hot Golf, it was without doubt one of the best cars I had ever driven. It was the all-wheel drive Golf R, and it’s going to take some beating. Enter the 2012 Astra OPC.
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34 Car Pile-Up On M5 In Britain [PICS]
07 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Everybody has bad days. Nothing goes your way. Everyone has the wrong opinion. The lane you’re driving is always the slowest moving. And then there are days when you find yourself in a 34 car pileup. Pictures after the jump.
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The New 2011 MINI Coupe – In My Garage
02 Nov 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 4 Comments
I said goodbye to my buddy, the new 4X4 MINI Countryman, after six months of joyous adventure in and around Cape Town. From mounting pavements in Green Point, to dirt roads and the dunes of Arniston, it was nothing short of pure adventure. I also managed to squeeze in an online TV series, showing you, […]
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Car Vibe – Audi A4 Avant Sportline
28 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ciro blames the scarcity of the luxury SUVs on fat bankers in wall street, who used all of our money to buy small islands, and furnish their offices with polar bear rugs. Ciro’s solution? Replacing this void with the station wagon. Enter the Audi A4 Avant Sportline, a station wagon that’s nothing like those wood-paneled […]
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Germany Is Also Having A Problem With Its Cyclists
21 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
German drivers and pedestrians have begun to get really upset with the behaviour of a vast majority of the cycling population inhabiting the streets around the country. German statisticians have revealed that one in three urban accidents involved a bicycle last year, with one in four being deadly.
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Car Vibe – Mercedes S65 AMG
21 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Gavin can’t get his head around the Mercedes S65 AMG. It weighs over 2 tons, has a champagne size fridge in the back, and yet it springs to life like some sort of Go-Kart. Before he takes it for a spin, he tries to turn on the air-con, which seems more complex than explaining Twitter […]
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At $3 Million, It’s More Of A Camps Bay Van Than A Camper Van
19 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Being rich is hard. Especially when it comes to road trips. It’s always an issue of “The Ferrari’s too small”, or “I wish my mansion had wheels”. Enter, the Elemment Palazzo. This bad boy not only brings an element of average American retiree to your life, it also has 40” TVs, a rainfall shower and a fireplace in it.
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Mini Coupe Unveiled At JIMS
17 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The intrepid journos at Car Magazine nailed this spicy little clip at the Johannesburg International Motor Show a few days ago. Behold, before your very eyes, the unveiling of the Mini Coupe – the fastest production Mini yet to roll off the factory floor. And you can be sure to see more of the Mini […]
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Car Vibe – Audi R8 Supercar
14 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
On this week’s edition of Car Vibe, Ciro can’t get enough of the Audi R8. Over the course of a few days in the front seat, our long-suffering correspondent was subjected to marriage proposals, business proposals, relentless cell phone texts, paparazzi hoards, and endless shouts of, “Rev it, bru! Rev it!”
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Guy Jumps Over Lamborghini Gallardo Doing 80km Per Hour
13 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Remember back in the day when ninjas trained by having coconuts dropped on their stomachs, or by balancing on one leg for hours? And let’s not forget the whole waxing on before waxing off thing! But a modern world calls for updated practice techniques – such as jumping over a Lamborghini Gallardo doing 80km/h.
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CarVibe Reviews – A QuickFire Guide To The Good, Bad And Expensive
07 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
My friends look at my work and the cars I get to drive and they are generally jealous. Sure, it is a privilege to drive so many cars from so many manufacturers and never have to worry about fuel or insurance or tyres or any of that bothersome nonsense that comes with car ownership. Typically, everybody remembers that time when I had the brand new Audi R8 for a week, but nobody remembers when I had to drive a bog-standard Chevy Spark for 9 days. Yeesh.
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Hitler Tried To Pin A Speeding Fine On His Chauffeur
27 Sep 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
So hey, it turns out that on top of everything else, Hitler got slapped with a speeding fine south of Ingolstadt for going twice the speed limit in his Mercedes limousine. This was about two years before becoming Fuhrer, though, so Adolf got his chauffeur to take the heat to keep from spoiling his image.
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Have You Even Seen The New Range Rover Evoque?
24 Sep 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Oh, you’ve only heard of it? Not good enough, my friends. This new puppy is getting a few tongues wagging. Questions are being raised, like: Is it awesome? Is it awful? Is it hot, or am I labouring under the burden of car beer goggles? Well, until such time as you get your hands on […]
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Hop In Your i-Mini, Destination Anywhere! [VIDEO]
14 Sep 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Time to ditch the Farmville, folks! Mini have just released a Facebook game powered by the mighty forces of Flash and Google Maps that allows you to motor a mini.. er Mini across the global destination of your choice.
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Croatian Entrepreneur Unveils 300kmph Electric Supercar
14 Sep 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
23-year old Croatian entrepreneur Mate Rimac unveiled the Concept_One electric supercar at the Frankfurt Motor Show yesterday – a 1,099 horsepower machine that can go a little under 600 km per charge, and can get over 300 km/h on a stretch. Is that enough car numbers? I’m not great at car numbers. Take a look at the thing though, it’s sexy.
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The People Shall Be Free… To Max The Rev Counter
06 Sep 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
There isn’t much right with South Africa’s roads. Take the Jan Smuts Avenue, for instance. It snakes through the heart of Johannesburg from Parktown on the very edge of town, to the dusty wastelands of the godforsaken and heathen Randburg in the north. Along the way, it passes through important suburban locations like Hyde Park, Craighall, and my doorstep.
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They Have A Porsche Baby Stroller Now [GALLERY]
02 Sep 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Sleek, compact design, leather seats, carbon fiber chassis. This is what a baby needs in a stroller today, right? This is the future? Swedish designer Dawid Dawod thinks so, having collaborated with Porsche Design to put together the P’4911 for parents with their fiscal priorities in order.
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Changing A Tyre Is Too Damn Difficult
26 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 12 Comments
Changing a tyre involves more swearing, cursing and scraped knuckles than a bar fight between 500 drunken racehorse owners. It’s something that one day we will all have to face. So you’d think car makers would make it easy. You’d be wrong. Very wrong.
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Mechanic Joyrides And Crashes Client’s R3,5 Million Ferrari F40
26 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 8 Comments
An American mechanic took a client’s classic Ferrari F40 for a spin in Texas last week. Unfortunately he lost control of the 20-year-old supercar and smashed it into a fence. He survived, but somehow I don’t think that helps his case much. Police felt it necessary to also mention that speeding was involved before the accident.
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Mercedes Gave This Kid A Free Bionic Hand
23 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
14-year-old Matthew James’ left arm only developed to the wrist. Which is why Matthew sent a letter to the Mercedes F1 team, offering them free advertising space on a new £35,000 (ZAR 414 000) robot hand if they would pay for it. Which worked out pretty okay, because now has a custom i-LIMB Pulse hand from Touch Bionics.
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The Cruzin Cooler And Some Guy Banned From Driving It
18 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This thing needs no introduction but this poor Aussie chap at least deserves some publicity. So when Chris Petrie bought his motorised beer cooler online, for a mere R4 700, he probably didn’t expect to get busted driving it drunk only minutes after he’d assembled it. He also had his licence suspended for 10 months. Who cares.
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The August Issue Of Car Magazine Features The Lamborghini Aventador
15 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Which, as you’ll see, is pretty damned fine. The August issue also features the very spicy Ferrari FF, which is an interesting development in the Ferrari stable, and a fast one at that. Here’s a little something else, to whet your appetite. The New 2012 Lamborghini Aventador – Top Gear… by videosonlytube Get your hands […]
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You Could Win The Jack Daniel’s Mustang – And I’ve Just Driven It
12 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 9 Comments
They’re a generous lot, Mr Daniel’s henchmen, and over the next few weeks they’ll be running a competition where you can win a brand new, customised 2011 Ford Mustang GT500 Shelby. We’ll break that down in just a moment. The good news is, I’ve just driven the thing. And it is marvelous.
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Rowan Atkinson On Top Gear
08 Aug 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
A lot of people have been talking about Rowan Atkinson’s car crash of late. And with every report of his crash came the mention that he had been on Top Gear a mere fortnight before, posting their fastest guest lap ever. He also spent part of the interview discussing his beloved McLaren F1 supercar – […]
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Google Has First Self-Drive Car Accident – Who’s Responsible?
08 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
When I first heard about Google’s self-driving cars I was excited. Google weren’t the first to experiment with this kind of thing, and technology is evolving, but deep down I always knew it would be hard to trump KITT from Knight Rider or DeLorean DMC-12 from Back to the Future. Prius on Prius car love after the jump.
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