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Hectic Schöckl mountain descent in Mercedes-Benz G-Class

Hectic Schöckl mountain descent in Merc...

| Monday, October 22nd, 2012 09:56 am GMT +2

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It always a special occasion to experience a professional at work. During the recent Mercedes-Benz G-Class launch in Austria, we got a passenger ride ...

The long road to Namibia, Gypsey-style

The long road to Namibia, Gypsey-style

| Friday, October 19th, 2012 11:16 am GMT +2

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The destination was the |Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier National Park. The reason for the trip was a series of features in which we use our long-t...

SPEED LIMIT TO GO?

SPEED LIMIT TO GO?

| Thursday, October 4th, 2012 12:30 pm GMT +2

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The engineers at Porsche in Ingolstadt will be interested to hear that Australia’s Northern Territory government is having misgivings about the 130 ...

My Favourite Lightweight Sportscars

My Favourite Lightweight Sportscars

| Saturday, September 1st, 2012 04:55 pm GMT +2

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Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman (of Lotus fame) had a quote that I think all performance automotive engineers should live by: “Adding power makes y...

Helshoogte Pass

Top 11 South African mountain passes

| Wednesday, August 1st, 2012 09:44 am GMT +2

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When it comes to driving sportscars, supercars, or superbikes, there are few things I enjoy more than heading to my favourite mountain pass. Living in...

3 Bikes, 1 collector and 700 km

Nostalgic bike trip to Nieuwoudtville

| Thursday, July 12th, 2012 02:31 pm GMT +2

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I wonder how Peter (Palm) and Nicol (Louw) are coping with these temperatures. Wait, Peter’s BMW R 1200 GS has heated grips … I only wonder ho...

By Nicol Louw

VW Amarok Spirit of Africa

| Friday, June 15th, 2012 03:03 pm GMT +2

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You are an avid 4×4 enthusiast, own a customised bakkie, run your own off-road driving school and, in your own eyes, resemble the best off-road d...

Drifting In A Toyota Hilux [video]

Drifting In A Toyota Hilux [video]

| Wednesday, June 13th, 2012 11:47 am GMT +2

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One of the CAR team’s favourite off-roading playgrounds is the Klipbokkop 4×4 Academy near Worcester. Apart from the natural beauty of the ...

My Week With The Jimny

My week with Jimny

| Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 11:20 am GMT +2

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If I hear another person call the Suzuki Jimny cute I am going to drive over them with it, and believe me, the Jimny will have no issues with this tas...

We've Got No More Money, But An Open Passenger Seat...

We’ve Got No More Money, But An Op...

| Friday, April 20th, 2012 10:28 am GMT +2

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It’s Friday and time for the CAR crew to put together their weekly team blog. Last week we had some money burning a whole in our pockets and we ...