Archive for December, 2011

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The Wanted List: My Top 10 cars of 2011

By Thomas Falkiner | 31 December 2011

The Wheel Deal identifies the 10 most criminally good motorcars of 2011. In no particular order they are… Read More…

Listen to a BMW M3 fitted with an Akrapovic exhaust

By Thomas Falkiner | 28 December 2011

A few weeks ago I got to drive an E90 BMW M3 fitted with a full Akrapovic Evolution exhaust system. Weighting in at almost R100k, this piece of titanium trickery certainly isn’t cheap but Read More…

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Watch the Porsche 911 ride some rally stages

By Thomas Falkiner | 27 December 2011

You would expect the iconic Porsche 911 GT3 to be more at home around the racetrack that on some gritty mountain rally stage. Well after watching this video it’s brutally evident Read More…

New York City set to go electric with the Nissan Leaf

By Thomas Falkiner | 27 December 2011

According to website theverve.com, the Nissan Leaf is going to be the first fully electric vehicle to infiltrate the New York Taxi system. To find out if the controversial new Leaf Read More…

Honda Accord for the Holidays: Hitting the Road

By Thomas Falkiner | 19 December 2011

Believe it or not but us writer types do actually get a little time off over the festive season. Last year I went down to Cape Town but this year I’ve elected to stay in Jozi with this Honda Accord Read More…

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Watch a Datsun 510 race against Trans-Am greats

By Thomas Falkiner | 19 December 2011

Relive the glory days of American Trans-Am racing. Watch John Morton as he battles the factory Alfa Romeo and BMW teams in his plucky Datsun 510. It’s gritty. It’s grainy. It has a period-cool 1970s Read More…

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Oh, Brother: Taking a drive in the Porsche Cayman R

By Thomas Falkiner | 9 December 2011

Meet the Cayman R – a sports car that’s causing a Porsche family fracas Read More…

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$4M supercar crash takes out eight Ferraris

By Thomas Falkiner | 6 December 2011

TOKYO — Speeding has been blamed Monday as the likely cause of what is believed to be Japan’s most expensive ever road accident after up to $4-million-worth of supercars ended up Read More…

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Carcol Executive Auto rocks at the Q8 9-Hour Retro

By Thomas Falkiner | 5 December 2011

After wrecking my poor Ford Mustang Fastback during the last round of the Midas Historic Tour, I was left carless for this year’s Q8 9-Hour Retro at Kyalami. Fortunately The Mayor Read More…

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Polestar performance software now available in SA

By Thomas Falkiner | 1 December 2011

Feel like injecting your trusty Volvo with a little more pep? Well now you can boost your car’s power and torque by installing the firm’s race-bred Polestar performance software. Read More…

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