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Holy smoke! It’s the Nissan Qashqai 1.5 Acenta dCi

By Thomas Falkiner | 3 days, 19 hours ago

I often have this recurring dream (or is it a nightmare?) in which I am being chased through the night streets by a menacing car. It is silver with blacked-out windows. I can never truly Read More…

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Momo founder Giampiero Moretti dies aged 71

By Thomas Falkiner | 1 February 2012

71-year-old racing driver and Momo founder, Giampiero Moretti, died earlier this month after battling a lengthy illness at his home in Milan. Now a household name across the 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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Why is the new Toyota Auris TRD so slow?

By Thomas Falkiner | 17 November 2011

TRD

Toyota Racing Developments (TRD for short) has been responsible for cobbling together some pretty hot cars in the past. So then why is the new, limited-edition Read More…

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Nissan gets silly with stupid Juke-R concept

By Thomas Falkiner | 4 October 2011

Nissan Juke-R Concept

The Nissan Juke is an ugly crossover made for aesthetically-challenged soccer moms. The Nissan GT-R is a bespoke supercar made for scalping Porsches at the Nürburgring. Read More…

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Spanish Fly: Meeting the new BMW M5 in Sevilla

By Thomas Falkiner | 28 September 2011

New BMW M5

What did you do today? Stand in a queue? Catch up on some paperwork? Get shouted at by the boss? Whatever. I got to take the brand new BMW M5 for a little drive Read More…

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Drive an awesome sports car for under R200k

By Thomas Falkiner | 20 September 2011

Porsche 944

Why drive a dreary econo-box when you could be rolling around in a nice sleek sports car? From a Porsche to a Honda, here are five coupés that won’t cost you a fortune to buy or maintain. Read More…

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Enjoy the world’s greatest drag race. Ever!

By Thomas Falkiner | 12 September 2011

Watch in envy as the guys at Auto Trend put 11 supercars to the ultimate test – a no-holds-barred charge down the drag strip. From a Ferrari 458 to a Ford Mustang Boss 302 Read More…

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Lexus LFA laps the Nürburgring in 7:14 seconds

By Thomas Falkiner | 6 September 2011

LFA

A Lexus LFA Nürburg Edition has lapped Germany’s infamous Nürburgring Nordschleife in seven minutes and 14 seconds. Pilotted by GAZOO Racing Driver, Akira Iida, Read More…

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New 2012 Shelby GT350 goes into production

By Thomas Falkiner | 10 August 2011

2012 Shelby GT350

The pony car legend is back. Shelby American has just announced that their new 2012 GT350 is finally ready for production. Powered by a 5.0 V8 engine, this homage to Read More…

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