Make the Journey Your Destination
Shock and horror! Self-confessed futurist, concept car enthusiast, and lover of all things new develops fondness for utterly ordinary, 30-year-old cars. Unless badged 300SL, XK140, or something equally emotive and rare, a 30- year-old mass-market car in the 1980s would have been something like a Morris Minor or a Ford Anglia.
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In the same way Fiat revived its classic Cinquecento as the contemporary 500 and reincarnated the 124 Sport Spider, Ducati went back to the 1960s and brought back its plucky little Scrambler. Justus Visagie took the new 1100 cc version on a two-day Cape Peninsula tour. With the retro and custom bike scene
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Originally conceived as a crossover version of the Impreza the Subaru Forester has matured with every passing generation. But has it stayed true to the Foresters code? To find out, we took it on an 800 km round trip to Foresters Arms in Swaziland. From a boxy station wagon to a full-blown
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In this issue: A Swazi visit in the latest SubaruLamborghini celebrates ChristmasHotel Hayden, New YorkHaval H9 takes on Sani PassIce Racing at Zell am See20,000 km with a Morris Minor
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A revitalised version of the Mitsubishi Triton, or L200 as it is also known, with powerful new styling was launched late last year in Bangkok, Thailand, and is expected to reach South Africa within the next month or so. This upgraded model is the latest derivative in the 40-year history
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Over 30,000 Amarok pickups have been sold in South Africa since launch in 2010, and now Volkswagen has added a special edition model, the Dark Label, to the range. From the outside the Amarok Dark Label distinguishes itself from the rest with a locally-sourced MAXE matt black styling bar, ‘Amarok’
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Ford has introduced its comprehensively re-engineered and upgraded new Tourneo Custom locally. Distinguished by its bold new front-end design with five-bar chrome grille, the new Tourneo now provides higher levels of refinement and sophistication, including high-quality trim materials and improved comfort and noise levels, according to the automaker. The bold new
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Mahindra South Africa is celebrating the first six months of local vehicle production in South Africa with a limited “Karoo” Edition of its popular Pik-Up double cab bakkie. The Karoo Edition also heralds the introduction of the S6 specification level in the double cab range. In doing so, it has
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The Ford EcoSport enjoys prominence on the sales charts in the compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) segment, and the latest model raised the stakes further when it was launched in June this year. Now, Ford is making the EcoSport available to a wider range of price-conscious buyers with the introduction
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The X7, the biggest, boldest, and brashest machine ever conceived by Bavarian luxury vehicle brand BMW, competes against luxury SUVs such as the Mercedes-Benz GLS, Range Rover Autobiography, Lexus LX, Infiniti QX, and the upcoming Audi Q9, and according to BMW is the first car to fuse presence, exclusivity, and spaciousness with agile, versatile
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