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  • New Astra OPC: The Hot-Hatch War, Um, Hots Up

    #astra

    New Astra OPC: The Hot-Hatch War, Um, Hots Up

    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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  • CarVibe Reviews – A QuickFire Guide To The Good, Bad And Expensive

    #a6

    CarVibe Reviews – A QuickFire Guide To The Good, Bad And Expensive

    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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  • Changing A Tyre Is Too Damn Difficult

    #annoying

    Changing A Tyre Is Too Damn Difficult

    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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  • You Could Win The Jack Daniel’s Mustang – And I’ve Just Driven It

    #jack daniels

    You Could Win The Jack Daniel’s Mustang – And I’ve Just Driven It

    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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  • It’s All Going A Bit Hybrid

    #anachronisms

    It’s All Going A Bit Hybrid

    I think it’s incredibly easy to forget that we are living through one of the great technological revolutions in human history. And the car is of course well and truly part of that revolution. Yesterday I sampled what might be one of the most advanced cars on the road today, and to be honest, I’m not sold.

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  • French Cars – Let’s Have That Chat

    #cars

    French Cars – Let’s Have That Chat

    One of the reasons I love driving cars from all over the world is that I wrongly or rightly approach the vehicle with the stereotype of the people who made it clouding my judgement. It’s fun. And with the French, there is a veritable cheese platter of character traits from which to choose.

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  • Bakkies Are Becoming Too Fancy. Or Are They?

    #Bringing Bakkie Back

    Bakkies Are Becoming Too Fancy. Or Are They?

    Bakkies might be sneakily becoming the new SUVs of our day. They come under a lot less GreenPeace-fire than big luxury 4x4s, and rightly so. They’ve got great diesel engines which are not only powerful but incredibly frugal to boot, and because the load bay is lined with melted rubber instead of the wool of rare sheep, you don’t mind getting it a bit dirty. I just can’t decide if this is a good thing.

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  • Fast Cars Are Safer Than Slow Ones. Fact.

    #driving

    Fast Cars Are Safer Than Slow Ones. Fact.

    I was chatting about this with a good acquaintance last night who used to own a Mercedes AMG, and had since toned his taste down a bit because he had had a massive crash and didn’t want to own fast cars anymore. He said he’d kill himself yadda yadda. That logic is ridiculous, and I told him so.

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  • Driving Simulators Do Not Simulate Driving

    #console

    Driving Simulators Do Not Simulate Driving

    At the risk of sounding like a complete kill-joy, I just need to clear this up. I don’t mind a quick flurry on a console every once in a while, but I just can’t stand it when it’s referred to as driving or driving simulation. It’s like saying a war game is war simulation. I imagine if you asked anybody who’s actually been in a war what they think of Call of Duty 4, they will tell you to politely sod off. I imagine if you ask a racing driver what he thinks of Need For Speed 13, he will say the same thing.

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  • Vintage Cars, Vintage Clothing: Bad Ideas That Don’t Have To Be

    #classic cars

    Vintage Cars, Vintage Clothing: Bad Ideas That Don’t Have To Be

    Like a hipster to a Sunday clothing market at an art-house cinema, many, many car enthusiasts are drawn to the vintage car market. It’s a wonderful place. Searching for that rare MG convertible, finding an example that still goes and stops without endangering your life, and taking it home to care for it and love it for the rest of your days is… The worst idea you will ever have. And I’ll tell you why. Vintage cars are shit.

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  • Hell Yeah America! Watch a Porsche Take 10 000 Bullets For Charity

    #gun enthusiasts

    Hell Yeah America! Watch a Porsche Take 10 000 Bullets For Charity

    Where on this magnificent earth can you participate in a charity day that involves firing whatever large gun you happen to own at a relatively new Porsche 911? The US of A, that’s where. Massachusetts to be precise. Two videos and pictures of the carnage after the jump.

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  • Tiny Homes, Bigger Cars: Why This Curse Of Progress Needs To End

    #space

    Tiny Homes, Bigger Cars: Why This Curse Of Progress Needs To End

    I am concerned. There’s an alarming trend that I’ve noticed, and it’s all getting a bit out of control. Every new generation of vehicles emerges fatter than the last. I drove a new Opel Astra last month which barely scraped into my garage. An Astra. It’s hardly a monster truck. Yet every new property development I’ve encountered is essentially a maze of shoeboxes. Are we forgetting the ultimate luxury?

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  • How To Be A Petrol-Head And Still Get Laid

    #Enthusiasm

    How To Be A Petrol-Head And Still Get Laid

    Look, I’m no expert here, on either subject, but it’s my job to talk about cars. It’s safe to say I may have bored a few people over the years, so I’ve put together a handy guide to avoiding that. As a car enthusiast, or petrol-head if you must, you will have to talk about the object of your desires with the women you desire. Don’t cock it up.

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  • South Africa’s Green Car Tax: Why You’re Being Screwed

    #Swindlers

    South Africa’s Green Car Tax: Why You’re Being Screwed

    One of the many perks of writing is the freedom to grace an article with the headline it deserves. Many media outlets have covered this story, but nobody has called it what it is. Every single one of us who buys a new car in South Africa today is being screwed. It’s called a Green Tax, and it is a monumental rip off.

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  • Playboy SA Editor Resigns After Just Three Issues

    #Quitting

    Playboy SA Editor Resigns After Just Three Issues

    Loyal 2oceansVibers will know that it was barely three months ago when the lovely Tracy McGregor joined The Morning Meeting, in studio, to tell all about gracing the inaugural cover of Playboy SA (sneak peak here). No reasons have been made public yet, but yesterday the magazine’s editor Peter Piegl announced his resignation on twitter.

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  • Why You Need To Watch Formula One Again

    #formula 1

    Why You Need To Watch Formula One Again

    In my humble opinion, Formula One is a sport unparalleled in prestige, tradition, wealth, gamesmanship, sportsmanship and simple, old fashioned bravado. Sure, it’s had its low moments over the years, but name me a sport which hasn’t. The thing is, all this doesn’t automatically mean good entertainment. However in 2011, they really have got it right. Here’s why.

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  • Gran Touring Like A Boss: We Drive The New BMW 650i Convertible

    #New Car Launch

    Gran Touring Like A Boss: We Drive The New BMW 650i Convertible

    A car launch is a wonderful thing, and I do my utmost to appreciate every aspect of it. The flights, the airport lounges, the car itself, the expensive hotel, the expensive food, and then all of that repeated on day two. And every now and then a manufacturer will just fire the accountant and go nuts. Which, I imagine, is exactly what I’ve just experienced on the national launch of the BMW 6-Series Convertible.

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  • Watch President Obama’s Super-Limo Get Monumentally Stuck in Dublin

    #D'Oh!

    Watch President Obama’s Super-Limo Get Monumentally Stuck in Dublin

    If you haven’t heard of The Beast, the official Presidential limo, well then I suppose Google is your friend. It’s flown around the world with Obama, and features such things as a blood transfusion device. No spice. Here it is getting very, very stuck in Dublin. A fairly low-tech problem, but what do the Secret Service actually do about it?

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  • Driven: The Audi TT-RS. When Germans Go Back To The Future

    #Car Review

    Driven: The Audi TT-RS. When Germans Go Back To The Future

    Ciro De Siena “works” as a car journalist. Sure, it’s tough to view driving a different car every week and writing about it as work, but it’s not all Bentleys and Champagne, he assures us. Every week he’ll review whatever it is that happens to be in his driveway, starting today with the Audi TT-RS, a manic version of your estate agent’s company car.

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  • Update! Two More Pictures Of The Rolled Lamborghini

    #Lambo crash

    Update! Two More Pictures Of The Rolled Lamborghini

    It’s definitely the bigger Murcielago, and judging by this new side-view of the car on the flatbed, I’m also guessing its the convertible version.

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