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Cars
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Fast Cars Are Safer Than Slow Ones. Fact.
15 Jul 2011 by Ciro De Siena / 2 Comments
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
08 Jul 2011 by Ciro De Siena / 7 Comments
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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Dutch Reality Television Contestant Runs Host Over With Car [VIDEO]
07 Jul 2011 by Steyn du Toit / 1 Comment
A Dutch TV show looking for the “worst driver in the Netherlands” has found a clear winner. During filming of the last episode, this guy had to accelerate up to speed, apply the brake and swerve to miss a giant obstacle. Instead of breaking, he opted for accelerating – ploughing into the camera crew set up, hitting two people, including the host, and one parked car.
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Running Squirrel Versus Lamborghini – Who Wins? [VIDEO]
01 Jul 2011 by Steyn du Toit / No Comments
In their never-ending pursuit to find nuts, squirrels can sometimes forget to look left and right before crossing the road. The end result of this is not always nice, trust me, I work in Stellenbosch and see this daily. But check out this cheeky bugger – attempting to outrun a Lamborghini LP670-4 SV going at 160km per hour. That’s bold!
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Vintage Cars, Vintage Clothing: Bad Ideas That Don’t Have To Be
30 Jun 2011 by Ciro De Siena / 2 Comments
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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Greenpeace Ad: The Death Star Is A Volkswagen [VIDEO]
29 Jun 2011 by liam kruger / 2 Comments
You guys remember that VW commercial that ran during the Superbowl with a tiny Darth Vader? Well, Greenpeace does. And they’ve made a spoof follow-up in an effort to call attention to the automaker’s environmental record. Liberal media sentiments aside, it’s cute – click through for a tiny Vader and a Message About The Environment.
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A Truly Awful First Car
28 Jun 2011 by Sipho Hlongwane / 12 Comments
Every person’s first car must be utterly terrible and must visit all manner of misfortunes and financially painful incidents. This is the way of things. How life should be. I wouldn’t go as far as saying that “thus sayeth the Lord”, because they finished that particular book some 1500 years before Gottlieb Daimler’s horseless carriages. I’m happy then to say that my first car is utterly woeful. [Follow link to read the full column]
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Insane Isle Of Man Footage From Inside A Record-Setting Rally Car [VIDEO]
27 Jun 2011 by silverstreak / 2 Comments
We’re all mildly fanatical about the modern day motor vehicle over here at the 2oceansVibe compound. Some of us drive Mini Countrymans. Others are lucky enough to sport Fiat Unos. Actually, it’s convenient that I mentioned the Fiat Uno, because this next clip features a car that travels only slightly slower than your average City [...]
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Volkswagen Has A Car With Hands-Free Driving Now
27 Jun 2011 by liam kruger / No Comments
VW are proposing a new technology that will allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel at speeds up to around 130km/h, and let the car’s system temporarily take over. Look, it isn’t exactly Knight Rider, but it’s good that VW’s looking after people who want to multitask while cruising down highways.
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Jackass Was Double Legal Limit – Driving 200Km/h+
23 Jun 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Ryan Dunn of Jackass fame’s death this week has been highly controversial and the subject of much debate worldwide – not because he was a famous stuntman, but because of the circumstances surrounding his death. After much speculation, the results of a post-mortem report have revealed that he was double the legal limit and was [...]
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Hell Yeah America! Watch a Porsche Take 10 000 Bullets For Charity
22 Jun 2011 by Ciro De Siena / 2 Comments
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
21 Jun 2011 by Ciro De Siena / 3 Comments
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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Stolen Racing Car Filmed Dicing On London’s M25 Motorway [VIDEO]
15 Jun 2011 by silverstreak / 1 Comment
This sensational video captures a stolen Team Japspeed Subaru Imprezza weaving between traffic on London’s M25 motorway. The Imprezza was stolen by thieves after being put on display at the Santa Pod Raceway, who managed to find a way of starting the engine, despite it being disabled by engineers.
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Woman Critically Injured In Accident With Idols Presenter
15 Jun 2011 by Bearded Wiseman / 1 Comment
An accident has left a woman in a critical condition after musician and Idols presenter ProVerb, whose real name is Tebogo Thekisho, knocked her over on Wednesday morning while driving home from his early morning show on a local radio station. Details of the cause of the accident are yet to emerge.
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How To Be A Petrol-Head And Still Get Laid
14 Jun 2011 by Ciro De Siena / 3 Comments
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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New MINI Coupé Is Coming To SA This Year – Oh Yes!
09 Jun 2011 by Seth / No Comments
MINI SA has finally announced the imminent arrival of the all-new MINI Coupé! And my God this thing is beautiful! Check it out… “MINI is expanding its product family with the launch of a model geared squarely to maximising driving fun. The MINI Coupé indulges the keen driver with a level of agility unmatched in [...]
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South Africa’s Green Car Tax: Why You’re Being Screwed
07 Jun 2011 by Ciro De Siena / 7 Comments
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 [...]
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Hawks, SA Revenue Services Raid Controversial Durban Tycoon’s Home
01 Jun 2011 by Bearded Wiseman / 1 Comment
It has been confirmed that the Hawks and the South African Revenue Services have raided the home of the controversial Durban tycoon Sbu Mpisane and his wife Shaun on Wednesday morning. You’ll know the guy that I’m speaking about. The dude who’s wife bought him a Maserati GranCabrio for his 40th recently.
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The Hairy-Chested Man’s Car
01 Jun 2011 by Sipho Hlongwane / 2 Comments
The moment was like that of a bedraggled and thirsty bandito stumbling across a well in the middle of the Mexican desert. Or Henry Stanley finally finding Dr. David Livingstone. It was catharsis. It was all I could do to stop myself from sinking to my feet and sobbing gently, right there on the sidewalk of 14th Street. I was standing in front of a bona-fide, American issue 2010 Chevy Camaro SS. Click link for rest of article.
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Why You Need To Watch Formula One Again
31 May 2011 by Ciro De Siena / 7 Comments
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
25 May 2011 by Ciro De Siena / 3 Comments
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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MINI Roadster Coming Soon? [Spy Video]
25 May 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
So while the likes of DSquared2 are tarting up the MINI Countryman (here), I see they are looking at launching a MINI Roadster quite soon. I couldn’t get confirmation from MINI SA about this, let alone when they will be bringing them to SA. But if they do…. Mmm mm! We got hold of a [...]
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Watch President Obama’s Super-Limo Get Monumentally Stuck in Dublin
23 May 2011 by Ciro De Siena / No Comments
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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CAR Magazine Flirt With The Digital/Print Divide
17 May 2011 by silverstreak / 1 Comment
Car Magazine’s May issue is ever so slightly different from previous incarnations. Sure, there’s a hot car on the cover. The typeface “CAR” is as red, and bold, as ever. All of the usual sluglines are there. And then you notice this QR code at the bottom left-hand corner of the cover.
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