From 26 to 29 April ,the roar of Harleys will course through Margate for the annual Africa Bike Week. Expect to see leather, saddled on leather, ready for the biggest free bike rally on the continent. All event details, after the jump
Surf4Cars has teamed up with Film Producer and 2oceansvibe radio personality Susana Kennedy to create a winning combination, which aims to make your dream driving adventure a reality. Susana Kennedy is known for celebrating individuals who follow their dreams and live life to the full, as well as innovators and assisting in making dreams come […]
The sure skill and balls of the driver – who submerges his vehicle completely under water water for a good minute or so, is what gets him into our Boss Hall Of Fame
What do you get when a filmaker, professional rally racer and part time crazy stunt driver and GoPro team up? You get a face melting, ear thumping, cheek shaking, heart racing video like this one.
There is something quite harrowing about this photo of a kid’s cellphone, showing the conversation he was having via text, as well as the unfinished text he was writing before he crashed his car and died. Click through to see.
No matter how old you are, a penis drawing on anything is still hilarious. Take a look at this big guy, spray painted on the Nurburging in Germany.
WATCH: The “new” fastest car… and it isn’t not the Bugatti Veyron!
You’ll recall the McLaren supercar owned by Oscar Pistorius, which we discussed over here. Well this is the new MP4-12C GT3 version. The supercar was sent to the track in New Zealand by McLaren, and it tore it apart. The GT3 was designed to be “the ultimate track car” for the super wealthy who want […]
Well, this sucks. A serious accident occured last night on Hospital Bend in Cape Town. The accident invloved a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti. Sources claim the car was travelling towards town on the N2 when the driver lost control of the vehicle and went through the armco barrier, hit a pole and landed in the outgoing […]
Finding parking is often a nightmare, and chances are when you do manage to find a space it’s a tight squeeze. Of course, parking related issues wouldn’t crop up if our car’s folded up. Which is exactly what the MIT-designed Hiriko Fold electric car does. Director of the MIT Media Lab, Kent Larson says the […]
The Rally Fighter is the first production race car to be designed and built through internet crowdsourcing. The muscly car turned heads as it drove through downtown Austin, flaunting a new, bright orange paint job and steer horns mounted to the grill. John B Rogers, the President of Local Motors – the car company that […]
“Video love telegram” is also known as a YouTube vid. But there we are. Two of the ugliest and most delightful men in the history of modern television are terrifically delighted to be headed back to Durban for the 2013 installment of the Top Gear Festival. But James is just keen to get his shoes […]
Volvo has unveiled a cyclist detection facility that could prevent horrific accidents. The new device was introduced at a Geneva motor show. Volvo said that vehicles fitted with the device would detect “threats” like an annoying cyclist swerving in front of you out of nowhere. If the device sensed a collision risk, an alarm would […]
This is the Lamboughini Veneno. You may now adjust your pants. And yes, that is 750 horse power in a carbon fibre pocket, and it is very happy to see you. The Veneno will cost you a cool $3,9 million (R35 million) and even if you had that much cash just laying around, you still […]
There is a new member of the family. MINI has once again raised the bar and unveiled their latest model. Number seven in the MINI family, the Paceman Sports Activity Coupé will make your jaw drop. Kabelo Rabotho, General Manager of MINI South Africa, said: The most striking design feature of the new MINI Paceman is […]
3D printing is revolutionizing everything, from robots to prosthetic hands. And now you can print your very own car. Jim Kor, the engineering brain behind Urbee 2, wants to make this dream of 3D printer assembly lines a reality. No sparks flying and heavy machinery, but a “warehouse of plastic-spraying printers”, churning out “light, cheap […]
I wonder how high they were when they thought of this. Police were elated when they found a cannon that had been customised in order to fire packets of marijuana across the border into California from the city of Mexicali. The plastic pipe and metal tank was attached to a old car engine which it […]
It looks as though McLaren couldn’t wait to reveal the master piece that is the P1. One whole week before the scheduled launch of the hypercar, pictures and details of the P1 production version have been released to the press, giving us a detailed look at one of the finest cars to have graced the planet in all […]
A British team is developing the Bloodhound SuperSonic Car (SSC), which they hope will reach speeds of 1610km/h – mind officially blown. The car will be powered by a rocket bolted to a Eurofighter-Typhoon jet engine. Because when you want to go really fast, you strap a rocket to a jet engine. The car will […]
At least 33 people were injured at a NASCAR race at the Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, when a car flew into the fence of the track. The pile-up was triggered by the leading driver, Regan Smith when he tried to block Brad Keselowski from winning. Justin Allgaier, a driver said, “Just seeing the carnage on the racetrack, […]
Oscar Pistorius is currently out on bail of R1 million as handed down by Magistrate Nair on Friday in the Pretoria Magistrates Court, and will be charged with murder of Reeva Steenkamp. During Nair’s judgment on Friday afternoon, he listed a number of personal facts relating to Oscar Pistorius, including the net worth of his […]
Remember last year’s Top Gear Festival in Durban’s sexual Moses Mabhida Stadium? We do. There was a world record-breaking loop-the-loop, if memory serves. It would be difficult for the 2013 edition to top that. But just when you thought it couldn’t possibly get any better, they drop Mika Hakkinen on us. Remember Mika Hakkinen? The […]
If you’re parent to a creature currently undergoing the “adolescent” phase of life, this is the break you’ve been looking for. Ford’s new key “MyKey” technology car allows parents/anyone who owns the car to set the top speed of the vehicle, and max volume of the vehicle sound system. We think that second feature is […]
MINI and Monster joined forces to show up Red Bull with the first unassisted backflip completed by a car. And they pulled it off.
New York Times reporter, John Broder recently wrote a damning review of Tesla Motor’s Model S sedan. In response, Tesla president Elon Musk issued a data-driven take down of Broder’s review, and for all intents and purposes, the reporter looked to be a liar. But he has hit back, reports Wired Magazine. The first point Broder […]
At the end of last month, we predicted that these two guys would probably die. Well, here’s our steaming humble pie. Two British adventurers, Philip Young(64) and Paul Brace (45), left Cape Town on 1 February for a trans-continental drive. The two left the Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town in their 875cc Fiat Panda, to drive the […]
You don’t need to pit a car against a Vietnam-era attack helicopter in a speed test. But Top Gear Korea (South) did just that. Except that the helicopter did something unexpected, by delivering its pilot into the ground with great gusto.
Dear-oh-dear. It has been a while since beloved British actor, Rowan Atkinson smeared his McLaren F1 supercar across the trunk of a tree next to a British highway. Just less than 18 months, in fact. After more than a year in the hands of McLaren’s expert technicians in Woking, Surrey, it has emerged that repairs […]
The mark of a true adventurer is a willingness to risk death for glory. This coming Friday, two British adventurers are setting out from Cape Town’s Mount Nelson Hotel, and driving straight to London in a Fiat Panda, which is no bigger than a shetland pony. Here’s why they might not make it.
Look upon the Hennessey Venom GT, the world’s fastest production car. It managed a ridiculous 300 km/h in 13.63 seconds, all while remaining street legal. Get yours for only $1.2 million.