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It’s a brave new world for Japan’s fourth largest automaker, Suzuki, and their new, Kizashi C-segment player. But in the Kizashi they do have a brave new warrior to fight the good fight. It’s also kind of fun to say the name over and over again, isn’t it? Kizashi, Kizashi. You’ll never have the problem [...]

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Ford starts production at Struandale engine plant

Posted by Ray Leathern in Tuesday, June 28th 2011

28
Jun

Ford motor company of South Africa starts production at its Struandale engine plant today. And announces new, SA built Ford Ranger will be exported to 148 markets across the world. Heralding in its new role as a global hub for diesel engines. The production of the Ford Duratorq TDCi engine in South Africa began today [...]

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Suzuki SX4 Monsters Peaks Pike

Posted by Ray Leathern in Monday, June 27th 2011

27
Jun

Forget Mitsubishi and Subaru, when it comes to all wheel drive, Japanese, hillclimb monsters: Suzuki’s 679kW SX4 has all comers beat at Pikes Peak. Suzuki continued its astonishing track record in the annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this past weekend when Nobuhiro ‘Monster’ Tajima piloted his Monster Sport Suzuki SX4 to a sixth consecutive [...]

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Volkswagen’s Scirocco R: Just how good is this thing?

Posted by Ray Leathern in Wednesday, June 22nd 2011

22
Jun

Now this is more like it! Volkswagen’s new Scirocco R is the fast, stylish, more driver focused offering we hoped the original Scirocco of two and a half years ago was going to be. Is it for having your hair dressed or hair messed? It’s a little known secret that, some what ironically; now with [...]

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Old vs. New School: Opel Corsa OPC vs VW Polo GTI

Posted by Ray Leathern in Saturday, June 11th 2011

11
Jun

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Blue is the new green for Mercedes’ S-Class

Posted by Ray Leathern in Saturday, May 28th 2011

28
May

Mercedes Benz’s most efficient, safest and most hi tech S-Class offering ever, the S350 BlueTec, is a flurry of improbable numbers. Get this: 3.0-litre V6 turbo diesel. 190kW and 620Nm. 172g/km CO2 and 7.6-litres per 100km consumption. 7.1 seconds 0-100kph and 250kph top speed. The big Benz is EU6 emissions compliant, even though that’s only [...]

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