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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I was a little reluctant to take the new Nissan Micra on. When you hear volume car players start to talk about economies of scale and streamlining production you can’t help but mentally prepare yourself for a few red flags. Firstly, the new Micra does not hail from damp, sensible, quality controlled Sunderland in the [...]
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Get an eyeful of the new VW Passat. A car VW is proud to call its flagship sedan, aside from the Passat CC (comfort coupe) which is still available and based on the old Passat. It’s a subtly pretty piece of machinery. It’s not obvious, grand or appealing to those who like massive roman pillars [...]
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I recently jetted off to the wilds of Namibia to experience the return of the Mercedes Benz G-Class off roader. G-Wagon, or Gelandewagen, as it’s more popularly known is Mercedes Benz’s iteration of a Toyota Land Cruiser or Land Rover Defender type rough and rugged, off road vehicle. Vehicles like these need not have roads [...]
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The original Renault Twingo debuted at the Paris Salon in 1992, to a gasp induced audience. A super mini a foot shorter than a Clio, with two sliding rear seats but still more carrying capacity than a Renault 25, it was mostly a car notable for introducing stomach churning colour palettes to cars aimed at [...]
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A Croatian auto magazine has let leak the first (yes, they’re crude) images of Lamborghini’s Murcielago replacement, the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 hypercar. Styling appears to have borrowed heavily from the limited edition Reventon and Lamborghini Sesto Elemento concept. Set to be unveiled in Geneva, the much anticipated 690 bhp (507kW) 6.5-litre V12 leviathan – sports [...]
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As journalists and automakers get ready to unveil the South African Car of the Year at a glittering Wesbank banquet at Gallagher Estate, (probably the SA-built, Volkswagen Polo btw) autocirca.com takes a step back to reward what it thinks are the five best cars to have thrilled and spilled (petrol) in the last twelve months [...]
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