The South African Guild of Motoring Journalists has announced that the Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI is the new South African 2010 Car Of The Year. The announcement comes after a long lie of voting and testing from the 2009 year. COTY entrants needed to be introduced between 31 October 2008 and 1 November 2009 to enter the competition. The final scores saw the VW Golf 1.4 TSI...

Yesterday we reported that there were errors with the Drager breathalyzer, and that all cases have been withdrawn — if they have not yet started. This seems to have been the case in Gauteng only, as the Western Cape has said that these machines are still being used in the Mother City. “Neither the Western Cape provincial government nor the director of public...

Toyota’s Auris X range will use a 1.3-litre petrol engine, similar to the one found in the Corolla. The engine will boast Valvematic technology which is a development of Toyota’s Variable Valve Timing technology, or VVT-i. The 1.3-litre Optimal Drive engine will have an increase of 4% for a total of 74kW. The 1.6-litre engine will have a 6kW upgrade for 97kW...

Yesterday we brought you coverage of the WesBank Super Series from Cape Town, where we now have the official results from all of the races. So, lets get down to is. Bridgestone Production Cars Class A Race 1 First Place — M Priest — BMW Second Place — A Taylor — BMW Third Place — J Fourie — Audi Race 2 First Place — M...

South Africa’s battle against drinking and driving has been given a kick to the metaphorical balls as the suspension of the Drager breathalyser could damage the case against the ANC’s spokesman Jackson Mthembu and thousands of others which drove under the influence. The Drager machines are currently, or were currently, used nation-wide and they were recently...

This weekend marked the second round of the WesBank Super Series and it took place at Killarney in Cape Town. On the day we saw production cars, the WesBank V8’s, superbikes, and open-wheel racers take the track. The event was packed with people filling every nook and cranny of the venue. As usual, we took a few images for those that couldn’t attend. We urge...

Fiat has revealed the pricing on their new 500 Mini car, the one that only emits 119g/km. The Italian automaker has said that the entry level 500 will be no joke, and we’ve compiled a list of features which you can expect, without having to pay more. Engine wise, you’ll find a 51kW 1.2-litre unit as well as a 73,5kW 1.5-litre petrol motor. These will use electronic...

Every road has pot holes, that’s for sure, but some places are slightly worse than others. For example, South Africa has a few nasty ones which could actually pass as swimming pools. The government tries to fix pot holes, when they aren’t drinking and driving, or spending all the money of themselves. Sadly, they do a poor job when it comes to this. In an attempt...

Volkswagen’s recent base-entry to the automotive market was the Citi Golf, however this has now been done away with. Following the removal of the Citi, VW has added a new entry level Polo called the Vivo. The Polo Vivo will be an entry-level vehicle in the A0 segment. The Polo Vivo is aimed at VW’s vision of being “most innovative volume brand in the world”....

The Toyota Auris HSD has made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show where it will be a full hybrid model. The plan is to make the Hybrid Synergy Drive system an entire range by the early 2020’s. The Auris HSD will boast CO2 emissions of 89g/km at the lowest. There will be a 1.8-litre VVT-i petrol engine as well as a electric motor. The fuel consumption will be 3.16-litres...