It’s a sad day for Formula 1 fans and petrolheads alike, as in the early hours of this morning it was announced that the legendary Formula 1 driver, Niki Lauda, had died at 70 years of age due to complications believed to be linked to kidney failure. The Formula 1 … Read more
It’s not every day you get to drive a brand new BMW M4 variant on track, let alone three variants back to back. So when launching the BMW M4 CS – short for Competition Sport – at Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Midrand, South Africa at the first BMW M … Read more
Alfa Romeo is intent on establishing themselves as a modern performance-orientated luxury superpower – the complete package. But you don’t take down automotive giants without setting a few records in the process. Alfa has already notched up a Nurburgring lap record with the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, but its SUV … Read more
Toyota has become staid and boring in the last decade and a half. Once the manufacturer that brought us the RSi, the Supra, the Celica, and the MR2, they’ve been relegated to the ranks of commuter hatch-maker, and bakkie dealer. But no more – Toyota has unveiled a genuine hot … Read more
As we’ve said before, Nurburgring lap times are a bit of an un-regulated pissing contest. Nevertheless, it’s always fun to see who can piss the highest, or in this case, lap the Nordschleife the quickest. Today’s record-beating run? Well that’s been set by Porsche in the new Porsche 911 GT2 … Read more
The folks at Renault Sport have some work to do. They need to reclaim their crown as the king of front-wheel drive production vehicles around the famous Nurburgring Nordschleife – but with the Honda Civic Type R and Golf GTI Clubsport S around it isn’t going to be easy. They’ve … Read more
The future is electric – we know this is true, and some manufacturers are looking to get a head start on other in the EV (Electric Vehicle) race. One such manufacturer hails from China, and until recently had only done anything in the realm of Formula-E. But now, NextEV has … Read more
