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Archive for January, 2010

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Posted on January 28th, 2010 by admin

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63 is a good number; it is also the year some significant cars were developed for the market. Gas was not an issue and designers had style. This week the crew of Patrick Gearing, Trevor van de Ven, Christo van Gemert and ZACS special guest Simon Swanich from Have 2 Have choose their favourite cars from 1963.

On the opposite end of the spectrum is a chat on car technology. Have 2 Have is an online retailer which sources products from the around the world. It goes without saying that Simon is a gadget freak – at one stage owning probably the most specced E90 BMW.

ENTER THE ZA CAR SHOW LISTENER’S COMPETITION TO WIN A DIGITAL TYRE PRESSURE GAUAGE FROM HAVE2HAVE – Listen to the show for the question and perhaps even the answer.

We also bring you news from the world of auto shows and the local launches of the Lexus LS460 face-lift, Lexus IS-F and more…

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Show notes and links to news after the jump

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Posted on January 23rd, 2010 by admin

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The motoring industry is starting to become a bit more energetic with a couple of previews of new models ahead of the Geneva Motor Show; hot on the heels of models unveiled in Detroit. We also decided, in the lead up to the 100th, that every episode from 62 onwards we will pick our favourite car from that model year. This is quite a good nostalgic exercise, so if you have any suggestions of your own, please feel free to reply here or mail us – our contact details are under the contact us tab at the top of the page.

This week we saw the reveal of the MINI Cooper crossover, the Countryman, and are not sure what to think…

…see a preview of the face-lifted Mazda 5 ahead of it’s Geneva launch…

…while South Africa gets the new Polo

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Posted on January 17th, 2010 by admin

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This is the first show of the new year and hope that you, our loyal listeners have missed us. If you have, lucky for you, because we are back in the swing of things with the first show of 2010. While the new model lineup on an international level is a bit thin, there are a couple of models destined for SA shores which will certainly keep the South African motoring press busy most weeks.

This show kicks off with a brief summary of the North American International Auto Show which jump starts the motoring calendar each year in Detroit. The flavour was electrifying, which is interesting since South Africa might be pushed along that route sooner than we might think with Government’s proposal impose emissions taxes on new imported vehicles.

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