ZA Car Show: Episode 53

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*Sigh* one member of the team had his precious Alfa Romeo do what Alfa Romeos do best, and that was break down. Unfortunately, as a result, that member was also relieved of all his hardware by some generous motorists who decided to help. All we can say is “sorry for the delay.”

But we’re back on Episode 53 one week fresh from our anniversary and still pumping on all three cylinders. The fourth cylinder was too busy trying to sort out a sticky goo pudding situation, which left the other three to chat about the local motoring industry, the South African Motor Industry Development Programme and whether it will hurt South Africa’s standing in the global manufacturing world. We also found time to review the Honda Civic Diesel.

A Toyota sports car - it's been a while

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Toyota FT86 concept unveiled at Frankfurt [via Autoblog]

Pretty

The world’s only SUV tourer: Mercedes-Benz R-Class,  spied. We thought this model would not continue. [Via: Motorauthority]

As useful as an X6

BMW invests R2Bn into its plant in Rosslyn Pretoria for the new 3-series. How has the MIDP affected all the other manufacturing businesses in South Africa?

Driven: 2009 Honda Civic 2.2 CDTi

Good diesel or bad diesel? It looks like a Type-R which can only be good, but is there a case for a car that uses more fuel than its petrol counterpart?