ZA Car Show: Episode 56

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Packing barely more octane than a litre of 93RON, ZA Car Show flies through Episode 56 in what seemed to be a relatively dull motoring week for South Africa. A number of Toyotas got through minor face lifts while the F1 driver and constructors championship was decided.

Christo has also launched ZA Car Show into the elite digital realm of racing games. Some of the cars he races online, in the recently launched Forza Motorsport 3, bare the ZA Car Show logos. If you play Forza 3 online look out for him.

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Show notes, pictures and links after the jump

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Mercedes Benz Engine Technology that delivers economy of a diesel and performance of a petrol. Very Clever.

FIA elects new president: Jean Todt.

BMW unveils lightweight, one-off M5 “CSL”.

Garmin Live traffic – first impressions.

Mitsubishi Outlander Face Lift [via Mitsubishi]

Driven: VW CC 2.0 TDI

The CC looks very unlike anything else VW has produced.

Even from behind, it looks striking.

Inside it's a bit bland, though.

Driven: Mazda 3 Sport 2.5 Individual

Some of the ZACS team considers this a looker...

From behind. Trevor adores its Saab-like iced taillights.

The cabin is a bit haphazard, with many blinking lights and mismatched colours.