ZA Car Show: Episode 61

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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.

Another pretty VW in the same mould as the Passat CC

The handsome concept...

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Click ‘more’ for news links and stories…

• Click here for a photo tour of the Detroit Auto Show – NAIAS
• Autoblog’s summary of the 2010 Detroit Auto Show
• Volkswagen Coupe Concept unveiled – a Jetta Coupé. Pretty. [via AutoBlog]
• South Africa proposes a ‘green tax’ on imported cars. [via Fin24]
• The TT-RS arrives locally [via Audi]