Subscribe

Posted on January 23rd, 2010 by admin

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

Direct file download (19MB)

Links to news stories and show notes after the jump

Posted on January 17th, 2010 by admin

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.

Direct file download (18MB)

Click ‘more’ for news links and stories…

Posted on December 16th, 2009 by admin

In the final episode of ZA Car Show for 2009 the team wraps up a couple of outstanding reviews and goes through a list of their favorite motoring experiences for the 2009. With South Africa’s Car of The Year coming up in the new year find out what motors changed the landscape for Trevor, Trevor, Patrick and Christo.

Links, pictures and more after the jump.

Direct file download (26MB)

Posted on December 11th, 2009 by admin

After some time without electricity at the studio and the festive time of the year, ZA Car Show returned for the penultimate episode of 2009. The team is joined by a representative, Carmen Du Preez from Rager, a mobile phone-based traffic management system; Carmen helps shed some light on how this system works and why its important to register.  We also discuss South Africa’s Car of The Year and some new, but pointless models from Mercedes and VW.

Show notes and links to news after the jump

Direct file download (18MB)

Posted on November 24th, 2009 by christo

Episode 59 marks the commencement of the slow news weeks, as the year winds down. With Trevor (van de Ven) not guiding us through the news, we briefly chat about the new Kia Sorento and its powerful diesel engine. Also in the headlines are the new Mercedes Benz AMG Performance Centres, the Volkswagen Amarok and some F1 drama. We also review some exciting cars, while Trevor isn’t looking.

More notes and pics after the jump!

Direct file download (21MB)