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Posted on September 03rd, 2009 by admin

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Welcome to the 49th recording of the ZA Car Show. This is a very full week packed with international and, of  course, breaking local news news. We suspect if manufacturers actually launched cars at auto shows instead of  leaking pictures on the ‘net, half of the sparkle will not be lost at the actual events.

Jeep kindly gave ZACS a Jeep J8 for a bit of a comparative test…with a Suzuki Jimny, we’re still trying to work out of we are surprised about the Jimny or the Jeep  both of which equally thrilled when thrown into ridiculous off-road situations.

For more show notes, pictures of the Suzuki and Jeep excursion and other interesting news  clickerize ‘more’ under this post.

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Posted on October 24th, 2008 by christo

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Episode 12 of ZA Car Show with Christo van Gemert, Patrick Gearing Trevor Tuck and Trevor van de Ven covers some interesting news on the environmental front, from new hybrids, podcars and electric Porsches. We are also first to drive the new Ford Fiesta and play a sports car challenge. 

Episode 12 the ZACS team covers:

• New Cars: Toyota Prius 
• Podcars 
• The RUF electric [Porsche] 911 
• Electric cars and the silly things that manufacturers are having to build because electric cars are too quiet
• New Cars MINI E – electric car 
• Fiat’s new downloadable fuel economy tool: For Fiat drivers with Blue&Me only, sorry. 
• New Cars: Ford’s Focus RS Christo has pictures of the car in the flesh which we cannot share unfortunately 
• Smart2Go city commute concept – ready for South Africa or not? 
• New Car Drive: 2009 Ford Fiesta launch in South Africa 
• ZACS challenge: Pick a sports car for under R500 000, sounds like a lot of money, trust ZACS there is not much to choose from. The results, again, are surprising.
• And finally the answer the Episode 11′s challenge on rotary engines

and more…

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Posted on September 16th, 2008 by admin

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This week we welcome motoring enthusiast and well known radio DJ Sasha Martinengo to the ZA Car Show. His motoring knowledge is astounding and it occurs to us he has probably driven more exotica than Lolly Jackson.

In the show we also discuss:

• August 2008 NAAMSA figures – the ugly side of car sales in South Africa.
• We take a look at the peculiar figures, high car prices and Sasha tells us about the Audi A4 he’s had on review while we tackle the high cost of options again.
• Porsche sold 28 cars in August; only four 911s.
• Sasha’s son wants a Fiat Strada bakkie and his daughter wants a Lamborghini, the conversation degenerates from there.
• We talk about the passion in Italian cars and young drivers who drive insanely fast cars
• The Chrysler SRT8.
• BMW are stopping production of big engines in favour of four pots.
• We offer new model advice to Ford and slam their choice of the F250.
• Chrysler/Dodge announce PT Cruiser replacement, the Dodge Journey and new Chrysler Voyager – a little de-ja-vu.
• We talk ‘flappy-paddle’ gearboxes with Sasha, the man that has had far more experience with them than any of us.
• Sasha’s best motoring moments and mishaps. Did you know he’s driven F1 cars and owned a BMW C1?
• Suzuki launch new models in SA; the Jimny and Grand Vitara.

And more…

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