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ZA Car Show: Episode 73

admin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:10:23 +0000

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In in 1954-5 you may have been born as a certain Mr. William Gates or Steven Jobs. In 1973 you would have been around 19 or 20, with an idea that, when you have made your millions, you might like something flashy in the garage. Poor example, we suppose because at least one of these men drives a fuel-sipping hybrid. However, 1973 was the year the sensible car was launched at the start of the oil crisis: the VW Passat. What would your car of 1973 be?

Witness the fitness of the sensible family car

With very little in the way of news, the team quickly skims over local and international happenings, before jumping right into the meat of the show: a car review, for a very funky – yet flawed – turbo hatch, and the “episode’s car of the year” challenge.

Episode 73 hi-fi download (28MB)
Episode 73 lo-fi download (14MB)

Some more notes, pics and links after the jump!

Another rational car this week comes from Bavaria. It’s a pretty BMW, plus it’s also quite sensible: the BMW GranCoupe Concept. [via: BMWBlog]

This week the team also drives and reviews the 2010 Daihatsu Materia Turbo. Good or bad, you be the judge: the guys just couldn’t make up their mind for this feisty number.

110kW, limited to 40 units. Something special for R220 000?

ZA Car Show: Episode 68

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:15:02 +0000

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A bit late – thanks to a few technical glitches – ZA Car Show brings you the latest in motoring news from around the world, the Geneva Motor Show and South Africa.

Trevor Tuck’s excitement is piqued with the announcement that the Mercedes Benz AMG SLS will do its duty as the official pace car for the F1 season.

A very green, green Ferrari

We also give a brief round up of the noteworthy cars from the Geneva (Auto Salon) Motor Show. A local launch in the form of VW’s Citi successor, the Polo Vivo is followed by a review of the new Polo 1.4 Comfortline. Could this just be the car that VW should have in its lineup to secure world domination?

Episode 68 hi-fi download (34MB)
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Links to news, show notes and more after the jump

Mercedes Benz AMG SLS will do its duty at the hands of Bernd Maylander (click for Wiki Page)as the F1 Safety Car [via: Wheels24]

Nice change from the C63

Geneva Auto Salon Wrap Up

For the official website of the show click here
For UK Car Magazine’s wrap up click here [via: Gavin Green's Blog]
For our awesome wrap up with Tuck salivating over a green Ferrari and Patrick Gearing going gaga over hybrids listen to the show
South Africa disappoints SA with the Joule at the show. Not enough electricity to power SA so why the big deal to develop an electric car

Lexus Luxury LX570 off road crusher launched in SA [via: Carblog]

Like a giant LS460 that can climb mountains and carry militants

Volkswagen’s Citi replacement, the funky new Polo Vivo.

A slight facelift for what we know as the old Polo!

ZA Car Show Driven: 2010 Volkswagen Polo Comfortline

Click here for the official VW minisite
Click here for prices and options

The team has nothing but love for VW's best Polo ever.

ZA Car Show Driven: 2009 Chevrolet Captiva 3.2 LTZ

Specs and pricing when you click here

Our intrepid Tuck was very Captiva(ted) by this car.

ZA Car Show’s cars that changed the world from 1968

ZA Car Show: Episode 67

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:13:11 +0000

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It’s all about Formula 1 this week, with a smattering of news from the local scene. The team is joined by South African F1 Guru Sasha Martinengo, Absolute F1, Top Gear Live MPH presenter and 5FM DJ (@F1sasha – for the Twitter fans). He joins the team for the second time to discuss cars, the absurdity of the BMW 5-Series GT, a very old Ferrari and, of course, the 2010 Formula 1 Season.

@F1sasha joins the @zacarshow team for a second time. Much fun and laughter ensues.

BMW 5-Series Grand Turismo launched in SA this week.

Not the worst they could have done, not the best either.

After great feedback from last week, we’re going to continue offering a lo-fi version of the show, to save on bandwidth. This week’s show is quite long – 1h14mins, but well worth the megabytes.
Episode 67 hi-fi download (34MB)
Episode 67 lo-fi download (16.5MB)

News and show notes after the jump!

Hummer brand is shut down as the deal with the Chinese suitor falls through [via Autoblog]

SAAB and Spyker seal up their agreement and things get rolling. Small hatch is rumored to be the first for the pair [via: Automotive Business Review]

Renault dealers love their brand, and CAR magazine loves Renault too. The French carmaker has won a brand of the award.

Toyota will have some of its rarest models on show at the Franschhoek Motor Museum this weekend – including a 2000GT, Sport 800 and Conquest 4×4.

Fiat has repackaged the Panda lineup. A facelifted version of the million-plus selling Panda 1.2 Dynamic is now joined by a model with an MTA (manual transmission automated) gearbox, while the 1.1-litre and Panda 4×4 have fallen away. Some more changes coming in March, for this brand…

A facelift for the baby Italian.

And an automatic (with manual shift) as new kit.

SA Launch: BMW 5-Series GT – the car that no one thought they needed until now – Click here for a link to the price and spec sheet (PDF file)

A little bit of 5 and a little bit of 7-series…

Like individual opening windows in MPVs that are a novelty more than anything, we wonder if this boot will be the same?

BMW always does interiors well. The GT is no exception; who cares what it looks like on the outside when it looks like this on the inside?

2010 Formula 1 Season Overview with Sasha Martinengo

The cars that defined 1967, a couple of Italians, a German and an Aussie – what an eclectic mix.

ZA Car Show: Episode 51

christo — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:41:40 +0000

Our roving reporters stayed put, for the entirety of the Frankfurt Motorshow 2009. In this episode, they cover the more important models that were unveiled, and go straight into local news, followed by motoring reviews.

Bugatti Galibier: Eight exhausts for your supersaloon.

And lots of shiny chrome bits, too!

Click “more”, and get more pics, plus a wrap-up of other news in this episode.

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Frankfurt roundup:

Bugatti Galibier

Aston Martin Rapide

Audi R8 V10 Spyder

Bentley Continental GT Series 51

BMW X1

BMW EfficientDynamics Concept

BMW 5-series Gran Turismo

Ferrari 458 Italia

Forza 3

Ford CMAX

Lamborghini Reventon Roadster

Volkswagen Golf R

Mini Coupé

Mini Roadster

… and a few others.

More of Bugatti's new grand tourer...

Audi's electric R8 concept, the E-Tron

: The stunning R8 Spyder.

: The end you’ll see, most of the time.

So hot. Obviously, because the sun is beating down on you.

The Continental GT Series 51. Looks sorta plain, doesn't it?

The Rapide, from the outside...

... and a less-boring interior than you'd expect.

The maddest car in the whole wide world.

A Mini with a bigger boot.

BMW's answer to Audi's A5 Sportback.

A baby off-roader. Will no doubt be bested by a Jimny.

The hottest hatch of all? Who knows?

A game... about cars.

Local launch:

Chevrolet Cruze

The new Cruze, from Chevrolet. A bold choice for people in the Corolla segment.

It has a sexy interior to match the striking exterior.

Reviewed:

BMW 323i

The facelifted E90 3-series. This time, in 323 guise.

Lexus GS450h

Lexus' full-hybrid luxury saloon.

ZA Car Show: Episode 50

admin — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:23:59 +0000

Just before Frankfurt, a flurry of releases and reveals took place: thankfully, we cover just the most interesting ones. In next week’s show, we’ll do a post-Frankfurt wrap up and sort the wheat from the chaff. This weeks best news is the unveiling of the tribute to Mercedes-Benz’s classic 300 SL and possible McLaren SLR replacement, the Mercedes-Benz SLS. Another funny red car made the reveal with the Ferrari-tuned little Abarth 695 Tributo. This week we also pit two hot-hatch price competitors together with very different characters; MINI’s JCW goes head to head with the Golf VI GTI.

The final version of this is actually one of the prettiest Mercs in recent times

More show notes and additional news after the jump.

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Abarth 695 TributoFerrari

A normal 500 is a bit effeminate

... But we don't think that sexuality can be questioned in this 695 Ferrari Tributo

McLaren Supercar[via Wheels24]

Moving back to custom supercars, McLaren has severed ties with Merc to deliver this...

Mercedes-Benz SLS – First thought to be electric, it still has a stonking huge AMG V8 and lots of power. Good. [Via: Carblog]

Alfa Romeo MiTo Quadrifoglio [via Pistonheads]

Driven: Golf VI GTI

Spot the difference

It has the same outputs but at the heart of the car, VW's new 2.0 turbo powerplant

Driven: MINI JCW

This a feisty little terrier, also very impractical

ZA Car Show: Episode 19

christo — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:43:10 +0000

The second instalment of motoring tomfoolery for the year has the team covering a lot of news form the global motoring industry. From the law and legislation on to mergers and aquistions – this is not a financial business show just more of the same opinion from Christo, Patrick and the Trevors.

In this episode we discuss:

Fiat has announced that it would like a 35% stake in Chrysler – what are the ramifications? Fiat 300C’s, Dodge Californias or Alfa Romeo RAMs?
Ford announces its Powershift transmission – DSG for the non-jargonheads
AMG expresses its interest in more environmentally friendly power antics. Can we expect Diesel or Electric AMGs?
License plate legislation, the good, the bad and the short sighted…[via IOL Motoring]
Car Insurance, the UK crushes unlicensed cars, South Africa puts them on the roads
New Car Launch: FIAT Grande Punto T-Jet

A Very Good Looking Alternative a VW Polo

Win a TomTom One V4 GPS: Details inside

And more…

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ZA Car Show: JIMS Special, Day 2

christo — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:30:27 +0000

The ZACS team report back on all the happenings, unveilings and news on the second day of the Johannesburg International Motor Show.

Stands were visited, and here’s what they saw:

Cadillac Provoque
Chevrolet Beat
Chevrolet Trax
Chevrolet Orlando
Chevrolet Camaro
Chevrolet Corvette Z06
Honda Civic Type-R
Honda Jazz
Honda Accord Tourer
Fiat Linea
Land Rover Defender SVX
Range Rover Autobiography
Ford Fiesta
Ford Focus
Ford Ranger
Mazda 2
Mazda 6
GWM Peri
GWM Hover Limo
Toyota Yaris TS
Subaru
Hyundai i10
Hyundai i20
Kia Soul
Kia pro_cee’d
Tata Indica Vista
Proton Satria Neo turbo
Bentley Speed
Maserati
Lotus
Ferrari

and more!

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ZA Car Show: Episode 10

christo — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:30:54 +0000

This week we celebrate our 10th episode and to commemorate 10 weeks of you listening to us talk about cars we thought we would cover some top tens. We also run through some new technology and model launches

With is this week, we have the full crew fuelled up on coffee and euphoria for actually having made it ten weeks. Our wives and girlfriends sigh, while we look forward to the next couple of hundred shows.

In this episode 10 we discuss:

New technology: Ford announces the Ford MyKey in the ‘States. Great technology for controlling your little ones, listen for more…
Ferrari California is launched at the Paris Motor Show…or is it the Hyundai Tiburon
Are cars with animals in their crests good sellers and a sign of quality…
What’s on display at the Johannesburg International Motorshow, ZACS speculates what Mercedes-Benz is alluding to they are also a bit loopy and just sending out the 2006 media release …
Crazy options on cars
Top ten most gay cars from www.gaywheels.com
Test Driven: Land Rover Defender 90 – the choice of advernturers like Kingsley Holgate

And more…

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ZA Car Show: Episode 1.2

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:20:27 +0000

The inaugural episode (take two) of ZA Car Show – under discussion in this episode:

We introduce ourselves, Christo van Gemert, Trevor van de Ven, Patrick Gearing and the tame racing driver, Trevor Tuck we also talk about our motoring heritage.
The New BMW X6 and debate whether it’s answering a question that’s never been asked.
The Subaru Tribeca and Forrester and how diametrically opposite they are.
Nissan’s Qashqai, 4×4 and Diesel variants launched in SA, who are these cars made for?
The death of the Ford Ka and what other affordable cars are available in SA for under R100k.
Sad passing of Andrea Pinifarina.
The fancy exorbitantly priced Fiat 500, have retro people-cars lost their focus and is the Mazda 2 really the benchmark.
The Euro NCAP is killing fun cars.
Fiat’s Bravo, a sad case of Fiat’s reputation killing a good car.

And more…

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