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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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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

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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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