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Since it’s getting a bit colder, here in Johannesburg (where all of the ZA Car Show team is based), we figured it only made sense to have a winter-themed Wallpaper Wednesday. And since snow is the most obvious visual component of winter, we’ve gone and selected a few of the web’s photographers’ finest snowy photos.

We’ve got it all: from rally cars drifting in the  white stuff, to yellow Volvos just parked on it. No doubt, this selection is bound to have a winter warmer that’ll make your desktop a bit more exciting.

Just click to enlarge, and drag the photo to your desktop to save it.

*All photos are property of their respective copyright holders. If you see a photo that is yours, please get in touch and we can credit you, or remove it from this posting.

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We’re a three man team hosted once more by Patrick Gearing, Christo van Gemert and Trevor van de Ven.  This week it’s all the big news from Europe ahead of the international motorshows in Geneva, Paris and, of course, Johannesburg. There’s a sleek Benz, a  an awk er BMW 1-Series, a Cooper Coupe and VW’s fastest Scirocco. We also review the revised Nissan X-Trail which is surprising according to Trevor. Good or bad, you will have to take a listen.

One of the those strange cars that only looks strange in certain colours and from certain angles. Click on the image for a link to the full gallery.

It was always a coupe and a little impractical to begin with, it's now just got more impractical and remains a coupe. Weird. Click on the image to link to the full gallery.

Is it worth the R60k-R80k premium? 188kW and some trick bits make it a little more special than a standard one. Click on the picture to go to the full gallery.

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Here’s a new bit of petrol head goodness for our fans and listeners: Wallpaper Wednesday.

Every Wednesday, from here on, we’ll post a handful of photos* that celebrate all things automotive. Pretty cars, ugly cars, powersliding cars, flying cars and even fantasy cars. If you’d like to submit a photo you’ve found or taken, please send a mail to info [at] zacar [dot] co [dot] za.

Some might not be full wallpaper resolution – sorry – but remember that you can click on these, while on the site, to expand them!

*All photos are property of their respective copyright holders. If you see a photo that is yours, please get in touch and we can credit you, or remove it from this posting.

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It’s a week of specials; special cars from BMW and Mercedes-Benz and also the new BMW 6-series Convertible’s South African debut. Reviewed this week is a 2-in-1 from Smart and Suzuki’s sexy little surprise.

BMW’s retro-revision in the form of the 328. Sexiness on wheels.

Mercedes-Benz responds to sexiness on wheels with porn on wheels in the form of the SLS AMG Roadster.

Christo van Gemert reports back on the South African launch of the BMW 6-Series Cabriolet.

ZACS Drive: Smart ForTwo Cabrio Passion and Smart ForTwo mhd Coupe

ZACS Drive: Suzuki Swift 1.4 GLS

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It’s no economic crisis in China, judging by some of the vehicles that were unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show, but it’s brands like Lamborghini and Rolls Royce that seem to impress the most in this (if we can we call it) emerging economy. ZACS also looks at a special model – the E63 AMG – from the New York International Auto Show too. The special cars from Brabus, Opel and Porsche that really impress.

In this show we also discuss the impending launch of Nissan’s New Micra;  the virtues of a notoriously unreliable brand like Land Rover sponsoring the Rugby World Cup 2011 and SA players, Bryan Habana and John Smit; a mini MINI bicycle and a review of the surprisingly pleasant Renault Sandero Stepway.

So very pretty (compared with the old one)

Well that's impressive...

A little less impressive is what it looks like once it has been unfolded.

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