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Losing direction - Richard Asher

Thu, 2012/01/26 - 3:39pm — asholdfield

The Avis desk at Frankfurt Airport doesn't give out maps any more. How silly of me to ask. I could hear them tittering as I walked away: “Haha! Ze prehistoric dinosaur!

F1, Lifestyles of the ludicrously wealthy

Fri, 2012/01/20 - 10:21am — asholdfield

By: Calvin Fisher

The overtaking dilemma

Thu, 2011/05/12 - 4:39pm — asholdfield

Once again a promoter has massaged attendance figures: the weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix allegedly had 115 000 spectators over the full three-day period.

China - Pirelli's master stroke

Thu, 2011/05/05 - 3:25pm — asholdfield

What to say after China except that Lewis Hamilton’s tactical victory for McLaren has blown the title wide open, while further back Mercedes has shown definite signs of improvement, as Nico Rosberg

Dieter Rencken - The Malaysia spectacle

Mon, 2011/04/11 - 1:24pm — asholdfield

Off the back of the weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix comes a mindboggling set of statistics: combined the 24 drivers pulled off over 100 overtaking manoeuvres (an average of two per lap), with the fi

Ford gas mileage suffers in public eye

Mon, 2011/11/28 - 11:47am — paulwalker

As reported by Green Automobile Reports, the Ford Motor Co. has an image problem. It seems the public thinks Ford's fuel economy efforts are deficient.

BUYING ON A BUDGET

Wed, 2011/10/12 - 11:40am — CARGUY

The South African motorist spends between R80 to R150 000 on a car if one looks at the monthly new car sales figures as published in TOPCAR magazine.

Mutha City Hot Hatch Tour de Pass

Tue, 2011/09/27 - 2:25am — Gregster

24.com and DSTV Online Petrol-head fanatics took their beloved hot hatches on the roads this weekend past in search of the ultimate mountain pass driving experiences..

Mercedes of the Minute

Thu, 2011/09/22 - 12:04pm — Paul JA Broers

Now I visit my local Mercedes agent fairly frequently, and when the service manager sees me, his face takes on that defensive 'what now' look. It is my fault, for I chew his ear off and won't