- Africa’s first general aviation trade show continues to gain momentum with the introduction of Demo Flights, Africa’s first ever “Park & Sell” and Wonderboom’s biggest fly-in yet
The 3-day event is presented in partnership with AERO Friedrichshafen – Europe’s largest general aviation show, and will feature the latest products and innovations from local and international exhibiting companies, a wide spectrum of aircraft on display, as well as free-to-attend workshops where visitors can stay abreast of the latest developments. On Saturday 6 July, AERO ...Read more - Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk Sets SUV Speed Record on Ice of Lake Baikal
At the traditional annual 2019 Speed Days of the Baikal Ice Motor Sports Festival in Russia, the Jeep® Grand Cherokee Trackhawk set the speed record for SUVs driven on ice. According to data confirmed by the Russian Automobile Federation (RAF), the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk was able to achieve an average speed over a distance of ...Read more - Ford South Africa Gives the Springbots a Boost to Compete at FIRST Robotics World Championships
Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) is proud to have played a part in enabling the first-ever South African Springbots team to participate in the FIRST Robotics World Championships in Detroit, USA from 24 to 27 April, 2019. Despite being debutants, the Springbots – a team of eight young South Africans aged between 15 and ...Read more - Are You Using These Five In-Car Technologies to Help Save Fuel?
While you can’t control the cost of fuel, you can control the way you drive which will make filling up the tank easier on your pocket. Luckily, cars come packed with smart technologies that can make your drive easier and more fuel efficient. Here are five in-car technologies that are available in various Ford passenger ...Read more - Seventeen-year-old Oliver Solberg earns first U.S. victory at Olympus Rally
Subaru Motorsports USA took the top two podium positions at this weekend’s DirtFish Olympus Rally, with Swedish rally prodigy Oliver Solberg securing his first American rally victory in a blue and gold Subaru WRX STI. Solberg was fast and consistent throughout the weekend, despite having never seen the Olympus stage roads before and working with ...Read more - Isuzu Doctor Enjoys the Long Run
What drives a man to participate in every single IRONMAN competition ever hosted in Port Elizabeth? It is the need to stay active and fit explains Dr. Franzt Struwig, an expert in Occupational Medicine based at Isuzu Motors South Africa’s medical centre. Struwig, who has just returned from the Two Oceans marathon in Cape Town, completed his ...Read more - What should I do when the vehicle auction house does not provide me with the vehicles registration documents?
Question: Good day, I need advice. We bought a vehicle from an Auction house in Witbank, 2 years ago. We have been struggling since then to get the vehicles registration documents from the Auction house. According to the Auction house documentation, it takes 14 days for them to supply us with the documentation, it has been ...Read more - Know how to protect yourself from 5 electronic payment security risks
Consumers should not let their guard down during times of vacation. Whether you are planning a family getaway or a relaxing long weekend at home, fraudsters will stop at nothing to get your personal information and card data. In fact, according to the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC), credit card fraud increased by ...Read more - 10 Things You Might Not Know About Your Tyres
10 Things You Might Not Know About Your Tyres! Road Safety & Tyre Safety – Know More and Be Safe! https://t.co/BbVfoNcrLR #ArriveAlive #TyreSafety pic.twitter.com/sPbA8lm9Tx — Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) February 22, 2019Read more - New Tiger Wheel & Tyre Opens in Borrowdale, Harare
Vehicle owners in Borrowdale, a suburb of Harare, now have access to the world’s biggest wheel and tyre brands, along with award-winning service from Southern Africa’s best-loved and most trusted retail wheel and tyre brand. This news comes as local residents welcome a new Tiger Wheel & Tyre fitment centre to the corner of Dornie ...Read more - The birth of the Great American road trip 100 years ago
For about two weeks every summer between 1914 and 1924, a group of American friends who called themselves theFour Vagabonds would climb in their Model Ts and hit the open road, travelling to some of the United States’ most scenic areas, stopping off and setting up overnight camps along the way. But these weren’t your average ...Read more - Alfa Romeo at GP number 1000 with a livery that celebrates Nino Farina’s win at the first Formula One race – Silverstone 1950 – on Alfa Romeo 158
Here we are at race #1000 in 2019: P15 for Antonio, P9 and two points for Kimi. Well done guys – here’s to the next 1000! Weather: sunny and dry, 1920°C air, 2529°C track Frédéric Vasseur, Team Principal Alfa Romeo Racing and CEO Sauber Motorsport AG: “It was a tricky weekend for us, having faced some technical ...Read more - Responsible driving in wet weather: How much do you actually know?
South Africa is famous for its sunshine, and the average annual rainfall for the whole country is around 464mm (the world average is around 860mm). So when it rains, we all know about it. Summer afternoon thunderstorms in Joburg can turn a 30-minute commute into a two-hour one. Cape Town winters are notoriously cold and ...Read more - Alfa Romeo Triumphs at the “Motor Klassik Awards 2019” in Germany
Double win for Alfa Romeo at the “Motor Klassik Awards 2019”. The readers of the important German magazine named the current Alfa Romeo Giulia “Future Classic” in the “Mid-Size Class” for the fourth time in a row. According to readers, the sporty Italian sedan in a few decades’ time will become a timeless classic just ...Read more - Record turnout for VW VIVOnation festival
Now in its second year, the VW Vivonation Festival, a bespoke music and lifestyle event, saw over 5 500 (700 more than last year’s event) people attending over the weekend (6-7 April 2019). The 2019 line-up included the likes of AKA, Shane Eagle, DJ Kent, Simmy, Rouge, Sjava, Sho Madjozi, Busiswa, Mlindo The Vocalist and DJ ...Read more - The soon to launch in SA, All-New Mazda3 wins top prize at 2019 Red Dot awards
The all-new Mazda3 has captured the “Red Dot: Best of the Best” prize at the 2019 Red Dot product design awards. Southern Africa launch timing is set for the third quarter of 2019. The competition’s highest accolade is awarded to products whose designs are considered genuinely ground-breaking and visionary. The new-generation compact joins the growing list ...Read more - The soon to launch in SA, All-New Mazda3 wins top prize at 2019 Red Dot awards
The all-new Mazda3 has captured the “Red Dot: Best of the Best” prize at the 2019 Red Dot product design awards. Southern Africa launch timing is set for the third quarter of 2019. The competition’s highest accolade is awarded to products whose designs are considered genuinely ground-breaking and visionary. The new-generation compact joins the growing list ...Read more - Audi to drive important conversations at the 2019 Beauty Revolution Festival
As part of Audi’s local brand story of driving progress on important topics of diversity, empowerment and inclusivity, the brand with four rings is proud to announce their partnership with the 2019 Beauty Revolution Festival. As part of this collaboration, Audi and Beauty Revolution will create a conversation platform at the event, titled: Power ...Read more - Be tyre-wise: replace your worn tyres now
Be tyre-wise: replace your worn tyres now Worn tyres can cause accidents, may invalidate your insurance—and will cost you money in the long term. Not replacing them doesn’t make sense. By Lungisa Xhelithole, Firestone brand manager Tyres are vital to the safety of the driver, passengers as well as other road users. Therefore being tyre-savvy is important; that ...Read more - ContiLogger: Continental Consults its OTR Customers Using Tyre and Vehicle Telemetry
Continental is taking yet another stride toward providing off-the-road (OTR) tyre customers with a complete suite of tyre data logging and monitoring services at this year’s bauma, theworld’s leading international trade fair for construction, building material and mining machinery, which takes place from April 8–14 in Munich. The technology company is presenting its new ContiLogger consultancy ...Read more
