If you follow the motoring press or social media you can be forgiven for thinking that only supercars can offer the way to motoring Nirvana. The latest multi million Rand supercar has people cross referencing specifications and statistics that they’ll never experience ,financially or otherwise. An automobile is an appliance to most, a means to…
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Where to next?
The coronavirus pandemic has proven how quick society can adapt to new norms. We’ve seen revolutionary changes to how industries operate in a very short period. Cars have really progressed. They don’t make nasty carbons anymore. They accelerate into another dimension. And they have the ability to steer and accelerate better than the worst driver….
First Lady
First off, Happy Woman’s Day to all the women in the Republic of South Africa, especially those who are enthusiastic about cars. To commemorate this special occasion I’ve compiled a list of 10 women who laid the foundation for others in the automotive industry. 1. Bertha Benz The wife of automotive pioneer Karl Benz. She…
My car is faster than yours around the Nurburgring
Yet I don’t know where or what that is.. A trend amongst car manufacturers when releasing a new performance model, is to prior leak to the media an astonishingly quick lap time of the Northern part of the iconic Nurburgring race track. This encourages a massive collective of car geeks to pour over data points…
Simplify and lighten
This was the iconic statement of Colin Chapman, the founder of Lotus cars. In essence it refers to whilst a big powerful car was quicker in a straight line, a lighter vehicle would be quicker around corners and ultimately win more races. Even today, Lotus minimises components in it’s current vehicle line up and lives…
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