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Author: Miles Downard

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Top Gear Festival Wows Durban

June 18, 2012 Miles Downard 0 Comments Clarkson, Durban, Festival, Formula One, Gugu Zulu, Hammond, May, Mercedes AMG Petronas, Sasha, Stig, Top Gear

This past weekend saw Durbanites’ lose their minds for one of two reasons. Either they were attending the Top Gear

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Hougie gets an R8

June 14, 2012 Miles Downard 0 Comments Audi, Daytona Group, Francois Hougaard, R8, Sponsorship, Spyder, V10

He is one of South Africa’s fastest and most agile men on the rugby field, and now Francois Hougaard will

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Best of British

June 14, 2012 Miles Downard 0 Comments Aston Martin, Daytona Group, Ghost, Mclaren, MP4-12C, Rolls Royce, Vantage S Roadster, Virage

I’m often told what a wonderful job I have (the motor journalism, not my day job as an accountant). While the likes of Top Gear glamorous the industry somewhat, the often rather dreary vehicles I am given to test pose as much of a challenge to write about as the Lions face to stay in Super Rugby next year.

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Toyota Innova

June 12, 2012 Miles Downard 0 Comments Innova, People carrier, Toyota

After taking one look at the Toyota Innova I found myself asking, “What is this vehicle’s purpose exactly?” While the

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Motorsport 

Weekend at the Races II

June 11, 2012April 20, 2013 Miles Downard 0 Comments F1, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Ford Fiesta, Formula One, Grosjean, Gugu Zulu, Lewis Hamilton, Lotus, Mclaren, Perez, rally, Red Bull, Sebastien Vettel, South African National Rally Championship

On a Sunny Sunday afternoon in Montreal, Canada, McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton became the seventh winner from seven grands prix this year…

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Is your car good enough for Top Gear?

June 7, 2012 Miles Downard 0 Comments Classic car, Durban, Festival, Midas, Top Gear

We are all proud of our wheels, but is yours really good enough to earn a place on display at the Top Gear Festival this June?

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Morgan Plus E

June 7, 2012 Miles Downard 0 Comments

Morgan Motor Company doesn’t exactly portray itself as a cutting edge innovative manufacturer. With the exception of one or two, their cars look exactly the same as the day they first rolled of the production line.

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Diamonds are Forever

June 5, 2012 Miles Downard 0 Comments Bentley, Diamond Jubilee, England, Her Majesty, Mulsanne, Queen, UK

The former Queen of South Africa recently celebrated her diamond jubilee in the UK, and whilst she is no longer the Queen of South Africa we thought it would be interesting to have a look at ‘Reader Number One’s’ car history.

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Motorsport 

Nissan DeltaWing hits Le Mans

June 4, 2012April 20, 2013 Miles Downard 0 Comments 24 hour, DeltaWing, Le Mans, Nissan, Race car

While it may look more Batmobile than Le Mans racer, the Nissan DeltaWing aims to change the face of endurance racing forever in what is the most radical motorsport project of its time.

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Toyota Yaris

June 3, 2012 Miles Downard 0 Comments Fiesta, Ford, Toyota, Xr, Yaris

Compromise is a dirty word when it comes to purchasing a new car – balancing what you want with what

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