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Author: Miles Downard

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Nissan Murano

July 27, 2012 Miles Downard 0 Comments

The Nissan Murano was first introduced to South Africa in 2004 and came as somewhat of a revelation. Its bold

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Road Tests 

By Jimny!

July 25, 2012 Miles Downard 0 Comments Jimny, Suzuki

Jimny crickets! Sorry I couldn’t help myself, but don’t be fooled Suzuki’s Jimny is by no means a little hipster cricket. In fact the Jimny probably has a few of those little guys stuck to its windscreen after a bit of off-roading.

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The Boks brush up on their German

July 19, 2012 Miles Downard 0 Comments BMW, Rugby, Springboks

Brand ambassadors appear to be big business in South Africa. The right ambassador can propel a brand right to the top and on the reverse can cause a brands street cred to plummet faster than the Blackberry share price (take note Parlatone brands).

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Capone’s bulletproof Caddy up for grabs

July 17, 2012 Miles Downard 0 Comments

The 20’s were a marvellous time in America; I mean they weren’t called ‘roaring’ for nothing. Booming economy, urbanisation, massive

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Grand Vitara proves to be sure footed

July 16, 2012 Miles Downard 0 Comments Grand Vitara, Put Foot Rally, Sukuzi

This year’s Put Foot Rally saw the Suzuki Grand Vitara SUV complete 7 000 km gruelling African kilometres, mostly off the beaten track. Piloted by Team Half Full Four, and sponsored by Suzuki Auto South Africa, the Grand Vitara took everything from potholed roads and desert dunes to muddy marshlands and sandy beaches in its stride.

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Motorsport 

Speculation! Speculation! Read All About It!

July 12, 2012April 20, 2013 Miles Downard 2 Comments F1, Ferrari, Formula One, Hamilton, Mclaren, Red Bull, Webber

With the annual game of musical racing chairs currently in full swing in the wonderfully wacky world of Formula 1

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86? Try 73!

July 11, 2012 Miles Downard 0 Comments 86, Corona, Toyota

With the arrival of the Toyota 86 South African motorists are now faced with a dilemma never before encountered; “is this really a cool Toyota?”

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Gymkhana FIVE

July 10, 2012 Miles Downard 0 Comments DC Shoes, Gymkhana 5, Ken Block, Monster World Rally Team

The Gymkhana series is an award winning, record-breaking viral video franchise from the DC Shoes YouTube channel. Not only this but

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Motorsport 

Silverstone 2012

July 9, 2012April 20, 2013 Miles Downard 0 Comments Alonse, Ferrari, Formula 1, Red Bull Racing, Silverstone, Webber

Red Bull driver Mark Webber took his second victory of the season at the British Grand Prix this past weekend,

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GWM H5 Diesel

July 6, 2012 Miles Downard 0 Comments diesel, GWM, H5, Made in China

I first tested a GWM H5 back in 2011 and honestly I was mighty impressed with the Chinese SUV. It’s relatively well built, comes loaded with kit and best of all its cheap – all of which are qualities I am starting to see more and more of with things ‘Made in China’.

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