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Sunday, June 8, 2025

Join the Distinguished Gentlemen and ride for men’s health

A gentleman is distinguished by his demeanour, his dapper appearance and his concern for those less fortunate than himself.

Motoring
Dave Abrahams|Published

Grune aces Cape round of ZX-10R Masters Cup

The penultimate round of the one-make Kawasaki Masters Cup produced some of the closest racing of the series so far.

Motoring
Dave Abrahams|Published

Expect a North vs South showdown at Extreme Festival

his weekend?s penultimate round of the national Extreme Series at Killarney is shaping up to a be North vs South battle.

Motoring
Dave Abrahams|Published

Renault Kadjar gets more style, new engine for 2019

Other carmakers call it a ?refresh? or a ?facelift?; Renault calls its revised-for-2019 Kadjar Phase 2. And rightly so.

Motoring Launches
Dave Abrahams|Published

Lexus UX crossover is cute, quirky and comfortable

New premium compact crossover is aimed at young, urban millennials, says Lexus, hence the name - ?Urban X-over?.

Motoring
Dave Abrahams|Published

Thrills, spills and gremlins at Cape Superbikes

Round 7 of the RST/Suzuki South/Trac Mac regional motorcycle series began delivering drama as soon as qualifying started.

Motoring
Dave Abrahams|Published

Lightly camo'd 8 Series Convertible shows its sexy shape

These shots give us perhaps the best preview yet of one of the most stylish GT drop-tops in many years.

Motoring Launches
Dave Abrahams|Published

Travel Kremlin style in a presidential car like Putin's

Moscow's central automotive institute plans to market 50-70 commercial replicas a year of the Russian presidential limousine

Motoring
Dave Abrahams|Published

Driven in SA: Merc's all-too-human new A-Class

Give Mercedes-Benz's fourth-generation A-Class time to get to know you and it might just surprise you.

Motoring
Dave Abrahams|Published

Expect chilly wind, red hot racing at Cape Superbikes

Unpredictable, blustery conditions promise exciting racing with unexpected results at Killarney Superbike regionals.

Motoring
Dave Abrahams|Published

The world's first ever driver - was a woman!

Women?s Month is also the 130th anniversary of the first ever road trip in an automobile. And the driver was a woman.

Motoring
Dave Abrahams|Published

The lion in winter: Harley Heritage Softail revisited

It's been 10 years since we last rode a Heritage softail, and a lot has changed in that time

Motoring
Dave Abrahams|Published

Women's Day thriller for Cape Superbikes

Round 6 had all the drama you could wish for - close racing, spectacular tumbles, a red flag and a title wrapped up.

Motoring
Dave Abrahams|Published

Hub-centre hardtail Valkyrie is one wild custom

Showbike by Kenny Yeoh of Malaysian bespoke bikemaker Kenstomoto was built around a 650cc Kawasaki ER-6 parallel twin.

Motoring Bikes
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Expect fireworks at Women’s Day Cape Superbikes

Rivalry for premier class honours between brothers Brandon and Bernard Haupt is about to become a three-way fight.

Motoring
Dave Abrahams|Published

Unique E-Type restomod is based on Series III V12

The brief was to create a the customer's dream car, combining classic styling with modern-day performance and convenience.

Motoring
Dave Abrahams|Published

Six things you didn’t know about car batteries

As today?s cars become increasingly dependent on their electronics, so the source of their power becomes more important.

Motoring
Dave Abrahams|Published

Lamborghini Urus is big, bold and beautiful - and it's here!

Up close and personal with the only Lamborghini Urus in South Africa, the overriding impression is one of solid quality.

Motoring
Dave Abrahams|Published

'Royal' Range Rover fetches a cool R1. 775 million

The story goes this 1975 Range Rover once belonged to the Queen of England. Turns out the story is true. . .

Motoring
Dave Abrahams|Published

Watch Ken Block crash and burn - literally!

Footage from Block?s helmet cam shows the car hitting a rock and flipping twice with flames coming from under the bonnet

Motoring
Dave Abrahams|Published

Steve McQueen’s ‘On any Sunday’ bike for auction

Some say that more important than the intrinsic or rarity value of a classic is its provenance, i. e who owned it before.

Motoring
Dave Abrahams|Published

Chaotic qualifying spices up Cape Superbike racing

Wet qualifying throws the form book on its ear as two brothers fight for the honours in the premier class.

Motoring
Dave Abrahams|Published

Bikers for #Mandela100 brave the rain to #LivetheLegacy

Not even bitter cold and scudding clouds could keep hundreds of bikers away from the Bikers for Mandela Day ride.

News South Africa Western Cape
Dave Abrahams|Published

Pininfarina previews PF0 electric supercar

It was always a dream of Battista ?Pinin? Farina to build luxury sports cars under his own name; now it's happening

Motoring
Dave Abrahams|Published

Watch the Goodwood Festival of Speed - live!

As a celebration of the sheer fun of motoring, there is nothing like the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Motoring Motorsport
Dave Abrahams|Published