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28 July

How do you tell apart an art connoisseur from a casual dilettante? An art connoisseur will buy a painting of a Mercedes for the same price that the dilettante will buy an actual Mercedes. With a twinge of guilt, we declare that we’d prefer driving an actual Mercedes (thank you very much) to a mere […]

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28 July

It’s official. Generation “Green” is a go-go. From veganism to Greta Thunberg, we are heading towards a cleaner, greener world. Naturally, carmakers are getting on board. We’ve got the EVs, we’ve got ElectriCity, and, in Toyota’s case, hybrid and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles (H&HFCV?). The automobile giants have explored the EV’s technological limitations, and are currently […]

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27 July

Breaking news over the weekend. The 2021 Ford Bronco ensemble is just 18 months away for those of you who have already reserved one. Ford are saying that the first deliveries are still on for Spring 2021, however if you haven’t reserved yet, chances are you may have to wait until 2022. In more pressing […]

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26 July

Sometime before Christmas, a Ferrari toy ad aired on TV. We see a boy pleading with his father – let’s call him Robert – to buy the toy. Robert promises that he will buy it. Unfortunately, the Ferrari toy’s out of stock in all the stores when Christmas finally came around. Fast forward to January. […]

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25 July

Which family brings together the quirkiest and most eclectic characters in animated cartoon history? Boom. Le Simpsons. First you have a crack pot with drinking problems – Homer. Then you have overprotective mother Marge. Followed by prankster Bart who relies on his resourceful sister Lisa. And the circle ends with a slightly mischievous Maggie. The […]

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24 July

Holy BMW on crack! Like seriously, is this a Death Star or something? Tell you what, it carries an ‘M’ badge, it comes in black (Bruce Wayne would love it), and is a limited edition of just 600 coming through the production line. It’s an M50i do-over like no other. With a Frozen Arctic Grey […]

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23 July

Okay, seriously, what the hell is this thing? Is it a Formula 1 car? Is it a fighter jet? A bit of both, with a sprig of the every-day luxury? To say that the Tramontana R is unique would be the understatement of the century. It’s weird, and not in a bad way. Put it […]

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23 July

We’ve hailed the McLaren F1’s supremacy as the OG speed king, and celebrated its success on our GOAT list. Nobody’s really come close to usurping Murray’s beloved creation, not even the barely legal Cerbera Speed 12 with all its mods and pods. Well, sit back ladies and gentlemen, because fresh outta Murray’s supercar lab is […]

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22 July

Alpina is to BMW what Lucius Fox is to Bruce Wayne. A little magic tinkerer who sprinkles a little pixie dust and turns your ordinary BMW into something special. It’s no wonder why models coming out of Alpina’s yard are highly praised. More so, sometimes, than their folkloric ‘M’ counterparts. When you see that ‘M’ […]

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21 July

I’m not an engineer or an expert in auto mechanics. And I don’t claim to be. But I have developed an interest in cars, an interest which a film I recently watched has amplified. I’m of course talking about “Le Mans ‘66” or “Ford V Ferrari”, starring Christian Bale as legendary racer Ken Miles and […]

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