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Articles on exciting happenings in the world of motoring - interviews,Car of the Year results and more.
Read all about the 2007 Car of the Year - the winners and how they won.
See how you can vote for the cars4women.co.za car of the year.
Update from Toyota on recalls
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- By Vicky Hunter
Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) today announced the vehicles to be included in its recall service campaign to correct the accelerator mechanism in these cars
Powder-puff copycatting
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- By Special Correspondent
Don't you hate the phoney and unimaginative 'powder-puff' copycatting that passes for competition between our various petrol companies.....Women's Car of the Year
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The cars4women.co.za Car of the Year will be selected annually - starting this year. Our website visitors and newsletter readers will be invited to submit nominations in the following categories:
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- By Special Correspondent
World Car of 2007, 2006, 2005
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- By Special Correspondent
The Lexus LS460 was announced as the World Car of the Year at the New York International Auto Show in April. It was chosen from an initial entry list of 28 contenders nominated by World Car jurors from 22 countries.
Sisters are doing it for themselves
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- By Sasha Wyatt-Minter
South Africa’s very own all-female rally team is the only women team competing in motor rallies in Africa and they’re taking the circuit by storm. cars4women.co.za interviews “The Rally Chicks”
Techno-terms to make you sound like a motoring fundi
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We explain eight motoring terms you will have heard but perhaps have not, until now, known what they meant. Use this motor-speak when you’re shopping for your new car and dealers will treat you like a force to be reckoned with…
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- By Sasha Wyatt-Minter
Women Power is coming to Motor Town
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- By Sasha Wyatt-Minter
Women exercise over 80% of decision-making when it comes to privately bought cars in South Africa today, according to the latest research by www.cars4women.co.za
New car theft method - an urban myth dispelled
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- By Sasha Wyatt-Minter
There is an urban legend doing the rounds that says that car thieves can steal your car by ordeirng a duplicate key. www.cars4women.co.za contacted a Durban BMW dealership who reassured us that the rumour is completely unfounded...
Hyundai leads the way in the warranty market
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- By Heléne Griffiths
Hyundai Automotive South Africa recently announced the extension of their standard manufacturer’s warranty on all their passenger vehicles from 3-year/100 000km to a staggering 5-year/150 000km.
Where do your old tyres end up? Not in the landfill
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- By Continental Tyres
To ensure that old tyres do not just land in the garbage, Continental Tyre was the first tyre manufacturer to found a tyre disposal company in 1992 in Germany.
SA driving habits revealed in BP survey
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- By Sasha Wyatt-Minter
A national survey, which included over a thousand motorists from various cultural backgrounds across the country, proved that we care about family, fuel quality and the environment.
2008 Car of the Year Competition
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- By Heléne Griffiths
The following nine cars have been selected as finalists in the 2008 SA Guild of Motoring Journalists’ Car of the Year (COTY) competition:
Some useless Formula 1 info
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- By Sasha Wyatt-Minter
Here are some things you may or may not know about Formula 1 racing; what goes on behind the scenes - in the pit, on the track and in the body of the driver...
Evaluation of Car of the Year Finalists
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- By Heléne Griffiths
The jury members of the SA Guild of Motoring Journalists put the nine finalists in this year’s competition through their paces over a three day period a few weeks ago.
Helene Griffiths correctly predicts the 2008 Car of the Year winner
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- By Heléne Griffiths
Yes...I got it right again! (for the 19th time) said Helene Griffiths when her prediction that the Mazda2 would be the 2008 Car of the Year came true last week.
