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smart inaugurates global marketing campaign with ‘Most Xclusive Test Drive’

smart BRABUS on Friday inaugurated a global marketing and advertising campaign with the release of a film tagged, Most Xclusive Test Drive, on all relevant communication channels, fronted by the claim “smart BRABUS. The urban sports cars.” Unique agility and outstanding dynamics – these are the two outstanding traits of ...

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Jaguar Land Rover moves to rock SA Festival of Motoring

Range Rover Sport   Jaguar Land Rover South Africa and sub-Sahara Africa said arrangements have been concluded to storm the inaugural South African Festival of Motoring, scheduled to hold in September, in full force . In a statement issued in Pretoria, Jaguar Land Rover South Africa and sub-Sahara Africa said ...

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LEGO Ford GT Race Car Goes on Display in Le Mans

  Taking three weeks, 40,000 bricks, and a whole lot of patience – it’s the LEGO version of the Ford GT race car that will be raced at the Le Mans 24 Hours. A third the size of the real thing, the LEGO version will go on display at Circuit ...

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GMSA Hosts Defensive Driving Workshop for Women

General Motors South Africa’s (GMSA) Women’s Council for female employees and female media members recently hosted a defensive driving techniques course for women. The advance driving workshop, which held at Aldo Scribante race track, was presented by Tschops Sipuka, former South African motorsport racing champion. Safe braking distances, slalom demonstrations, ...

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G7 Leaders Test-ride Autonomous and Fuel-Cell Vehicles in Japan

G7 leaders on Thursday in Ise-Shima, Japan joined the Prime Minister of Japan,Mr. Shinzo Abe, for autonomous and fuel-cell vehicle test rides at the 2016 G7 Summit held in the Japanese city. A presentation on automated-driving vehicles and fuel-cell vehicles was held as a side event of the G7 Ise-Shima ...

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Toyota Showcases Urban Teammate at 2016 Ise-Shima G7 Summit

Toyota offered test drives of an experimental vehicle featuring a newly developed automated driving system, Urban Teammate, during the just- concluded  42nd G7 Summit in Ise-Shima, Japan held on May 26 and 27. In keeping with the philosophy behind Toyota’s Mobility Teammate Concept―a unique approach to automated driving that stresses the ...

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Coscharis Motors Unveils 2016 Ford Explorer, Figo Sedan, Launches ‘Ford Protect’

Leading Ford dealership in Nigeria, Coscharis Motors, Tuesday in Lagos, unveiled the 2016 models of the fast-selling luxury SUV, Ford Explorer and the entry-level sedan, Ford Figo. And for the first time in the country, Ford Figo, which used to come in hatchback, now comes as a sedan due to ...

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Volvo Cars to Launch UK’s Largest and Most Ambitious Autonomous Driving Trial

Volvo Cars is to begin the UK’s most ambitious autonomous driving trial in 2017 in order to speed up the introduction of technology that promises to massively reduce car accidents as well as free up congested roads and save drivers valuable time. The Swedish company, whose name has been synonymous ...

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Coscharis Motors Flaunts Class, Opulence of Rolls Royce Wraith At Banana Island

Banana Island estate, Ikoyi, Lagos is arguably the ‘haven’ for the super-rich in Nigeria. The caliber and worth of the residents are easily noticed by the class of buildings, mansions and cars in the area. The choice of the community by Coscharis Motors, Rolls-Royce sole dealership in Nigeria, for ‘The ...

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Ford Fusion Autonomous Research Vehicles See in the Dark

Recently, under the cover of night, a Ford Fusion Hybrid autonomous research vehicle with no headlights on navigated along lonely desert roads, performed a task that would be perilous for a human driver. Driving in pitch black at Ford Arizona Proving Ground marked the next step on the company’s journey ...

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