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Nov 11, 2022

Mercedes-AMG ONE Sets New Lap Record at Nürburgring

Mercedes-AMG ONE Sets New Lap Record at Nürburgring 3.652 Seconds. That's the difference between the new 20.832 kilometre lap record set by racing driver Maro Engel driving a Mercedes-AMG ONE and the previous record holder, Lars Kern driving a Porsche 911 GT2 RS MR. Engel attained an officially measured and…

Motoring

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Mercedes-AMG ONE Sets New Lap Record at Nürburgring
Mercedes-AMG ONE Sets New Lap Record at Nürburgring
Motoring

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Apr 1, 2022

Jaguar I-PACE Experience Johannesburg

Putting the I-PACE BEV through its paces at Jaguar Land Rover’s home base is an awesome experience. Here’s why. Amazing, astounding, awesome, eye-opening, and fabulous are but a few adjectives that come to mind when describing the Jaguar Land Rover EXPERIENCE in Johannesburg’s northern suburbs. Entering the main building, the…

Jaguar

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Jaguar I-PACE Experience Johannesburg
Jaguar I-PACE Experience Johannesburg
Jaguar

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Mar 3, 2022

2022 European Car of the Year

This year’s COTY award winner is not an ICE. It’s a BEV. There’s no shortage of acronyms in the auto industry. Judging by the number of new electric vehicle (EV) press releases hitting my inbox, it seems that 2022 is shaping up to be a BEV of a year. ICE…

Cars

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2022 European Car of the Year
2022 European Car of the Year
Cars

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Jul 23, 2021

Made For Adventure — The Mahindra 4X4 Karoo

True to its catchphrase, the Mahindra PIKUP DC S11 4X4 Karoo Double Cab really is made for off-road adventure. With its 2.2L, …

4x4

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Made For Adventure — The Mahindra 4X4 Karoo
Made For Adventure — The Mahindra 4X4 Karoo
4x4

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Nov 22, 2020

Wine Industry Sales and Sustainability in the Next Decade

Paul Mabray, the man credited with revolutionising Napa Valley wine marketing and giving it a progressive new digital face and force, believes that wine industry sales are not sustainable over the next decade as it is still too production-oriented. “We haven’t become sufficiently marketing-centric and that means we’re not yet…

Wine

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Wine Industry Sales and Sustainability in the Next Decade
Wine Industry Sales and Sustainability in the Next Decade
Wine

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Nov 11, 2020

Mercedes-Benz G-Class Celebrates 41 Years

Following my previous article ‘Unveiling the Mercedes-Benz SUV Range’, the G-Class deserves special mention. — To mark its 40th anniversary in 2019, Mercedes-Benz had unveiled a range of highlights for G-Class fans, starting with the special STRONGER THAN TIME model — including the exclusive G 400 d, J40 Edition offering the most powerful expansion stage of the efficient inline six-cylinder diesel engine yet.

Mercedes Benz

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Mercedes-Benz G-Class Celebrates 41 Years
Mercedes-Benz G-Class Celebrates 41 Years
Mercedes Benz

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Nov 9, 2020

Global Safety Stamp To Boost Post-COVID-19 Tourism Recovery

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has launched a self-certified Safe Travel Stamp based on worldwide industry protocols. …

Travel

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Global Safety Stamp To Boost Post-COVID-19 Tourism Recovery
Global Safety Stamp To Boost Post-COVID-19 Tourism Recovery
Travel

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Nov 6, 2020

Unveiling the Mercedes-Benz SUV Range

The compact car Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) family from Mercedes-Benz now consists of eight models globally that cover all bases: three wheelbase lengths, front and all-wheel drive, as well as petrol and diesel models. — I attended the Mercedes-Benz South Africa SUV range media launch at the AMG Driving Academy, Zwartkops Raceway on Wednesday 04 November. The vehicle lineup included: Mercedes-Benz GLA

Mercedes Benz

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Unveiling the Mercedes-Benz SUV Range
Unveiling the Mercedes-Benz SUV Range
Mercedes Benz

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Nov 3, 2020

Road-tripping the New Mercedes-Benz 400d SUV

Driving two routes from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth and back to Cape Town in comfort and style. — What a pleasure! After five months of forced Covid-19 lock-down isolation, being afforded the opportunity to test drive the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE 400d 4MATIC for a week in August was made all the more pleasurable by my new-found freedom. Well, almost new-found freedom. At the time, South Africas’ government had…

Mercedes Benz

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Road-tripping the New Mercedes-Benz 400d SUV
Road-tripping the New Mercedes-Benz 400d SUV
Mercedes Benz

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Oct 28, 2020

Journalists Matter in Ecosystem Restoration

African journalists need to tell the story. — Alarmed by widespread environmental degradation, the climate crisis and plummeting biodiversity, governments last year declared 2021–2030 as the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (UN Decade). The UN Decade is important. It aims to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems on every continent and in every ocean. By…

Journalism

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Black Lives Matter in Ecosystem Restoration
Black Lives Matter in Ecosystem Restoration
Journalism

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