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Latest Episodes

E-Tolls: What do you need to know?
November 22, 2013

A Government evil or a step towards creating world-class infrastructure? Like it or not, Gauteng will see the introduction of eTolling on 3 December.It has cuased and uproar and a call for civil disobedience, but do you understand what it is paying for a

She sells Shell fuels on the forecourt
November 15, 2013

A fuel is a fuel, is a fuel, right? Wrong! We know there are differences between 93 and 95 octane petrol and 50 and 500ppm diesel. Michelle Khoza, the fuel specialist, from Shell South Africa joins us to break down the price of fuel -- what portion of the

ZA Car Show: Motorshow Madness?
October 19, 2013

With the Johannesburg International Motorshow having just opened what is there to look forward to? Is South Africa just the poor cousin of interntional motorshows that has to make do with re-reveals of three year old concept car or is there something that

ZA Car Show: Crossing Over with ZA Car Show
October 17, 2013

Some have been a major success and others complete flops. What is up with the new 'cross overs' that we are seeing these days? Are people blind to the fact that they are not really offroad vehicles? We discuss the growing trend towards crossovers, questio

ZA Car Show: The US Road Trip
October 08, 2013

Our dear Christo went to the US of A, in September. To make his business trip more bearable, he asked Chevrolet SA very nicely, and the kind folks there were able to arrange a mighty stallion for him to travel in. Sadly, it wasn't a new Corvette. Next t

ZA Car Show: R599k buys you an A45 AMG but also a lot more…
September 04, 2013

Mercedes Benz launched the A45 AMG locally this week. By all accounts it appears as if it is a phenomenal car. But the one thing that is pretty hard to swallow is the price. The entry into an A45 AMG starts at R599 000. This is before you've specified tas

ZA Car Show: The one with GT Academy winner Ashley Oldfield
August 27, 2013

Last year Nissan South Africa hosted a press event to launch GT Academy South Africa. For those who don't know, GT Academy lets PlayStation gamers have a shot at transferring their Gran Turismo racing skills into real life. At the event Nissan had LucasÂ

ZA Car Show: What Makes the Subaru Forester Unique?
August 15, 2013

Unlike all of its direct competitors in the segment, the Honda CRV, Volkswagen Tiguan, Audi Q3, Hyundai ix35, etc. the Subaru Forester offers a unique drive train. In this episode we discuss how symmetrical all wheel drive and the flat boxer engine bestow

ZA Car Show: The BMW i3′s inner workings
July 31, 2013

BMW's first ever production electric vehicle, the i3, was recently shown off to the world. But how, exactly, does the compact city car work? Christo and Trevor answer that, along with pondering the purpose of a dedicated electric commuter.

ZA Car Show: All about the 695 Ferrari Tributo
July 14, 2013

In this episode, Christo and Trevor discuss - at length - the workings, design, and purpose of Abarth's most insane car to date: the 695 Tributo Ferrari.