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Maserati MCPURA Wins Dream Car Award… well Obviously It Did

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© Maserati Some cars win awards politely. The MCPURA didn’t… it kicked the door down, parked sideways, and walked off with half the votes like it owned the place. It’s official… Italy’s favourite car magazine has looked at the MCPURA, wiped the drool off its keyboard, and said: “Yes. That one.” With a ridiculous 50% of the vote, Maserati’s new MCPURA has stormed the Quattroruote “Novità dell’Anno 2026” awards and …

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Penta Still Standing… One Dealership Sold, Not the Whole Empire

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Apparently, somewhere between a rushed headline and a keyboard warrior with Wi-Fi, Penta Motor Group was “sold in its entirety.” Spoiler alert… it wasn’t. Not even close. Let’s put the kettle on, take a deep breath, and unpack this properly… because facts, unlike rumours, don’t need clickbait. Thanks to a few over-excited reports… including one from Business Day… the internet decided that Penta Motor Group had packed its bags and …

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Solberg Slaps Winter Silly and Makes History in Monte-Carlo

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If Rallye Monte-Carlo is motorsport’s equivalent of being slapped with a frozen fish while blindfolded… then Oliver Solberg just smiled, asked for seconds, and won the whole damn thing. Yes. That Rallye Monte-Carlo. The one with black ice lurking like a tax auditor, mud pretending to be tarmac, snow doing whatever snow feels like doing, and rain for emotional support. And into this chaos rolled a 24-year-old Swede, barely old …

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Metal Therapy : When a Catch-Up Turns Into a Photo Art

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We went for a quick catch-up… which, as usual, turned into a full-blown photographic rampage involving jets, helicopters, and a very smug Porsche. Classic us. First mistake… “Let’s just pop past that not-so-secret spot.”Second mistake… bringing cameras.Third mistake… being anywhere near historic SAAF hardware without self-control. And suddenly, boom… metal art everywhere. Spotty the Cheetah Spotty the Cheetah There she was… Spotty. A Cheetah fighter jet so gloriously loud in …

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Rosslyn Reloaded… Nissan Hands the Factory Keys to Chery, While the Badge Lives On

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Rosslyn just got whiplash… because Nissan has handed the factory keys to Chery, and the automotive tectonic plates in South Africa have officially shifted. Yes. That Rosslyn. The legendary Pretoria-based plant that’s been bolting together Nissans since before your uncle’s moustache and mullet went out of fashion is changing ownership. In a move that’s less “panic stations” and more “carefully planned chess move”, Nissan and Chery SA have reached an …

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