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Author: Miles Downard

Road Tests 

Mastering the 4×4: An Adventure through Three Countries (Part One)

July 25, 2010 Miles Downard 1 Comment

Inside everyone is the desire to explore, discover and go places they shouldn’t be able to. This simple human instinct probably explains why so many of us insist on buying big expensive 4x4s, even if it’s only to pretend.

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Motorsport 

Schumi’s New Ride

July 22, 2010 Miles Downard 2 Comments

“Schumi, turn your eyes to the sky, it’s the only one thing bigger than you.”

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DriveRSA sits down with Tanit Phoenix…Yes, that’s right…

July 20, 2010 Miles Downard 0 Comments

I’m a great fan of models – but not those miniature metal specimens that adorn collector’s shelves. I’m talking about the long-legged creatures…

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Motorsport 

Step inside the F1 Racing Circuit at Sandton

July 16, 2010 Miles Downard 0 Comments

The Vodafone McLaren MP4-23. The chariot Lewis Hamilton rode to championship glory in 2008. Its engine: the Mercedes-Benz FO 108V 2.4 litre V8, naturally-aspirated, 19,000 RPM limited, mid-mounted engine…

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Motorsport 

British GP: Silverstone

July 14, 2010 Miles Downard 0 Comments

Sorting out face paint and flags and due to the rapid filling of fan parks, pubs, and for the privileged few of us, Soccer City, understandably finding a flat screen to watch the Silverstone Grand Prix was second priority.

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Road Tests 

BMW 550 Gran Turismo

July 12, 2010 Miles Downard 0 Comments

A couple months ago I came across a terrible bit of journalism whilst spending a leisurely Sunday morning with the paper. The author of this particular column writes…

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Chevrolet Cruze

July 9, 2010 Miles Downard 1 Comment

When the name Chevrolet is mentioned, you’ll probably conjure up images of ostentatious V8-powered beasts with body-builder inspired aesthetics, like the legendary Corvette and Camaro…

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Kia – The new kid on the motoring block?

July 6, 2010 Miles Downard 3 Comments

It appears that Kia are steadily advancing themselves – go getters, if you like. The most recent and obvious example of which is there involvement in becoming official partners of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™.

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Mahindra Thar

July 2, 2010 Miles Downard 1 Comment

The Thar, Mahindra’s take on the classical Willie’s Jeep, has been named after one of the largest deserts in India. I find this incredibly fitting, because you are going to want to abandon this vehicle smack in the middle of it, and leave to be eroded away.

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Gauteng Motorshow

June 29, 2010 Miles Downard 0 Comments

The more eagle eyed reader will have noticed I’ve attended a fair number of motor shows this past year and while I’m certainly not complaining about this, it does leave yourself wondering how on earth to distinguish between them all.

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