http://streetkings.co.za Come join, share and communicate with others passionate about the motoring industry Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:16:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Orient’s most notorious supercar, Nissan’s GT-R, has just been upgraded for European buyers. With its all conquering Nurburgring lap times and effortless ability to bamboozle the laws of physics, the GT-R was hardly in need of dynamic sharpening. Despite this, Euro zone customers (who have placed 2500 orders to date, ... http://streetkings.co.za/archives/222 Formula One cars return to the track this week as pre-season testing recommences in Spain and Bahrain. With the first race of 2009 little more than three months away, development work will continue in earnest at the Jerez and Sakhir circuits. Most teams begin a three-day test at Jerez from Tuesday, ... http://streetkings.co.za/archives/218 Mitsubishi has entered four new turbodiesel Racing Lancers in the 2009 'Dakar' rally that, despite its name, will be raced in South America in 2009. HEADING FOR THE MOUNTAINS: The Mitsubishi 'Dakar' teams that will tackle the 9500 trans-Andes race in January 2008 - and the Racing Lancer the team hopes ... http://streetkings.co.za/archives/208 These are the first official photos of Porsche's four-door GT, due in South Africa late in the third quarter of 2009, though we showed you a drawing back in January, 2008. The design brief, the maker says, was to create a unique four-seater while retaining Porsche styling. At 1931mm wide and ... http://streetkings.co.za/archives/195 Toyota will launch the new TF109 and its race livery on 15 January 2009. However, as part of the team’s commitment to cutting costs in Formula One racing, there will be no traditional launch ceremony. Instead, all press material will be distributed to the media via the internet, before the TF109 begins ... http://streetkings.co.za/archives/193 After unveiling its Mazda3 sedan last week, Mazda is on the offensive again, this time with the new hatchback promised for Bologna. Where the Mazda3 sedan was shown in American spec, the hatchback shows off the European spec that prospective South African buyers would be most interested in. The second-generation five-door hatchback is ... http://streetkings.co.za/archives/191 Many are lamenting the omission of the Golf R32 from VW’s line-up. Could it be that something sinister and Scirocco-shaped is set to take its place? The Golf V R32 was something of a Neolithic beast – sure, it was powerful and roared its pleasure at having its loud pedal pushed, ... http://streetkings.co.za/archives/187 [google-news] http://streetkings.co.za/archives/181 With its electric atmosphere, stunning cityscape backdrop and packed grandstands, September’s Singapore Grand Prix was one of the highlights of the 2008 season. And the spectacular success of Formula One racing’s first-ever night race has now been recognised at the Professional Motorsport World awards, which were held in the German city ... http://streetkings.co.za/archives/177 Its GT9 tops 400km/h, and now Dortmund-based 9ff has sharpened up the 911 GT2 too. Beyond the garish graphics, you’ll find 492kW ready to usurp those rear wheels. This is 9ff’s take on what the Porsche 911 GT2 should be like. Full Article: www.wheels24.co.za. http://streetkings.co.za/archives/160