Thursday 6 August 2015

KAWASAKI H2R







Meet the Kawasaki H2R hypersport, the most insane hyperbike as of late. 321 horsepower and an estimated 400km/h+ top speed will have you anywhere across any space now. This is the type of bike that pops up on the traffic officers’ database with a don’t bother to chase sticker on its image, okay not really. I do however doubt that even the Dubai police, with all their hyper car fleet would even try to catch up. The monster you’re looking at happens to be the only one in the country as of late and the owner is willing to depart with it, at the right price of course. The only place in SA where you’ll see so much carbon fibre on anything will be at Denel’s composite material plant. The body finishes are either a full carbon fiber composite or a mirror finish black. Mirror finish isn’t some simple alternative to a scientific paint color name,you can literally see the reflection of any object next to the body. As of now, this is the Bugatti Vittesse of bikes. In fact, with a 400km top speed, wouldn’t you love to see it take on the Bug? Contact Race SA and make it yours for R 795,000.00.

Here’s a link to a drag race between the two monsters:




Check the specs:
Engine-Liquid-cooled, 4 stroke in line four
Displacement: 998cc
Bore & Stroke: 76.0 x 55.o mm
Compression ratio: 8:3:!
Fuel system: DFI 50mm throttle bodies x 4 with dual injection
Intake system: Kawasaki Supercharger
Ignition: Digital
Transmission: 6 speed, return, dog ring

Final drive: Chain

Wednesday 5 August 2015

#WayBackWednesday:2014 Shell V power nitro fest

In February last year ,petroleum giant Shell brought out the Ferrari F60 scuderia and partnered with SA's Ferrari car club to bring out their weekend toys.Thousands gathered to bare witness to one of the most prestigious high-end auto fests Hosted by Shell and their Long-time partner Ferrari. The black stallion brand brought their F1 racing test driver Marc Gene to give SA fuel junkies a taste of Formula one Grand Prix. The event was a flagship for Shell to market their newly advanced fuel , which they utilized for their formula 1 exhibition.Ferrari racing’s test driver Marc GenĂ© (pronounced jour-neigh) piloted the F60 scuderia around a to a Shell filling station around the block to juice up the 800hp ,aero dynamic influenced wind cheater with the same fuel you put into your grocery fetching jalopy. Aside from the multifarious tip toeing stallions on display, Local Djs, Warras , Spectacular and Kwaito O.G Bouga luv fed the crowd with local and global tunes to complement the harmonious notes from the exhaust tips of the Maranello clan. With the whole Ferrari formula 1 crew chiefs out in full throttle at the pit to give South African followers a taste of the magic they get to perform for a living.As expected , Marc went through numerous sets of rubber which the crew chiefs swapped at literally a few blinks before doing a classical doughnut at the end of his run. Here are some images of what went down.

















Monday 3 August 2015

Car of the day: 2009 Mercedes Benz SL65 AMG




One of the most powerful super cars to emerge from the Stuttgart factory and at 600+ horsepower, it outpaces some of its Italian competitors beyond its price tag.

0 to 100 ,3.7 sec.







Saturday 1 August 2015

Car of the day: 1946 Hudson Truck



Images: By Toby Strange

Some of the cleanest engine bays at Classic car show



After attending the the recent classic car show ,we decided to present you with a few compartments that house the neatest engines we spotted out there.

Observe: 

Mark 1 Golf



Lowrider VW Caddy


Subaru




1963 Corvette engine bay




Seat Leon