Posts Tagged ‘turbo’

Joy is a mad little Renault. Who knew?

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

By: Ciro De Siena

Joy. It’s an odd concept. Sometimes just the word itself conjures outdated images, like a Swiss lady twirling around on a green hillside, singing. I think joy comes in smaller doses these days. Like emptying the pockets of your jeans before throwing them in the wash, only to find a scrunched-up R50 note.

I am, weirdly, one of those people that derives joy from driving a car. I know, what a delightfully strange concept, but I swear its possible if you have the right machinery, the right space and the right time. Luckily I was to spend a week with the right machinery, which came in the surprising form of the Renault Twingo Gordini RS.

Let’s quickly break that down for those of you who couldn’t care less about cars. (more…)

Zero to Asshole in 15 seconds – Gav’s love/hate relationship with the BMW X6

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

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It took 15 seconds. I’m not even near joking. It took 15 seconds.

Before I get to that though I’d like to talk about the image/perception that exists in most retail stores and brand “equity” that bounds around our modern age. It is devil’s-hand crafted to make you feel inspired and worthy, apparently.

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