I thought you all already knew but Ferrari has turned the fantastic 458 Italia into a 458 Spider...
Everything stays the same as the Coupe except now you can take the top down and enjoy the sound!

Just look at the pictures, they speak for them selves.

A picture of an Alfa Romeo 8C we thought of sharing...


Picture Taken in Gran Turismo 5 on a PlayStation 3



JR Lobo

1.       Its ugly
2.        It’s stupid
3.        Its slow (or at least the one we tested)
4.        It’s got a hanger on the back of the passenger’s seat to hang you suit. Which we don’t get? If you    hang your suit or anything there it will hang on the floor, it’s not like the floor of your car is dirty or anything? What was wrong with the roof hangers in the first place?
5.        Keyless entry is now old and just became annoying in the swift... Yes you might think it’s cool but it takes away the fun of pressing buttons and how do you know if it’s really locked? Suzuki said that you can press the button on the door handle to lock it but then why couldn’t they just leave it up to the remote to lock?
6.     The engine sounds boring.

Hey, we have decided it is time for more interaction with our readers. So we haven't organised a ride in a Bugatti Veyron for the one who takes part the most... But what we are going to do is...

Create a page for pictures, your pics!! ...


All you do is, log into facebook and follow this link:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.171726856215692.46148.128639553857756


Post your picture in the Picture This Album and get your friends to like the pic. The pic with the most likes

 gets its own page called... THE BEST PIC... On our Blog!
Now in the page with YOUR pic we will obviously make you feel like a star!! So get posting!

Rules: Now the rules are simple:
1# Must have a car in the picture
2# Car be real life photo or snap shots from YOUR games. (PS3,PS2,PS1,PC,XBOX... um... all of them, how ever many there are.)
3# Originality counts.
4# Please Remember that this is a all ages page, don't put on a picture unless your willing to show it to your mother as well.












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Phew but its been a while since I.ve posted anything, so well its about time... Firstly I would like to share a deep dark secret. I love tiny little mouse cars just as much as I would love big massive powerful cars like the SLS AMG. Sure it is wonderful to melt the tar on the road with your big V8 and have exploding crashes, but these big cars nearly always have major downfalls when it comes down to the whole package.

Now let me tell you this, you do get cars that do all that and have next to nothing faults. Cars that are great to drive, fast and make you laugh without the terror of a big crash. They are almost perfect for everyone, girls love them and love it even more if guys drive them. What car could be all this?

Well...

We have added a new page to our site, dedicated to this years Top Gear Festival. It was the biggest motoring show in Africa.

Watch Jeremy, Richard and James before their race...

To see more just go to our Top Gear Festival Page...

Videos and photos of the event are now in the new page. To view the page simply click on it in the navigation bar or follow this link : http://cartalksa.blogspot.com/p/top-gear-festival.html


Please note that the page it still being worked on.

Hello, we were wondering... What is it about cars and the road that gives so many people passion for it? Why do we all enjoy a good journey in a car?

We wanted to give more updates on new and exciting cars today but uh, no.

Instead we want to know what drives you to err... Drive?

So please if you have any stories about a journey you had or an experience you will never for get in a car, write to us and tell us, we are very interested in knowing.

Write to us in a reply or to our e-mail address: cartalkemail@gmail.com

Thank you

CARtalk team.

While we have all been living our daily lives, something big has been going on. One of the worlds most important motor shows. The Geneva show 2011.


Now to start off with we will tell you that this year some really weired things have happened. For the first time ever there is an electric car up to win the world car of the year. The Nissan Leaf.

Nissan LEAF

BMW 5-series

Audi A8

Range_e Hybrid

Rolls Royce Phantom 120EX

Don't be fooled with the GTC, It will be the OPC.

So its valentines day today and love is all around. You buy chocolates and flowers, eat chocolates and then have a picnic in the back garden just before it starts to pour down with rain, because of global warming.

You think the rain might of just spoiled your whole day, when actually it gives you the best ending. There you are in the rain with your valentine, outside and alone... Hmmm get the picture?

Now we think thats all lame. If you really want a fantastic valentines day gift, it's not a smooch in the rain but more the creative-ness of ones heart. Like these fantastic Valentines Day cars we found on the net.

In Egypt, someone done this, hearts to them.

How romantic is this? Being picked up in a car decorated in chocolate hearts just for you.

This love-bug is completely full of chocolate. How romantic.

This is the final one. And would you just look at that. Drive around town in a heart thats just for the two of you. But wait theres more... You see Smart had this idea as well. Making a car for that special day for that special someone. So if you are up to being known as the most unforgeable valentine ever then you can have your smart rapped in valentines day things. Happy Valentines Day! From CARtalk team

Race through a small city and scare old people with the noise it makes... Like this guy in his 430 Scuderia...



Gather everyone you know who has a F430 and some bikes, then race them up a hill...



Race on some highway late at night with a Nissan and beat the Lambo...



Attract a crowd at the local supermarket while trying to park...

Lexus has always been know for being the Mercedes-Benz of Japan. Some even say that it's a fancy Toyota. We strongly disagree. We have always loved Lexus for their perfect quality and wonderful interiors.

When we first saw that Lexus is taking on the ///M3 with its IS F, we thought they are going mad. We thought that Lexus should stop trying with sports cars. Thankfully the people at Lexus were not listening and so they got a few engineers to build something completely out of character for Lexus. They built the LFA super-car.

Now we have seen the inside and my goodness, I think it has the best interior I have ever seen inside a super-car. Lexus's DNA really shows in this car. Don't think its all about leather either because this thing has a V10 in the front. Carbon ceramic Disk brakes, Six-speed sequential automatic gear-box and is made out of super light  Carbon-fiber.

Put all this together and you get:

• 412kw
• 325km/h
• 0-100km/h - 3.7s

For a Lexus, those figures are amazing. Lexus say they are only making 500 of them which will make this car just one of those we can admire forever. A true master piece...

Yes thats right! You thought that Pagani was done after they announced that they will stop making their only car, the Zonda. It was sad to hear, thankfully is was to a good cause. The Zonda was stopped to make room for Pagani's newest car, the Huayra. (We couldn't pronounce that either.)

It took seven years in the making, the Huayra or also known as the C9 project was born in 2003. Although the Zonda is now over we can still see the DNA of the Zonda in the Huayra. Pagani say that the new car was designed around air. Mercedes-Benz still make the engine but this time it is a 6.0 V12 AMG.

We love the Gull-wing doors and the mad exhausts, the funky mags and the spoilers that pop out everywhere to force the car to the ground.

The 6.0 V12 engine gives you more than 514 KW.
Seven speed gearbox.

Pagani proved that they will forever be the craziest super-car makers around!

Now lets let the car talk for its self with a few photo's from http://www.netcarshow.com/.

Two 458 Italia challenging each other on the Mugello circuit and in the Tuscan hills. Watch the official 458 Italia video directed by Alexander Paul.




Link : http://www.ferrari.com/English/Ferrari_TV/Pages/FerrariTVPlayer.aspx?strServerId=7437&c=Video

The only reason I can think of showing you this is so that you can hear the absolutely fantastic noise this car makes!

Yes... What you just thought is right. It is completely breathtaking. The shape of the car is pure art. Who ever said that Ferrari is stupid is completely wrong. They have been the daddy of super-cars forever and now it looks as if they want to brawl with those people that called them stupid. I mean just look at those head-lights, they really do turn underwear brown.


Ferrari say that this is a whole new car, from whatever view point you want to go into. With its new F1 technology it is said that it is a "massive leap forward from the company’s previous mid-rear engined sports cars". Ferrari have so much confidence in this car that they named it after their homeland, Italy. It's a true metaphor for Italy.


This car is faster then the F430, better fuel consumption and even better handling then the F430. Now we did say in CAR talk that the F430 is the best driving machine of all time. If we had to look at this and go back, we might be wrong about that. The best driving machine might just be the 458 Italia... Hmm.


Once again Michael Schumacher is involved with the 458 Italia. Now like Michael, lets look at figures.


Engine - V8
Power - 425kW - 540Nm
Speed - 325km/h


It has a F1 double clutch 7-speed gearbox. Forged wheels and only the best materials. The car only weighs as much as a hair. Put all this together and the result is, 0-100km/h in 3.4s. You have this on the road and nothing and I mean nothing will catch you.


If you really want to know about this car then just look at the three exhausts.

See, three noise makers!

It is unbelievable! Thank you Ferrari.

People have been talking about it since its release, the new BMW 1 series. A swift 3 door Coupé. It's a recipe for success with people who love driving. The 135i has been the focus of the range because it is so fast and stylish. If you are one of the people like us who cannot get enough of this tiny little rocket, then there is fantastic news for you.

So you think your Friday office parties that close the office for the weekend are cool?

Well think again, just look at the video we came across.

Its a video of outside the Pagani office.


In the video we see them fool around with a Zonda F. Much better we think then e-mailing each other viruses.

I was sitting one day just after having my old fiat fixed AGAIN and thought about how much easier it will be to just sell it and buy myself a newer car. You see, new cars are annoyingly reliable. You never see them on the side of the road. Its always someone who's alone and stuck on the mountain with an old Uno. Wait actually that was me.

Become the CAR talk reader of the month and just answer this simple question.

What car is in our funky logo?

It took much thought and many cookies but we have finally made up our minds on what we think is the best car of the year.

It was tough as there are many fantastic cars and good value for money ones as well.

So the CAR talk car of 2010 is...

The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG


For its Gull-wing-ness, absolute beauty and raw power. Its the perfect blend of what we want. So this car with its doors completely  fly to the top spot.