Top Gear South Africa - November 2017

In this issue

There is nobody you’d trust more than four-time F1 World Champion, Lewis Hamilton, to introduce the November edition of TopGear Magazine South Africa.
Lewis was the test driver behind Project One and when he says ‘it’s the closest thing to his Formula One car,’ well, we believe him. Minutes after the Frankfurt reveal we grab an exclusive interview with him and unwrap the technical highlights in gorgeous detail.
Another feature in the same vein as ‘Road Racer’ sees TopGearSA drive the first Porsche 991.2 GT3 in South Africa. Is the 4.0-litre flat six the best engine on sale? How raw is it from a 911R? We answer both the questions in one of the year’s great drives.
When www.topgear.co.za first broke news of a 5.0-litre supercharged Ford Ranger Raptor conversion our social media channels erupted with likes and comments – read about SA’s wildest 500kW bakkie built by legendary Ford tuners. Versatility meets mayhem, in a nutshell.
But if fast coupes are more your thing, Audi’s RS5’s clinical speed is pitted against the M4 Competition Pack, AMG C63 S and Lexus RC-F in a colourful R6 million group test while the regular Intake section follows Elon Musk and Tesla’s meteoric rise as a pioneer in the EV race. All this and every new car launched in South Africa in the last month.
Enjoy the read. On sale now.

The Creator Elon Musk

Seven things we learned from Musk’s speech at the Model 3 launch

3 mins

Building The Future The Gigafactory

When a facility is 5,000,000 square feet, the word “factory” just doesn’t do it justice...

2 mins

History Lesson Tesla: The Story So Far

For a company with just 14 candles on its cake, it’s already been quite the rollercoaster...

3 mins

The Future

...according to Elon Musk: a place of green energy, rapid transport and holidays on Mars

2 mins

Putting The X Ahead Of The 3

We Say: the X3 Has Never Done Bmw Much Credit, but the New One Is a Thorough Enough Job to Take on the Class Best.

4 mins

Blue Oval Bargain

We Say: It’s the Focus St Gravel Travel Edition

2 mins

Evolution Of The Species

We Say: the Clock Is Ticking Faster for Traditional Sports Coupes.

2 mins

Take Two

We Say: It’s an Odd Fish That’s Sometimes Hard to Love but Easy to Live With

2 mins

The Test Driver

“There’s no road car in the world that could come close to what it feels like in my Formula One car. But this is going to be the closest thing, by far the closest thing”

8 mins

Racing Legends

Mercedes-AMG F1 W05

2 mins

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Top Gear South Africa Magazine Description:

Top Gear South Africa: Top Gear Magazine is by petrolheads, for petrolheads. Read our in-depth reviews on the latest cars, tests on some of the best vehicles ever made, in-depth columns and discussions, and learn more about the history behind your favorite car brands.