South Africa will receive two dealerships for the McLaren MP4-12C supercar. Local customers will be able to purchase the up and coming MP4-12C through the Daytona Group which hold dealerships in both Johannesburg and Cape Town. Staff at these branches will receive training from McLaren Automotive on how to handle the cars and sales. Ian Gorsuch, McLaren Automotive’s...

Volkswagen’s Comfort Coupe, or CC, is now available as a five-seater in South Africa. We recently posted that the Passat CC will be available with an extra bench for customers who need the extra space. The bench will include a third head restraint and three-point seat belt. The price for the CC will not increase because of the addition of the extra seat. Prices (VAT...

Nissan will recall their Cube as it seems to leak fuel after crashing. The problem was found during the US government rear-impact crash tests. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, said “When the vehicle was rotated following a rear moving barrier crash test as required, the amount of fuel leakage exceeded the allowable limits.” Nissan...

Rumours, and reports, state that Porsche are working on a lightweight version of the Cayman. The Cayman Club Sport, or CS, will use aluminium parts and lighter 19-inch wheels to keep the total mass to a minimum. It’s possible that the weight could drop by about 74 to 84 kilograms. Following all of this, the Cayman Club Sport will offer a Sport PASM suspension...

There’s word going around that Pagani are currently building a one-off model for an American-based customer. The special edition is called the Zonda HH and it will offer a Monterey Blue paintjob, carbon-titanium body parts, a ceramic-titanium exhaust and carbon-ceramic brakes. By using these parts Pagani should drop the weight on the special edition Zonda by around...

Audi recently revealed their A7 Sportback earlier this week, where Carscoop has come across details on the S-Line packages for launch. The S-Line sport trim will offer a new sport suspension which drops the car by 10mm, and 19-inch wheels with the choice of optional 20-inch wheels. Following this, the exterior will offer a reshaped front bumper with new air inlets...

Fiat’s facelift for the Bravo Sport is pretty subtle as it includes a new grille and and new smoked headlights. Following this, there are two new colours: Tempesta Grey (an unusually shiny mid-tone silver) and Ballad Pearl (a creamy bronze). Inside Fiat didn’t change much, however they did a headrest to the rear-middle passenger seat, and also rework the door...

General Motors South Africa has announced that the Chevrolet Cruze is now available with a 2.0-litre turbo-diesel engine with 110kW and 320Nm of torque. Chevrolet’s new diesel motor will use a single overhead camshaft, 16 valves and an intercooled turbocharger. The Cruze 2.0D LT will offer a fuel rating of 5.7-litres per 100km, where the fuel emissions will amount...

The South African Dodge Caliber will offer new styling for the interior, along with a few changes to the exterior. “Four years on, a timely refresh sees some minor exterior changes including chromed accents, stylish new alloy wheels and limited availability funky colours. However, the major changes mostly take place on the inside.” said Guy Franken, head of Marketing...

Subaru has revealed the pricing on their 2011 Impreza WRX and STI models. The base price for the sedan is $33,995 where the hatchback will cost $34,995. When offered in Limited trim–which includes 18-inch BBS wheels, leather upholstery, a power moonroof and fog lights–the pricing starts at $35,995 for the 5-door model. Subaru’s STI’s are powered...

Dodge has revealed their 2010 Mopar Challenger, a special edition based on the Challenger R/T. The Mopar will offer a Brilliant Black paint job, a few stripes, a ventilated bonnet, black chrome pieces and 20-inch wheels. The inside will offer Katzkin leather upholstery, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and a new gear knob. Power comes from a 5.7-litre HEMI V8 engine which...

Porsche has officially announced that they will build a limited number of 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid concepts. Porsche previously said that there would need to be 1,000 orders as a minimum for the company to consider the hybrid Spyder, and it seems as if they have reached this number. In fact, rumours state that Porsche hit 2,000 interested individuals. Michael Macht,...

Inden Design has released a brand new tuning kit for the Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG hardtop roadster. The ‘Black Saphir’ package includes a new bonnet, a rear diffuser and a front apron. All of the parts are available separately, and this includes the 20-inch wheels wrapped in Dunlop tires. Following this, extras will include a lowering suspension, a rear parking...

Hyundai has released images of their all new 2011 Elantra, or Avante, sedan which goes on sale next week in South Korea. The Avante is the Korean name, and this model incldes a 1.6-litre Gamma Direct Injection engine with 104kW of power and 171Nm of torque. The engine on the new 2011 Hyundai Elantra / Avante will connect to a 6-speed manual gearbox for a fuel rating of...

ABT tuning, a German company, has created a brand new kit for the sporty little Audi A1 mini-car. The kit will offer new aerodynamics, a new exhaust, extra performance, a revised suspension system and new wheels. There will be three colours available: brushed aluminium, grass green and lavender. Each of these colours have names too: Klecks, High-Voltage and Aloha. It was...