Timo Scheider kept true to his statement of beating Johan Kristoffersson in equal machinery by clinching the second race of the Cape Town-based World Rallycross event. Whilst Kristoffersson won the first event on Saturday, Scheider not only won his first-ever FIA WRX race, but also kept a 40th WRX win, and a 6th World Championship, away from Kristoffersson. This will have to wait for the Hong Kong finale in November.
WRX
Gaming Challenge: Killarney on Dirt Rally 2.0
Do you have what it takes to beat the time of our motorsport editor Franco’s five practice laps? More details in the video description!
top5: Reasons you should watch Rallycross
Welcome to one of NamWheels’ more regular features – our list of top 5 car-related items. Do you long for more action in motorsport? Well, we might have the answer for you…
The second best
Hear ye, hear ye! Today I will dispense more motoring advice collected from the vast armada of vehicles I have tested over the years. In my humble but considerable experience, the ultimate performance car to buy is always second best – one down from the top model.
Sprint Review: Subaru WRX
One new car, lots of information in random paragraphs.
What you need to know: The artist previously known as Impreza Sedan WRX is now just the WRX, thanks to Subaru’s culling of the hatchback version. Heavily infused with World Rally genes, this car has a turbo-charged flat-four (Boxer) petrol engine which sends up to 197kW or 350Nm to all four wheels.
Tested: Subaru WRX Lineartronic
The jelly fly
The Subaru WRX is one of the meanest, fastest-accelerating and agile cars on the road. I can vouch for that because I’ve reviewed two of these hooligan specials already. Thumping boxer engine, whistling turbo, manual shift and vicious four-wheel traction make for rocket starts and absurd cornering speeds.
0-100km/h times [2012]
The trump cards
Many people will argue that naught to a hundred times are childish and irrelevant, an automotive statistic only useful at the bar counter or in a pack of trump cards. Others will defend this benchmark test as a measure of a car’s performance, perhaps even reasoning that it’s important to know how quickly a car accelerate away from potential harm, or onto a motorway.
Tested: 2010 Subaru WRX
The spongy brawler
The list of things I’m scared of has just grown; again. Right behind Tequila, cameras in bushes, spiders that are bigger than my shoe and the 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX comes the 2010 Subaru WRX.
Tested: 2010 Ford Focus RS
The rare beast
Sometime last month I won the lottery. Well, not really; but it felt like it when the phone rang and someone announced that they’re bringing over a limited edition Ford with, and I quote, “lots of wings and fins on it.” I knew exactly what they were talking about and immediately thought “Jackpot!”
Testfahrt: Ford Focus RS
Die seltene Bestie
Vor ein paar Wochen habe ich das Lotto gewonnen. Naja, eigentlich nicht, aber es kam mir so vor als das Telefon klingelte und der Gesprächspartner mir berichtete, daß ich einen Ford mit “vielen Flügeln und Spoilern” zum Testen bekomme. Ich wußte sofort wovon die Rede war, deshalb dachte ich mir sofort “Sechs Richtige!”