The 2025 Speed Classic took place in Cape Town on 25 and 26 October. This inaugural hillclimb event was held on Philip Kgosana Drive (previously De Waal Drive). A 1,8-km section of the contour road that heads towards the Southern Suburbs served as the course for the single-car time trial event. It is reported that […]
The 2024 Simola Hillclimb took place this past weekend (3-5 May) in Knysna. Double Apex was, once again, in attendance by the good graces of Suzuki South Africa. We were trackside for most of the action on Classic Car Friday and for all the runs on the weekend. Follow Double Apex on Instagram and Facebook where we share more […]
The electric vehicle (EV) wave continues to surge in South Africa, with 2024 promising exciting new models ready to hit the roads. In 2023 we saw a spike in new EV models into the SA market. This is set to increase as new players enter this space, which we cover in the SA EV preview […]
British sportscar manufacturer Lotus has been soldiering on with its ageing Elise, Exige and Evora models for many years. That all changed today with an all-new model called the Lotus Emira. This is the very last internal combustion engine (ICE)-powered car from the automaker before it switches over completely to battery power. Follow Double Apex […]
One of our all-time favourite sportscars the Lotus Exige turns 20 in 2020. The UK-based sportscar producer celebrates the creation of this lightweight giant-killer by releasing the Exige Sport 410 20th Anniversary edition. Follow Double Apex on Instagram and Facebook where we share more car content. Upgrades All versions come with upgraded exterior features commemorating the Exige Series 1 […]
Lotus 70 is a rip-snorting, tyre-shredding video that was launched recently. The clip was shot at the company’s very own Hethel test track at its factory. A big birthday 70 years ago, in 1948, a race engineer by the name of Colin Chapman built his first competition car in a small London garage. Chapman used […]
The 1936 South African Grand Prix – the second running of the event – drew some pretty exotic machinery to East London. Two Bugatti Type 59s, a Type 35 Bugatti that would win the race, an Alfa Romeo 8C Monza, Maserati 8CM, and this car: Richard Shuttleworth’s one-year-old Alfa Romeo P3 Tipo B Monoposto. Bonham’s […]
The Jaguar Simola Hill Climb took place in Knysna this past weekend. This premier motorsport event attracts some incredible machinery from all from all corners of SA. Full-blown racecars, road cars and purpose-built machines vie for honours to be the quickest up the 1,9 km-long track. This is part two of our highlights package. You […]
