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The RSis intended tofeel ‘like arear-wheel-drive car with anenormous amountof grip’ You’ll knowit’sspecial bythe bluestitching a ...

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64 TOPCAR.CO.ZA|January 2016 0-100kph in 4.7sec. ‘The brains of it all is the software,’ Johnson stresses, before acknowle dging ...

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66 TOPCAR.CO.ZA|January 2016 THE CHASSIS Both cars are based on modular lightweight platforms that will serve everything from C- ...

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68 TOPCAR.CO.ZA|January 2016 8 ASTON MARTIN DB11 TURBOCHARGED? A MERCEDES BACKBONE? THIS CAR REDEFINES ASTON MARTIN The first pr ...

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2016 ’s MOST WANTED THE 2004Discovery was arguably the least ‘styled’car ofthe decade. Four doors without crease or contour, ugl ...

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