Come on, admit it. There wasn’t a diesel car owner in the country who didn’t have a tear in his eye when Audi won the 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans in their diesel R10 sports car. After years of being condemned to use the leaky old diesel pump around the back of the service station, drivers of oil burners have finally earned the right to be accepted at all levels!
With Toyota’s venerable Tazz having finally reached the end of the road, Fiat is taking aim at the 1Â 500 to 2Â 000 budget-car customers that will now be looking elsewhere for sound, basic transport each month. It has introduced the eCo, a low-spec version of its Palio.
Israel on Wednesday suffered its worst day since the Lebanon conflict began when 14 of its soldiers were believed to have been killed in fighting with Hezbollah, a military calamity that could prove to be a turning point in the war. The setback appeared to unnerve Ehud Olmert, Israel’s Prime Minister. Less than a day after he had vowed to fight Hezbollah to the end, he spoke on Wednesday for a need for a quick end to the conflict.
Neil Sonnekus joins a voyeuristic audience to view <i>Two to Tango</i>.
Barok is elevating fabric with its wearable, hand-crafted items, writes Tisha Eetgerink.
Tumi Makgetla speaks to local fashion designer Jacques van der Watt about his spin-off label for Edgars.
The drinking crowd may bring in the bucks, but bad organisation and poor control are bringing the music down, writes Roshnie Moonsammy.
Police are ordering that Beijing’s galleries remove political art from their walls, writes Jonathan Watts.
<b>CD OF THE WEEK:</b> Lloyd Gedye reviews one of the most blindingly brilliant albums you may ever hear, The Flaming Lips’ <i>At War With the Mystics</i>.
Tisha Eetgerink explores the brave new world of blow-up dolls and adult plastic.