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How Things Work: Power & Torque | VIDEO

How Things Work: Power & Torque | VIDEO

23 Dec 2020
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Brendon Carpenter

What is torque and what is power? And what exactly is horsepower? Peter takes a look at the differences and demonstrates the differences using...

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How a legend was born

How a legend was born

14 Dec 2020
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Megan MacDonald

This year sees the popular Suzuki Jimny celebrating its 50th anniversary, after making its debut in 1970. Since then, more than three million units...

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Three reasons road trips are the best!

Three reasons road trips are the best!

11 Dec 2020
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Megan MacDonald

Whether you’re a foodie, beach chiller, safari enthusiast, or intrepid explorer – the fun way to get to your holiday destination is always a road...

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How Things Work: 4x4 Systems [VIDEO]

How Things Work: 4x4 Systems [VIDEO]

08 Dec 2020
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Brendon Carpenter

The big debate: what is the difference between an all-wheel-drive system, a four-wheel-drive system and a 4x4 system. In this episode of How Things...

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What makes Suzuki unique: HEARTECT platform

What makes Suzuki unique: HEARTECT platform

03 Dec 2020
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Chelsy Pinto

Automakers around the world have a love for acronyms that do not always make it clear to buyers what they actually mean and how that technology fits...

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100 years of budget-beating Japanese quality and design

100 years of budget-beating Japanese quality and design

02 Dec 2020
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Megan MacDonald

When a young and ambitious Michio Suzuki officially registered the Suzuki Loom Manufacturing Company in 1920, he surely could not have foreseen that...

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HOW THINGS WORK: Nitrogen [VIDEO]

HOW THINGS WORK: Nitrogen [VIDEO]

01 Dec 2020
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Brendon Carpenter

The consensus out there is that nitrogen-filled tyres are better than standard air filled tyres, but did you know that oxygen already contains 79% of...

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3 Points to consider when buying a second car for your family

3 Points to consider when buying a second car for your family

26 Nov 2020
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Megan MacDonald

You have been making do with one car between you and your family and now you have the desire and the means to take that step and get that second car...

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How Things Work: Gearbox [Video]

How Things Work: Gearbox [Video]

23 Nov 2020
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Brendon Carpenter

There is often confusion surrounding the inner workings of a vehicle’s transmission and the different types of transmissions that are available on...

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What accessories add value to your journey? [UPDATE]

What accessories add value to your journey? [UPDATE]

19 Nov 2020
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Brendon Carpenter

Photo credit: Adrian Burford To some, there’s nothing more exciting than accessorising your new car (or even your more mature and trusty wheels), but...

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How Things Work: Passive safety - Part 2 [VIDEO]

How Things Work: Passive safety - Part 2 [VIDEO]

17 Nov 2020
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Brendon Carpenter

In this episode of How Things Work, we’re taking a look at your car’s passive safety systems, specifically airbags, seatbelts and other soft-touch...

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How Things Work: Passive safety - Part 1 [VIDEO]

How Things Work: Passive safety - Part 1 [VIDEO]

09 Nov 2020
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Brendon Carpenter

In this episode of How Things Work, we’re taking a look at your car’s passive safety systems. Peter Viljoen takes a look at the different types of...

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Dejargoning the motorheads: your guide to petrolhead car speak

Dejargoning the motorheads: your guide to petrolhead car speak

05 Nov 2020
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Chelsy Pinto

For an outsider, being in the midst of a crowd of car lovers is akin to being in a foreign country as the language they speak can be...

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How Things Work: ESP [VIDEO]

How Things Work: ESP [VIDEO]

03 Nov 2020
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Brendon Carpenter

ESP, ESC, Traction Control. Many people call it many different things. In this episode, Frankie du Toit from 947 joins Peter Viljoen, and they...

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How Things Work: ABS [VIDEO]

How Things Work: ABS [VIDEO]

29 Oct 2020
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Brendon Carpenter

In this episode, Frankie du Toit from 947 joins Peter Viljoen as they take a Swift Sport for a spin on a skid pan to “brake” all the rules with...

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The love for Jimny runs deep in the Suzuki Family

The love for Jimny runs deep in the Suzuki Family

26 Oct 2020
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Megan MacDonald

Owning a Jimny comes with a sense of pride and inspires an adventurous streak! Some of us name our Jimnys, and to some, a Jimny is a natural...

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