Car Features

At ICON 4×4, our speciality is preserving everything that we love about vintage cars while making them more fun and enjoyable to drive, comments Jonathan Ward, Lead Designer and Founder of ICON 4×4. Our new Derelict 1971 Mercedes 300SEL showcases our approach to car building with innovative engineering and meticulous attention to every detail. Modern elements, such as a powerful new engine and upgraded sound system are all discreetly tucked within the original vehicle layout in a period-correct manner.

Owner’s Name: Nevlyn Chetty. 

Shop name: Isidingo Auto CC, Briardene, Durban North

Nevlyn stumbled across an abandoned project whilst searching the internet. It was based in Bloemfontein. The owner had gone through some financial difficulties and had to stop the project and leave it at the workshop. The workshop sold it on as is, all stripped down. 

Photos by Chris Wall

When it comes to cars, Monster Energy and Ford Performance are legendary. Over the last few years, Monster Energy and Ford have given away some epic cars in South Africa. Prizes ranged from a Ford Mustang Roush to a Ford Mustang RTR. However, this year Monster Energy decided to do something different. After the introduction of Monster Energy’s new Ford Ranger Promotional cars, the market had such a great response, Monster Energy decided to give a Monster Ranger away, along with some cool Monster Prizes.

Ken Block took to the streets of Las Vegas behind the wheel of a one-of-a-kind Audi S1 Hoonitron. The vehicle is regarded as a prototype and is worth an estimated $ 12 million. Some of the features include 800V architecture, two electric motors, an all-wheel drive, and plenty of horsepower. It appears to be enough to paint black lines up and down the most famous bit of all of Las Vegas, the Strip.

But we couldn't help but wonder, what would happen if we injected the Jeep brands four-wheel drive electrified capabilities into a compact package, while retaining the brands unique design language, capability and personality? he added as the Jeep Avenger 4×4 Concept was introduced.

Exemplifying the concentrated freedom ethos of the new Jeep Avenger, the 4×4 Concept blends, design, capability and innovation in a compact body. Eye-catching, fun, and distinctive, the new arrival will be added to Jeep’s range of 4xe models coming in the future.

Ford announces the final third-generation Ford GT special edition model. The 2022 Ford GT LM Edition celebrates Americas only Le Mans-winning race car won in 2016 and the historic 1-2-3 podium sweep in 1966.

The project was born out of Bumpstop, a mentoring program founded in 2016 by Josh Shelley and run under Fusion Australia. The aim? Teach disadvantaged teenagers life skills by wrenching on cars, learning teamwork, and building confidence. Their first project was a humble Honda CR-V, but then came the paddock-find Corolla — originally destined for V6 motorkhana duty until fate intervened in the shape of a crashed VY Commodore SS.

The deal included one car with a chassis, an extra chassis with a cross brace and one flathead engine. The deal was that if the flathead engine was no good, it would be replaced with a second option and that I would return the Corvette wheels and the Jaguar front and rear suspension after moving the car to my workshop.

Douw Van Der Walt

The build started with chassis 161 of only 246 road-going Targa models in the US for that model year and is powered by a modified 2.7L naturally-aspirated flat-six engine. The modified flat-six features larger 92mm cylinders (compared to the factory 90mm cylinders) bumping the cars output to 180 horsepower. The brakes are upgraded OEM 986 Porsche Boxster units, a rear-seat delete saves weight and the steering was restored with new seals and gaskets.