Speculated to be 2010’s most anticipated game, Gran Turismo 5 or more commonly known as GT5 is expected to hit shelves later this year and so far has no arrival date. The game manufacturers have done a good job of leaking info about the game over the last few months and GT fans already have a good understanding of what to expect. A full list of the cars has already leaked and so has information about the “damage engine” and a few other cool things that GT5 packs like full online play.

The PSP version of the game is out already and if you have played it already, I’d love to hear your thoughts!

Here are a few screen shots of the game.

It’s not new news that GM has been considering selling Hummer for a little while now. It seems that among the other brands that GM dragged with it through financial nightmares, GM has now decided to shelve the brutally yank car as it is financially unfeasible to maintain the brand.

GM did try to pawn it off to the Chinese recently, but the deal fell through when Beijing decided that it was too much of an environmental risk to allow the brand to be purchased by a Chinese company.

This follows the previously GM brands of Pontiac, Saturn and Oldsmobile and finds itself stacking up in the losers corner where car brands are sent to die!

So with cost-cutting still part of the strategies of many companies, especially the car manufacturing industry, Puma has taken it a step further and have commissioned that a Formula 1 car be built out of shoe boxes.

Here is the video:

We are just under a month away from the kick off of the 2010 Formula One Race Calendar which is scheduled to start in Bahrain this year on March 14th 2010. Heres the full race calendar to help you schedule your TV time:

14 March           – 12:00 –         Bahrain           – Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix

28 March           – 06:00 –        Australia        - Australian Grand Prix

04 April             – 08:00 –         Malaysia        - Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix

18 April              - 06:00 –        China               – Chinese Grand Prix

09 May               – 12:00 –         Spain               – Gran Premio de Espana Telefonica Grand Prix

16 May               – 12:00 –         Monaco           – Grand Prix de Monaco

30 May               – 11:00 –         Turkey            - Turkish Grand Prix

12 June              - 16:00 –         Canada            - Grand Prix du Canada

27 June              - 12:00 –         Europe            - Telefonica Grand Prix of Europe

11 July                - 12:00 –         Britain             – Santander British Grand Prix

25 July               – 12:00 –         Germany        - Brober Preis Santander von Deutschland

01 August         – 12:00 –         Hungary         – Magyar Nagydij

29 August         – 12:00 –         Belgium           – Belgian Grand Prix

12 September  - 12:00 –         Italy                 – Gran Premio Santander Italiano

26 September  - 12:00 –         Singapore      - SingTel Singapore Grand Prix

10 October       – 06:00 –         Japan              - Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix

24 October       – 05:00 –         Korea              - Korean Grand Prix

07 November – 16:00 –         Brazil                - Grande Premio Petrobras de Brasil

14 November  - 13:00 –         Abu Dhabi      - Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Note: All times displayed here are UTC Standard Time. In South Africa, please add +2:00 hours.

The 2010 VW Polo’s have hit the South African streets and I must admit that I am pretty impressed with the design. They certainly are sexy cars and I’ve been told by previous Polo owners, that the Polo brand represents reliability and practicality. Something which we have come to expect from VW afterall.

The VW Polo GTi has always been the entry level hot-hatch from the VW stable and plays the role of little brother to the infamous VW Golf GTi. The latest version of the Polo GTi is no different from the last and promises to fulfill the shoes of its predecessor as being the reliable, practical hot-hatch.

The aggressive front end is complimented by the dark tinted headlamps, sporty wheel arches and black glass roof. The angle of the front fog lights definitely add to the aggressive design of this sleek and sexy hatch-back. Regular GTi styling sees the Polo fitted with the red-lined grilled, red brake calibers and GTi style 5-blade rims.

Said to pump out 178bhp from its tiny 1.4TFSi engine, VW says that it is it’s, “fastest, most focussed and cleanest performance Polo ever produced.” With a standstill to 100km/h sprint seeing the little beast in 6.2seconds and capping out at 230km/h, the VW Polo GTi will definitely be a firm favourite with boy racer market.

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This is brilliant and I think that we should get one of these!

Thanks Steve!

The Audi A1 has officially been launched in Europe and here are the facts:

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Thanks to @obox, a fellow Audi nut and Audi Run member,  for the heads up!

This morning, bright and early, I headed down to La Med in Clifton for the first Audi Run gathering for a Sunday morning Breakfast drive to Franschoek.

I started this little idea with the intention of starting up a social club with a group of folk in and around Cape Town who love driving, who love Audi and just want to hook up for a chat every now and again while taking a Sho’t Left to check out some of South Africas sights.

I was joined by

Chris M of iMod and his fiance’ in a 2010 Audi A3 1.8T with the personalised plate “SEO GURU-WP”. (His plate doesn’t lie… he is the guru when it comes to SEO in SA).

The Perel brothers, otherwise known as obox and MarcPerel, the brainchildren behind “From the Couch” the vlog rocked up in a Audi A3 B7 2.0 model. They are more famous for having beaten me in last years Blog Awards in the “Best New Blog” category.

We hit the road around 9am and headed north on an absolutely awesome drive. It was the perfect distance to enjoy the scenery, enjoy the drive and have fun driving without getting bored. It’s also a really great road with some cool swooping turns, a few bumps and crests to keep the drivers entertained and highly recommend that you check it out sometime.

Breakfast was cool. We settled in a quiet but complicated little restaurant and chilled for a few hours. The company was great and it was exactly the kind of vibe that I was hoping for. Just a group of us chilling without worry about work, talking about projects or any of those pretentious things that get brought up at the usual social gatherings in Cape Town.

I had fun and I’m definitely going to be organising a follow up.

Chris – your car is sweet dude. Enjoy it buddy, I know how hard you worked for it and be proud at the fact that its yours and not a gift or something that came easy!

The Perel boys – It was gangsta gents. You guys are real and I love the humility. Your business rocks already, but stay true to yourselves and you guys will be champs one day. #TrueStory

if you are keen to join us on our next trip, be sure to join the Audi Run Facebook group, its open to anyone. We think that once every two months or so would be a nice way to set up the regular gatherings and keep it casual.

The controversial Audi A5 suicide advert has been doing the rounds online. I think that it’s a brilliant advert that highlights the new Clean Diesel engines that are good for the environment. Audi has a reputation of really good adverts and I have featured some here before.

Sadly though, Audi has come out disowning the advert and denying the validity of he advert as an Audi initiative. In their defense, the advert does stand out like pink hair when you consider that legacy Audi adverts are always very clinical and portray clean and tidy concepts. #JustSaying!

Check out the Audi A5 Suicide advert:

Do you think that this really is an Audi advert?

The Audi A1 rumours started a little while ago and is expected to be on show at the Geneva Motor Show in March this year. Reports have started to surface of the Audi S1 specs and I am sure that this is the model that the young Audi fans have been waiting for.

Built on the same frame as the VW Polo GTi, the Audi S1 is set to challenge the likes of the Mini Cooper S and Alfa’s new sexy MiTo Cloverleaf.

The S1 will be powered by a 1.4L turbocharged, direct injection, 4 cylinder engine, pumping out 180bhp and 184lb-ft torque.

The real kicker though, is that the Audi S1 will be Audi’s first S range car without the renowned Quattro system which usually pumps power out to all four wheels.

The Audi S1 is expected to go on display at the Paris Motor Show and should hit showrooms early 2011.

I’ll have 1 please!