Incredible video of the new Mercedes-Benz Dice dashboard, which is completely free of dials and nobs. Instead everything is controlled via gestures. Check out the video to see it in action.

5th Gear reviews one of Europe’s hottest hatches at the moment, the RenaultSport Megane 265 Trophy. The car currently holds the record for the fastest lap around the Nürburgring by any front-wheel drive car. 

Here is a drag race between 2 supreme machines, a Bugatti Veyron and a Koenigsegg. The vehicles have a rolling start and push it up to 310km/h.

The new Chevrolet Sonic, which got released today in South Africa, goes for a bungee jump for an advert in the states.

Some impressive innovation from these Russian guys showing how to start a car without jump-starting it.

While this advert is currently for the launch of the Toyota Camry in the USA, expect to see Camry adverts soon in South Africa.

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This has to go down as one of the coolest adverts that has ever been made. BMW pulled out all the stops and got Madonna and Clive Owen to star in the advert, with Guy Ritchie at the helm directing.

Jeremy Clarkson from TopGear reviews the M12 FAV Warthog from Halo, featuring in Forza MotorSport 4.

Fiat are making a strong push at the compact hatch market with the introduction of the Punto 1.4 Essence. The Fiat Punto Essence has a huge emphasis on value for money, coming in with a number of standard features and a particularly low price tag.

The managing director of the Fiat Group Automobiles in South Africa notes how they are looking to establish a bigger presence in the passenger car market and intend to do so by providing cars that exceed customer expectation without compromising on safety. Time will tell if the Punto 1.4 Essence can live up to Fiat’s own expectations and just how big the response will be for the Fiat cars for sale in South Africa.

The Fiat Punto Essence comes with a 1.4 litre DOHC 16V Fire petrol engine which produces 66kW at 6000 rpm and 115Nm of torque at 4500 rpm. These figures result in a top speed of 165km/h and the Punto completes 0-100km/h in 15 seconds. More importantly though, the fuel economy clocks in at a combined cycle of 7.3 litres/100km which is quite decent. The new Fiat Punto 1.4 Essence comes with a price tag of R139 900 including VAT and emissions tax.

The Punto 1.4 Essence comes with the following features as standard:

Front fog lights
14” Alloy wheels
Body-coloured door handles
Power steering with adjustable steering wheel and remote audio/Blue&Me controls
Blue&Me Telecommunication system – allows full Bluetooth mobile phone connectivity and allows SMS messages to be read out via voice command
Microsoft USB port
CD/MP3 with 6 speakers
Remote central locking
Front & rear power windows
Electric mirrors
Automatic climate control
On-board computer including outside temperature display
Dual-tone dashboard
Leather steering wheel & gear lever knob
Boot light
Height-adjustable driver’s seat
60:40 split rear seats

Source: Fiat