Top Gear Live Stunt Team to Attempt Record Breaking Double Loop-The-Loop Feat in South Africa

The traveling version of the famed Top Gear TV show, which has entertained some 1.2 million viewers in 17 cities around the world over the past years, is almost here, as the next Top Gear Live Festival will take place in the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, South Africa, from June 16 to 17.

For this year's event, the producers of the show have prepared numerous stunts that will culminate with the Top Gear Live stunt team aiming for a further World Record by attempting to successfully complete a double loop-the-loop feat with a single seater buggy.

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Ad Watch: Toyota Gets Tough and Cheeky with New Hi Lux Commercials

In of those rare moments when advertisers not only manage to get the message through but also capture our attention with their commercials, Toyota launched a series of ads to promote the recently facelifted HiLux pickup truck.

The common theme line for the humorous TV spots, which were shot for Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, is that the new HiLux is "unbreakable" and extremely lovable – or so Toyota claims.

Turn the page to watch all three ads.

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Chuck Norris Approved: Motorcyclist Cheats Death, Walks Away

We don't know if it was beginners luck, a fluke, or for those that believe in the divine, a case of the Grim Reaper turning a blind eye, but fact is the rider of this motorcycle not only cheated death more times than once in this incident, but he actually walked away from the scene without a single scratch!

Youtube user Christocrous69, who uploaded the footage on behalf of a friend, says that the motorcyclist involved in the accident was a newbie having only driven for two months.

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BMW 1-Series M Coupe Crash No3: South Africa Edition

In what is quickly becoming a rather alarming trend, we have the third reported crash involving the new BMW 1-Series M Coupe.

After the heavy fender bender in South Korea that we told you about on July 22 and the Polish mishap on July 29, today we bring you a more serious incident that occurred in South Africa, courtesy of 1Addict forum member Dossantr on behalf of his unnamed friend that owns the white 1 M Coupe.

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Naughty Fiat 500 with a Very, Very Suggestive License Plate

We’ve seen some pretty weird license plates over the years, some funny, some meaningful, some witty and others just plain nasty. No need to explain why you’d be better off staying very far away from the one pictured above.

The…suggestive license plate belongs to a Fiat 500 city car that was spotted at a South African showroom by Carscoop reader Jeff G.

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