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Roger Biermann

Johannesburg

Managing Editor at CarBuzz

Articles

  • 2 weeks ago | carbuzz.com | James Gent |Roger Biermann

    Recently, news broke that four-time Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen had broken a Nürburgring lap record during his first official practice session around the 12.9-mile German circuit. Verstappen, who completed the run aboard a Ferrari 296 GT3 under the pseudonym Franz Hermann, and when asked in a pre-race interview ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix whether he had broken the Nordschleife lap record for GT3 machinery, stated it was true.

  • 2 weeks ago | carbuzz.com | Roger Biermann

    If you're a fan of high-performance cars, you've likely heard of Czinger, an American hypercar company that's so far only built one car, the Czinger 21C. But for a first product, it's hit the ground running, claiming the record for the fastest road-going car up the Goodwood Hill Climb, and setting records around Laguna Seca and Circuit of the Americas, not once, but twice, snatching records back from Koenigsegg and Hennessey each time.

  • 3 weeks ago | carbuzz.com | Justin Westbrook |Roger Biermann

    The plucky Praga Bohema hypercar just set a new lap record at a place you might not have thought about for a while: the old Top Gear TV show test track at the Dunsfold Aerodrome in the UK. For this assignment, Praga found the best possible man for the job: Ben Collins, the former and very famous so-called Stig driver for the Top Gear show.

  • 3 weeks ago | carbuzz.com | Roger Biermann

    Two weeks ago, I sat down with Michael Fuller, founder and CEO of a company called Conflux Technology. You've likely never heard of Michael or Conflux, but both have a wealth of expertise in a vital area of the future of performance cars that will shape the cars we see on the road. Michael is an ex-motorsport engineer who spent years in Formula 1 working with teams like Super Aguri, Sauber (both with and without BMW), and Mercedes-AMG F1.

  • 3 weeks ago | carbuzz.com | Charlen Raymond |Roger Biermann

    If you’ve ever been in the market for a sensible, compact SUV, chances are that you may have stumbled upon the Mazda CX-5. And if your interest was piqued, you’d have gone to your nearest dealership or clicked the online ad that lured you in with its enticing graphics. The CX-5 was, and is, not just a competitively priced SUV, but also one with a sensual appearance - especially in a segment where the choices are safe and sensible.