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MAMBA MOTORING: The end of the Tazz, the battle of the hot hatches, winner of the World Car of the Year award announced and more. Christo Valentyn takes a look at news from the local and international motoring world.

MAMBA SPINS: Mambaonline takes a listen to CD releases by John Legend, Shakira, the Cardigans, the Strokes, James Blunt, Enya, Neil Diamond, local crooner Philip De Villiers and more.

MAMBA MOTORING: The new Audi Q7, SEAT’s entry into the SA market and a look at the startlingly unattractive Kyron SUV. In our new monthly feature, Christo Valentyn rounds up the latest local motoring news.

MAMBA SPINS: THE GREATEST HITS: So what makes a ‘Greatest Hits’ collection worthy of the title? Christo Valentyn looks at the phenomenon of never-ending ‘best of’ releases, and recommends a selection of worthy Greatest Hits CDs now on the shelves.

COTY 2006: TOYOTA YARIS T3 SPIRIT: Christo Valentyn takes an in-depth look at the Toyota Yaris, the final nominee in the 2006 Car of the Year competition, and concludes that ‘everything does indeed keep going right’.

COTY 2006: CITROEN C4 1.6 HDI: The Citroën C4 - a Car of the Year finalist - has a certain ‘je sais quoi’, writes Christo Valentyn after taking a look at this zippy French offering.

COTY 2006: THE BMW 320D: Bavaria’s baby has grown up says Christo Valentyn, who examines the strengths and weaknesses of Car of the Year finalist, the BMW 320D.

MAMBAONLINE SPINS: Take a musical spin with a batch of releases by Ricky Martin, Arno Carstens, Will Young, Michael Bublé, Andy Bell, Westlife and others…

COTY 2006: FORD FOCUS 2.0 TDCI 5-DOOR: Ford’s had a tough time making its mark on South Africans over the last few years, but it may have redeemed itself with this Car of the Year finalist.

COTY 2006: VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0TDI: Christo Valentyn is intrigued by the Volkswagen Passat’s conservative elegance, but wonders if it can shake its fuddy-duddy image of yesteryear and take the crown.