The Extreme Auto Show showcases the best tuners and fitment centres, as well as the diverse product ranges that these companies stock. The main focus of the show is to showcase South Africa’s best customised and modified cars, exotic cars, classic cars, and customized bikes. It is the only event that takes place once a year, that informs the motoring fraternity about what is new and available to the discerning motorist that wants to personalize his ride.

The Extreme Auto Show is about the meanest, loudest, fastest and the most desirable motor vehicles and bikes South Africa has to offer.

The Castrol Show boasts all the exotic and luxury brands, as well as the best in custom built muscle cars, classic restorations, modified custom cars and bikes kit cars, replicas, racing series and the top end aftermarket companies exhibiting each year.

2008 will see a big change as AEC has lined up a host of interactive events at this years Castrol Extreme Auto Show. Visitors can expect to be treated to the Ultimate Motoring event to take place in SA this year.

The motor concourse will be the biggest to date with big cash, prizes and trophies to be won. The calendar girls will be autographing calendars and posing for photos with visitors, both the calendars and photos can be purchased at the event.

AEC will be giving away the CASTROL EDGE SUBARU WRX STI as well as other bikes and prizes at the show.

Female visitors will be treated to manicures, Indian head messages, and much more at this years show.. read more

The annual Castrol Extreme Auto Show was held over the past few days at the Coca Cola Dome in Northgate. It is one of the biggest gatherings of custom cars, awesome sound installations and car accessories in South Africa and once again, the show went all out. Before I had even walked into the entrance I was greeted with the smell of burning rubber and the loud whistling of a twin turbo’d 350Z being drifted in the parking lot. What a way to start!

The range of cars on display was mind-blowing. I would run out of space if I had to list them all but sports cars, classics, exotics and custom cars were all in abundance. Nissan’s Skyline GTR R34 was there as well as an AC Schnitzer M6 and a Honda NSX. They are three very rare cars and many car enthusiasts (myself included) pulled out their cameras to obtain memories of these automotive legends. A first for any car show was the introduction of Fashion TV’s Motor Catwalk. The idea behind this is that new cars can be launched in conjunction with the latest fashion couture. For most red-blooded males, this was a match made in heaven. Who could turn down a gorgeous young lady standing next to a Lotus Exige?

One of the highlights was the drifting by legendary driver Adam Mathews from USA in a NXGen powered Nissan. Powersliding a 500hp sports car and trying to avoid trees, tyres and concrete blocks is not an easy task yet Adam was still able to wow the crowds.

I would be very suprised if anyone who attended the show didnt go home with ringing ears with the range of sound systems that were being tested. Rockford Fosgate-equipped cars along with Sony’s Xplod Vito bus happily blasted out the tunes throughout the day. If you love your cars then the Castrol Extreme Auto Show is your local version of heaven and the quality of the merchandise could even rival SEMA Custom car show in Las Vegas.

Thanks to Dale for his awesome work and press passes.