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Review: Toyota Hilux 2.8 GD6 4X4 Legend RS

There was a time when a sand beige Hilux 2.8 GD6 4X4 Legend RS in your driveway, would bring odd association. Were you a…

Review: Isuzu MU-X 3.0 Ddi 4×4 Onyx

Isuzu started the market for rugged seven-seater SUVs. A detail that has been lost in time, because of Toyota’s enormous success with Fortuner. In…

Ford EcoSport Active is not mellow yellow

EcoSport is Ford’s compact crossover product presence in the local market. Although the platform is nearing ten years in age, demand remains strong. Much…

Microprocessor crisis could be over for Toyota

The automotive chip supply crisis remains unresolved, but some of the world’s biggest car companies are revealing new strategies and partnerships to manage it….

Scout is VW’s new EV bakkie range

VW’s bakkie business is transitioning. The global vehicle giant has shown more commitment to electrifying its product portfolio than most German automotive brands. Despite…

Review: Kia Carnival 2.2 CRDi SX

We spend time with Kia’s Carnival 2.2 CRDi SX and wonder why the seven-seater MPV, is such an ignored vehicle configuration? South Africans have…

BMW’s 4 Series Gran Coupé has trick suspension tech

An unheralded technical breakthrough on the 3 Series and 4 Series, shows that software can’t solve every automotive engineering challenge. BMW’s 3 Series has…

The Ferrari sedan idea lives on with Alfa Romeo

Ferrari helped an Italian brand build a four-door sedan, once. But the way they’ve done it with Alfa, three decades later, is a lot…

New D-Max is locally built and more sophisticated

After two years of waiting, the seventh-generation Isuzu D-Max bakkie range is finally available South Africa. It has been a frustrating time for followers…

Review: Renault Clio V Intens TCe 100 Turbo

Clio Intens is the range topping version of Renault’s recently introduced compact hatchback range. And a car, that remains true to its French engineering…

Kona N joins i30 in SA

A potent Kona N and updated i30 superhatch, are here to challenge brand perceptions relating to Hyundai. Korean excellence. Any technology user knows that…

Road test: BMW’s X3 M40i

X3 M might be BMW’s most powerful mid-sized SUV, but is the M40i version, possibly better. After a week with one, we draw some…

Ford’s potent V6 engine for new Everest SUV

Following the reveal of its latest Ranger double-cab bakkie, Ford has confirmed the engine specification of its SUV twin, the Everest. As with the…

Road test: Corolla Cross – the hybrid that works for SA

As the global car market transitions to hybridization and electric vehicles, South Africa has significant barriers to access, but the Corolla Cross hopes to…

Nickel prices force a rethink on electric car batteries

Scaling and improved process engineering have dramatically reduced the cost of lithium-ion battery packs during the last decade. But a nasty inflation shock could…

Fourth generation Tucson enhances Hyundai’s local line-up

Hyundai’s Tucson might be the most mispronounced vehicle name in South Africa, but that has never influenced its popularity. A core product for Hyundai,…