Car Reviews

Road test: Renault Kiger 1.0 Turbo Intens

The Renault Sandero was a great local success. It proved excellently-suited to local driving conditions with the mix of potholed roads and gravel. Replacing…

Road Test: Audi RS6 Avant

South Africa is a strong-demand market for high-performance SUVs. With many venues having at least 10% journey with gravel roads or driveways, it makes…

Road test: Ford Ranger XLT Double Cab FX4 4×4

The Ford Ranger is a car that is in constant battle with the Toyota Hilux for the title of South Africa’s most popular bakkie. It…

Road test: Jaguar E-Pace D200 HSE

Jaguar obsesses about design. The British car company has built some of the most elegant vehicles in history and transitioned this design legacy, with…

Road test: Mercedes-Benz GLB 220d

Mercedes-Benz markets the most diverse portfolio of crossovers and SUVs. Among this abundance of three- and five-door gravel travel vehicles, it is easy to…

Road Test: Mercedes-Benz G400d

The Mercedes-Benz G400d looks like nothing else on the road. And that is intentional. All other luxury SUVs have sweeping lines and aerodynamically shaped…

Road Test: Mazda CX-30 2.0 Dynamic

As the compact passenger car market continues to favour crossovers to hatchbacks, competition has increased, with some unhappy consequences. In an effort to create…

Road Test: Volvo XC40 T3 Geartronic

For a very long time, car model cycles were nearly a decade. But nowadays, the average is closer to half that. For Volvo’s XC40,…

Road test: Audi A4 40 TFSI

The market for German compact luxury cars with a boot is disappearing. You might have been privileged enough to ride in a first- or…

Road test: The Ford Ranger Sport Pack upgrade

It might be one of South Africa’s most popular vehicles, but what is the best Ranger you can buy? The XL grade sits in…

Road test: The Volkswagen Caravelle 6.1

Most wealthy South African households prefer a luxury SUV as the family car. But if you want all the space, to pacify those sibling…

Testing Land Rover’s new Defender 110

For the African adventurists at heart, driving a Defender was always seen as a very necessary rite of passage. Iconic in design, if troublingly…

Watch: we test-drive the Ford Focus RS

Between the six-speed gearbox, 2.3 litre turbo engine and ridiculous acceleration, there’s quite a lot to like about the Ford Focus RS. It’s certainly…

The Mitsubishi Triton first impressions: a double daring double cab

Anyone who read my review of the Ford Ranger WildTrak knows that I’ve always had a bit of a thing for big, off-road capable…

Review: Ford Ecosport Titanium has a kick – if you wait

I drive a Ford Figo. I’m far from the target market for a city SUV. Why chug around in an oversized monstrosity when a…

The new Ford Figo: beware the lag

When Ford first launched the Figo into the South African market back in 2010, it was pretty clear that it had VW’s Polo Vivo…

Ford Focus ST: feel the power!

“Be careful, it’s fast”. That was the warning given to me by a Ford representative when he dropped off the Focus ST at Burn…

Ford B Max EcoBoost: get your dad on

I am, at the time of this article going live, 28-years-old and have no children. I do, however, listen to talk radio and tell…

Ford Fusion 1.5L EcoBoost: sensibility with a sting in the tail

A few weeks ago, on this very site, I revealed that I wasn’t a fan of automatics. The car I reviewed in that article,…

Volvo XC90 review: a seriously safe Swedish SUV

Before we start, there’s something you should know. I am not, by inclination, a fan of large SUVs. Nor, for that matter, am I…

5 things I learned taking the Suzuki Vitara on holiday

Late last year, we gave you our first impressions of the Suzuki Vitara, the new compact crossover from the Japanese manufacturer. By and large,…

The Suzuki Vitara: first impressions

Motorburn readers with a long memory might recall the original Suzuki Vitara, released nearly 30 years ago. Those with a slightly shorter memory might…

The Citroen C4 Cactus: first impressions

There was a very brief period in the early years of the new millennium when Citroen, always a benchmark for automotive innovation, produced boring…

Cape Union Mart to host virtual screenings for BANFF film festival

Spotify launches Premium plan for students in South Africa

Roland launches Zentracker, a free audio recording app for musicians

Cape Town tech startup creates innovative food-related platform

Rwandan fintech startup selected for prestigious accelerator programme

South African clean-tech start up secures investment

PlayStation announces God of War (2018) is coming to PC

Animal Crossing: New Horizons free update and paid expansion coming on 5 November

Your top 10 questions about the HUAWEI Watch 3 series answered

Road test: Renault Kiger 1.0 Turbo Intens

Road Test: Audi RS6 Avant

Here are the winners of the 2021 South African Car of the Year Awards

Car Reviews

Road test: Renault Kiger 1.0 Turbo Intens

Road Test: Audi RS6 Avant

Road test: Ford Ranger XLT Double Cab FX4 4×4

Road test: Jaguar E-Pace D200 HSE

Road test: Mercedes-Benz GLB 220d

Road Test: Mercedes-Benz G400d

Road Test: Mazda CX-30 2.0 Dynamic

Road Test: Volvo XC40 T3 Geartronic

Road test: Audi A4 40 TFSI

Road test: The Ford Ranger Sport Pack upgrade

Road test: The Volkswagen Caravelle 6.1

Testing Land Rover’s new Defender 110

Watch: we test-drive the Ford Focus RS

The Mitsubishi Triton first impressions: a double daring double cab

Review: Ford Ecosport Titanium has a kick – if you wait

The new Ford Figo: beware the lag

Ford Focus ST: feel the power!

Ford B Max EcoBoost: get your dad on

Ford Fusion 1.5L EcoBoost: sensibility with a sting in the tail

Volvo XC90 review: a seriously safe Swedish SUV

5 things I learned taking the Suzuki Vitara on holiday

The Suzuki Vitara: first impressions

The Citroen C4 Cactus: first impressions

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