Carmakers

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…

GR Yaris launches Toyota back into hot hatches

Toyota has finally confirmed the local price and specification for its most exciting car in decades. Most South Africans might think of Yaris as…

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,…

Land Rover to test hydrogen-powered Defender in 2021

Jaguar Land Rover has revealed it is testing a new hydrogen fuel cell vehicle based on the Defender with testing scheduled to happen this…

King of the Kalahari: Toyota’s Land Cruiser 300

New Land Cruisers happen rather infrequently. Usually at the rate of once a decade. If you are lucky. When Toyota does reveal a new…

Ford Shelby Super Snake orders open in SA – here is the price

Ford South Africa has revealed the specification details and production numbers for the 2021 Shelby Super Snake, as well as its local price. The…

Two Ford Focus trim levels also found to have lock issues

The Fiesta and EcoSport have well-documented issues with security, but now Ford has identified a new car in its range with a similar problem….

Here’s how much you’ll pay to fix your Ford’s locks

After its Twitter statement acknowledging its vehicles’ weak locking system last week, ford South Africa has finally issued a detailed statement on what it…

Jaguar Land Rover wants to pay drivers cryptocurrency to report traffic, road conditions

Jaguar Land Rover may soon reward drivers with cryptocurrency by reporting traffic conditions on their route, the company announced in a release on Sunday….

Jaguar’s F-Pace SVR is now available in South Africa

SUV or performance car? “Why not both?” is what Jaguar’s engineers asked when they made the F-Pace SVR. The company’s quickest SUV ever is…

Ford’s weak lock fix won’t be free for South African consumers

Ford hasn’t had a good few years when it comes to its vehicles PR. In 2016, it was the Ford Kuga that would spontaneously…

Gallery: This is the new 2020 edition Subaru Legacy

The Subaru Legacy is all grown up. The Japanese firm on Thursday launched its 2020 edition Legacy at the Chicago Motor Show in the…

Volkswagen Golf R now packs 228kW, R676 000 price tag

As if 213kW wasn’t enough power for a family hatchback, Volkswagen has once again increased the output of its seventh-generation hot hatch, the Golf…

New BMW 7-Series has massive nose, remains gawkingly good looking

BMW’s most iconic feature is that dual kidney-style grille, correct? Well, the company’s designers in Munich have taken that design trait and enlarged it….

Volvo XC40 T3 is now available in South Africa

Volvo’s baby SUV, the XC40, is set to receive a new powertrain option for South African buyers. The XC40 T3 spec sports the a…

Ford’s Pretoria plant produces its 500 000th Ranger

Ford’s Silverton assembly plant in Pretoria has reached a new milestone this week. 500 000 Ford Ranger vehicles have been assembled at the plant…

Lexus ES sedan teased ahead of big Beijing debut

Car companies are so naughty these days. Not only are their wares teased in similar fashion to smartphones and other tech, they’re also extremely…

First look: the BMW M2 Competition is as gorgeous as it is rapid

So, the BMW M2 Competition is quite nice, isn’t it? The M2 Coupe — which was previously more suited to fast-paced social media influencers…

Mercedes has an F1-inspired concept with a 25km electric range

Mercedes has shown off a radical concept car at the Frankfurt International Motor Show, heavily inspired by its F1 cars. The two-seater Mercedes-AMG Project…

Volvo to deliver eclipse viewers for your sunroof (in USA)

An upcoming eclipse is set to envelope a large part of the United States in darkness on 21 August. And if you’ve got a…

Gallery: Toyota’s Aygo X-Cite is a cutesy city car with a drop-top

The Toyota Aygo is supposed to be a small city car for trendy urban kids, but the Japanese company has taken it one step…

Lamborghini Aventador S hits SA, and I obviously can afford it

The Lamborghini Aventador S has arrived in South Africa, delivering some pretty mean performance for those that can afford it. The supercar packs a…

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