Carmakers

Why Tesla is offering huge discounts on its cars

Tesla is offering up to R120 000 off its electric cars, but why? Car prices don’t come down. Especially in the luxury market. Amid the…

E-tron Q8 is Audi’s big play this year

E-tron moniker will be added to more South African Audi models this year. January is traditionally the report card season for automakers. All the…

Review: Land Rover Defender 90 V8

Defender 90 V8 promises huge power and style, but does it make the wrong statement for Land Rover’s most iconic model? Defender has always…

ID.7 comes to CES with 700km of range

ID.7 is the problem Tesla really didn’t need in early 2023. The year has started under strain for Tesla. Elon Musk’s iconic car company…

Review: Suzuki’s Baleno 1.5 GLX

Baleno 1.5 GLX. The Japanese Polo Vivo, or is it? Suzuki’s re-entry to the local market has been hugely successful. And it happened in…

BMW i7 is our car tech breakthrough of 2022

i7 is not the most affordable or aesthetic car of the year. But BMW’s limousine gains our approval as the best car of 2022…

Ford Ranger V6 first drive

Ranger V6 double-cab promises much. But does it deliver? We drove the new Ford bakkie over some very steep Western Cape terrain, to test…

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…

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,…

VW’s global Polo updates finally arrive in South Africa

Crossovers might have all but displaced the sedan as a vehicle category in South Africa, but VW’s hatchbacks remain popular. The German brand’s Vivo…

Road test: the Mini SE lightweight EV

BMW was way ahead of the electric vehicle trend. The German brand launched its i3 to the South African market in 2015, when the…

VW shows more of its new Amarok bakkie

Anticipation is building for the second-generation Amarok double-cab. And to keep bakkie fans on edge, VW has released a series of new graphics, relating…

Road test: Jaguar’s I-Pace electric SUV

German luxury car brands are making a lot of marketing noise about their electric vehicles, but since 2019, the most compelling battery vehicle choice…

Audi brings electric vehicle fast-charging to South Africa

Audi is betting the house on a future of electric vehicles (EVs). In the South African context, it has compelled the German luxury vehicle…

Road test: Toyota’s GR Yaris hot hatch

Toyota South Africa doesn’t need any business tutoring. With a quarter of the local market, it dominates most vehicle segments. Best known for an…

The 2022 new Ford Ranger is a bakkie for the future

Ford’s has a huge presence in the global bakkie business. Is it telling that the world’s best-selling vehicle is still a Ford, the American…

Land Rover introduces Defender with V8 engine to South Africa: Price and details

Land Rover has announced a V8 version of their Defender SUV is now available in South Africa, with each model costing over R2 million…

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…

Epson Survey Reveals Surge in Demand for Projectors as Home Cinema Trend Takes Off

Opera Mini Brings Free AI to South Africa, Tackling Data Costs and Boosting Digital Inclusion

HONOR X7c: Does This Budget Beast Deliver on Battery and That 108MP Camera?

Umvuzo Health Turns 21 with a Tech-Driven Medtech Model That’s Redefining Corporate Healthcare

Kazang Brings Card Payments to Spaza Shops, Driving Fintech-Fuelled Financial Inclusion

Flutterwave Launches Accelerate Workshop to Upskill Young Africans in Tech

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV