Carmakers

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…

Astra electric could be Opel’s breakthrough car

Astra to the rescue. This could be the outcome of Opel’s latest strategic model release, which takes its legacy sedan and hatchback nameplate into…

Review: Volvo XC60 T8

XC60 T8 is claimed as a smarter way to have all the performance and mild fuel consumption, for South African followers of the Volvo…

Review: Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland 3.6 V6

Jeep isn’t a significant vehicle brand in South Africa. It trades tiny volumes, and Jeep’s most popular product is the very capable, rugged and…

Can Everest 3.0 conquer Fortuner?

Everest is marketed as Ford’s seven-seater luxury vehicle for adventurous South Africans. But can this new one, justify its price? After much anticipation and…

Review: VW e-Golf

VW’s e-Golf is the very recognisable battery car you can’t buy in South Africa. Despite its ambitious global electric vehicle product renewal, VW doesn’t…

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…

VW launches mobile game tie-in for local Golf GTi 8 launch

VW South Africa has launched GTI8OnTour, a mobile game to tie in with the local launch of the eighth generation of the Golf GTi….

Three great cars under R400 000 in South Africa

If you believe that small cars aren’t that great for moving bulky things, you’ve never moved apartment with a Honda Jazz. The Japanese brand’s…

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…

Audi to bring e-tron electric cars to SA in 2022

Audi South Africa has revealed its plan to locally introduce its e-tron range of electric vehicles, with the first cars set to arrive in…

Updated Kona is a crossover Kahuna from Hyundai

Hyundai has very successfully transitioned from product offerings such as hatchbacks and sedans to crossovers and SUVs. Since its market debut in 2018, the…

VW Golf 8 GTI arrives: Here is the price for South Africa

Originally designed during a time of crisis at Volkwagen, the Golf GTI has become a celebrated family performance car. It is rightly classified as…

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…

ASUS Taps Into South Africa’s AI Obsession With Smarter Devices

HONOR 400 and 400 Pro Redefine AI Smartphone Innovation for South African Users

Epson Partners with Global Icon Shakira to Inspire Youth Creativity Across Africa and Beyond

SA SMBs are AI-Ready – ASUS Report Shows Local Businesses Are Already Seeing Real ROI

Ocellics Reinvents Fund Factsheets with Automation-Driven Platform for Investment Managers

AWIEF 2025 Awards Nominations Now Open

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

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves

JLR channels its Camel Trophy history