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Toyota’s Hilux Legend is back: price for South Africa

South Africa’s most popular vehicle has been upgraded. The hugely influential Toyota Hilux bakkie range has been reconfigured for the local market. It introduces…

The Starlet is Toyota’s new value car – price for South Africa

Any new Toyota product is huge news for the local motoring scene, especially when it concerns entry-level pricing. The Japanese company, which dominates South…

Top Tips to Get the Right Motor Trade Insurance Policy [Sponsored]

When people hear the words “motor industry”, the first businesses that come to mind are probably large dealership franchises. But while those businesses are…

AMG goes ‘affordable’ with new Mercedes A35

Mercedes-Benz has added a new nomenclature to its A-Class range, which should be of significant interest to keen drivers who are followers of the…

Updated F-Type brings Jaguar’s best to South Africa

Jaguar has introduced the updated version of its iconic F-Type sportscar to the South African market, following from the international reveal in December last…

Land Rover Defender returns to South Africa

Land Rover has finally launched its Defender 2.0 in South Africa – good news for local fans of the off-road brand. Although it is…

Kia Seltos gains diesel engine option

Kia has added a potent new engine to its Seltos crossover range – a four-cylinder turbodiesel engine. Since launching locally earlier this year, the…

Audi just broke the record speed for self-driving cars at 240km/h

Almost all big auto brands are pushing the boundaries of self-driving cars. Honda, Ford, Audi, Toyota and tech giant Google are just a handful…

Size doesn’t matter: watch this little model car hit an incredible 850 km/h [video]

Engineering students from Nottinghamshire, UK have broken the Guinness World Record for fastest model car with an incredible speed of 533.1mph (857.9km/h). The Redshift…

Car shopping? Local Motors will 3D print your Strati roadster for $17000 in two days

The Strati by Local Motors is a modern car with a twist — it can go up to 60km/h and will cost you a…

Dutch team Nuon Solar conquers SA’s Sasol Solar Challenge, breaks 4000km mark

The Sasol Solar Challenge concluded at the end of last week with the Dutch team Nuon Solar from Delft University cruising into Cape Town,…

Lamborghini Asterion concept boasts 910-hp hybrid power, sultry styling

There’s a new Lamborghini about to charge through a red handkerchief in Paris, and instead of being scary, it’s simply stunning inside and out….

Nissan planning big things for future GT-R, including Le Mans entry and hybrid power

The Nissan GT-R is a mighty feat of engineering. There’s no doubt that it’s one of the greatest Japanese automobiles built, slaying more expensive…

Toyota’s 2015 Fuel Cell Vehicle can double up as an electricity source for your home

Toyota’s 2015 FCV (Fuel Cell Vehicle) is the car manufacturer’s answer to an energy-scarce world. Not only does it rely on hydrogen, the sedan…

Could MIT’s RoadRunner be the answer to congestion we’ve been looking for all along?

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has come up with a new system called RoadRunner — an innovative system that hopes to…

Luca di Montezemolo resigns as Ferrari chairman after two decades in charge

If anyone thought Ferrari was having a bad time of it in Formula 1, one should have a glance at operations behind Maranello’s closed…

The new Mercedes AMG-GT is worth a double take, or three [Gallery]

Mercedes has finally unveiled its AMG-GT to the world, and what a glorious unveiling it is. Previously we were disappointed, that the SLS —…

Mazda finally unveils scrumptious new MX-5 with SKYACTIV technologies

It’s probably the car most teenagers didn’t have hanging on their walls but thought: “Hmm, that’s quite nice” as it rolled by. And now…

Mercedes’ Porsche-pummeling AMG-GT coming 9 September

There’s a new Mercedes hurtling towards us, but sadly (at least for those who liked the car) the SLS will likely be the model…

Audi debuts higher-voltage system for more efficient, powerful drivetrains

Although simple in nature, Audi’s latest development is a massive testiment to how far automotive engineering has come, and how the current technology is…

LG to supply Audi with batteries in new multi-billion dollar deal

While Panasonic and Tesla are drinking tea under the Stateside sun following their latest Gigaplant deal, LG and Audi are having celebrations of their…

Nissan Pulsar to get 275hp Nismo-tuned variant to break Nordschliefe lap record

It seems every auto manufacturer today is obsessed with out-classing each other on the Nurburgring’s Nordschliefe. The latest marque to stake their claim is…

Tesla partners with Panasonic to bring Gigafactory into reality by 2020

Tesla’s proposed Gigafactory promises to revolutionise the electric motoring industry, providing seemingly endless capacity for a huge reduction in cost. But automakers, like Nissan,…

Maziv’s Fibre Push Brings Rural South Africa Closer to True High-Speed Internet

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

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

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