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What is most sought after car on Gumtree?

The Toyota Corolla is the most popular second-hand vehicle on Gumtree, the website found. In a press release to Motorburn, Gumtree said that the…

The driving demerit system explained

With the constant delay of the Demerit driving system in South Africa, many people have forgot about it altogether. Despite a pilot test in…

Kia South Africa issues recall for selected Sportage models

Kia Motors South Africa has announced a safety recall of selected Kia Sportage cars manufactured in Korea between 9 August 2007 and 22 May…

Ford Kuga finally gets a recall in SA

Ford South Africa has finally issued a recall for the 1.6 litre Ford Kuga in the country, after dozens of cars went up in…

Tesla delivers big Autopilot upgrade with new firmware

Tesla saw plenty of bad press thanks to a fatal crash in Autopilot mode earlier this year. However, the latest firmware update is heavily focused on…

Amazon Vehicles could be every gear head’s new happy place

Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, recently launched the latest addition to their website, namely Amazon Vehicles. This new page is aimed at providing the…

South Africa sees 17% drop in new car sales in July 2016

According to aggregated sales figures from the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers (NAAMSA), the new vehicle industry sales dropped by 17% this past month….

Uber Cape Town users could ride in a McLaren 650S this Friday

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to pitch up to a coffee meeting in a supercar, Uber Cape Town may just be able…

2016 Ford Focus RS price leaks, puts a smile on everyone’s faces

There is a glorious gap between supercars and standard cars, where nimble, devilish, turbo-powered beasts reside. This is exactly where Ford has plopped the…

Ferrari teases latest charming convertible: the 488 Spider

Whetting the appetites of petrol heads around the globe, Ferrari is teasing its 488 Spider — a convertible, slightly refined version of the 488…

Toyota’s 2016 Rav4 boasts facelift, sport and hybrid counterpart

2016 looks like it’s going to be good year for the cars that take you to school in the week and off-road on the…

Could a future Apple car be based on the BMW i3?

No matter how persistent Apple is in its claims that it has no plans to build a car, the rumours just won’t go away….

Motorsport mourns as Bianchi, Martinez and Rivas Fernandez pass away: the weekend motorsport roundup

It has been a very dark weekend for motorsport and its fans. We lost one of the world’s most promising young drivers on Saturday,…

Formula 1 driver Jules Bianchi has died

Marussia and French Formula 1 driver Jules Bianchi has died. “It is with deep sadness that the parents of Jules Bianchi, Philippe and Christine,…

This is the new Ghostbusters Ecto 1

Paul Feig, the man behind the new Ghostbusters movie, has revealed the Ecto 1 car the film’s all-female team will be driving and, chances…

Audi hopes to have this rover rolling on the moon in 2017

Audi has unveiled the rover which it, together with a group calling itself the Part-Time Scientists, hopes to take to the moon in 2017….

SA solar car set to be first to cross into Sub-Saharan Africa

While more and more electric cars roll out onto the world’s roads, a group of engineering students are out to make history by driving…

This superyacht comes with a helipad, V12 supercar (and a hefty pricetag)

This has officially reestablished the insanity-scale; it now starts with an average day, then it escalates to a bank robber, next is Brazil’s performance…

Germany’s big three looking for controlling stake in Nokia’s Here mapping service

BMW, Audi, and Mercedez Benz are set to launch a takeover bid for Nokia’s Here mapping division in a bid to stop one of…

This autonomous truck just got a license to hit the highways of Nevada

If you’re afraid of autonomous vehicles, you might want to avoid the roads of Nevada. That state has officially granted Daimler trucking subsidiary Freightliner…

This video ad of the Audi RS 3’s birth is super powerful [video]

Audi’s hot Sportback busted onto the scene in 2004, but this powerfully gritty video is breathing new life into the latest RS 3 model….

BMW thinks startups are sexy, builds them a garage

There’s no getting around it: startups are proper sexy. Everywhere you look, cities are trying to attract high-growth tech companies and the founders of…

Your average 14-year-old French kid could soon be zipping about in a Renault Twizy

If you were one of those people frustrated at how long it took before you were old enough to get your license, you’ll probably…

Google calendar tracks COVID-19 lockdown hobby trends

Cape Town Tourism guide goes digital

Working from home qualifies a financial claim from SARS

How to shift to a purpose-driven business [Opinion]

Kenyan fintech tech startup secures funding to regionally expand

Genesis Noir review: Cry me a celestial river

Lil Nas X launches hellfire twerking game (NSFW)

New contract deals for Nintendo Switch announced

Toyota finally gives the 86 more power

Road test: The Isuzu D-Max 3.0 X-Rider

RS6 and S8 power-up Audi presence in South Africa