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Converting and driving a bulletproof bakkie

Emergency begets innovation and South Africa is, by nature, a specialist in armoured vehicles. SVI engineering has been making transport safe for two decades…

Cape Town set to host Formula E championship

The FIA World Championship has announced Cape Town will be one of the cities to host the Formula E racing series in 2022. The…

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…

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…

BMW i4 confirmed for South Africa

BMW has finally revealed how much power its new i4 battery cars have – and when they are coming to South Africa. The German…

Here are the SA Car of the Year finalists

The South African Guild of Motoring Journalists has announced the finalists for the 2021 SA Car of the Year awards, with Toyota and Hyundai…

New Hyundai i20 to rival Vivo and Polo

VW dominates South Africa’s compact hatchback market. But Korea’s most influential car company has now launched a credible new rival to the German Vivo…

Tesla’s new Model X in 6 beautiful snaps

If you haven’t heard the news, Elon Musk recently launched Tesla’s latest electric vehicle called the Model X. While not particularly as sexy as…

VW emissions saga continues: Audi, Skoda claim over 3.3m of their cars affected

Volkswagen has single handedly ruined the diesel car for the world, after it was found that the company was installing software that helped its…

Discovery again challenges SA road users to drive better

South African insurance giant Discovery is once again challenging South African road users to improve their driving. Anyone who downloads the company’s free driving…

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…

Mobile World Congress 2025: A Glimpse into the Hyperconnected Future

$4 Trillion Gone: Unpacking the US Stock Market Turmoil and Its Ripple Effect

Lenovo at MWC 2025: AI-Powered Laptops, Sustainable Concepts, and a Glimpse into the Future

Injini Accelerates EdTech Revolution in SA with New Mastercard Foundation Fellowship Cohort

Preferental: The Startup Transforming South Africa’s Rental Market with AI

Verto Launches Global Business Award to Fuel African Startup Expansion

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

G63 AMG is a better build with Grabber AT3s

Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

Golf 8.5 update with lots of Life