Car Reviews

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…

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…

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…

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…

Road test: Jaguar E-Pace D200 HSE

Jaguar obsesses about design. The British car company has built some of the most elegant vehicles in history and transitioned this design legacy, with…

This Peugeot is SO not 2008!

Wind the clock back a good few years and you will remember the Peugeot 1007 which debuted in 2004. The quirky little Pug was…

Comfort and convenience, but at a cost: the Suzuki SX4

I’ve never been entirely certain where I stand on smallish SUV crossovers like the Suzuki SX4. One the one hand, I can understand their…

Renault Sandero Stepway review: it’s about more than affordability

There was a time, not so long ago, when South Africans wouldn’t touch Renault products. While this is a sweeping statement, and such statements…

The Suzuki Swift 1.2 Hatch: because basic can be bloody good

Anyone who’s ever had a conversation with me knows that I’ve been a fan of the Suzuki Swift for a few years now. From…

Audi A8 L 4.2 TDI review: It may not be an S-Class, butâ€¦

The latest generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class â€“ boasting heaps upon heaps of staggering tech and lavish luxury â€“ arrived on the scene with all the…

The Volvo V40 Cross Country T5 AWD: wave goodbye to Mr Tweed

There was a time when Volvo cars were driven by aging men in tweed jackets, who usually owned more than one long haired dog,…

BMW X5 M50d review: uber-quick and dripping with tech

The BMW X5 arrived on the scene back in the late nineties as one of the first â€œcrossoverâ€ vehicles to coolly cast aside the…

Here’s why the new BMW X5 deserves a massive high five [Review]

There is an inherent danger when driving a swanky, premium badged car, no not the risk of injury or death from piloting a powerful…

GWM C20R: Chinese…but not what you might expect

Had you told me a couple of years ago that I would be driving a GWM for the week, I would in all honesty…

Simple tech: why the Suzuki Jimny is like a Rubik’s Cube

The Rubikâ€™s Cube was invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture ErnÅ‘ Rubik. Back in the day old man ErnÅ‘ worked…

The Audi A7: A diesel-head technophileâ€™s dream

The Audi A7 Sportback isnâ€™t exactly new. In fact, it first went on sale globally in 2010. But now Audi has added a beefier…

The Subaru WRX: drive it, but not for the tech

Subaru Southern Africa doesnâ€™t sell very many WRX STi models, in fact they only sell about 20 a year. But then, you have to…

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