Car Reviews

Review: Kia Carnival 2.2 CRDi SX

We spend time with Kia’s Carnival 2.2 CRDi SX and wonder why the seven-seater MPV, is such an ignored vehicle configuration? South Africans have…

Review: Renault Clio V Intens TCe 100 Turbo

Clio Intens is the range topping version of Renault’s recently introduced compact hatchback range. And a car, that remains true to its French engineering…

Road test: BMW’s X3 M40i

X3 M might be BMW’s most powerful mid-sized SUV, but is the M40i version, possibly better. After a week with one, we draw some…

Road test: Corolla Cross – the hybrid that works for SA

As the global car market transitions to hybridization and electric vehicles, South Africa has significant barriers to access, but the Corolla Cross hopes to…

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…

Toyota Yaris Hybrid review: Just how frugal is SA’s cheapest hybrid?

Buying a hybrid in South Africa isn’t easy. In fact, if you’re dead set on owning a petrol-electric vehicle, your local options are severely…

Citroen C4 Picasso review: An MPV loaded with tech? You’d better believe it!

Family vehicles and drool-inducing automotive technology are like pickles and ice cream: they’re generally just not found together. But the sharply styled CitroÃ«n C4…

Mercedes-Benz S-Class review: is this the best carâ€¦ in the world?

Mercedes-Benz says that the S-Class is â€œthe best automobile in the worldâ€. Thatâ€™s an astonishingly bold claim, isnâ€™t it? But itâ€™s not a deluded…

Renault Clio IV review: high fives for the French!

High five Renault, because in July this year 1 567 Renaults found new homes in South Africa, according to the new passenger vehicles sales…

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…

LG’s New 100-Inch QNED TV Is a Game-Changer for Home Entertainment in South Africa

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

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

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

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves