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XC40 P6 Recharge is a cheaper Volvo EV for SA

Volvo has announced a cheaper version of its XC40 EV. The Swedish company has become a notable change agent in the quest for zero…

Review: VW Polo 1.0TSI Life

VW’s Polo is South Africa’s most popular passenger car. The nameplate has an immense local legacy, with two generations offered on sale simultaneously. A…

Ford launches ‘park the car’ campaign

Ford is at the forefront of future mobility, with strong demand for its new battery-powered bakkies far outstripping supply. It has a strategic target…

Review: BMW’s 220i Coupe M Sport

BMW’s 220i coupe M Sport is not the priority car in any fantasy garage. But it could be one of the more intriguing mild…

Review: Toyota Hilux 2.8 GD6 4X4 Legend RS

There was a time when a sand beige Hilux 2.8 GD6 4X4 Legend RS in your driveway, would bring odd association. Were you a…

Review: Isuzu MU-X 3.0 Ddi 4×4 Onyx

Isuzu started the market for rugged seven-seater SUVs. A detail that has been lost in time, because of Toyota’s enormous success with Fortuner. In…

Ford EcoSport Active is not mellow yellow

EcoSport is Ford’s compact crossover product presence in the local market. Although the platform is nearing ten years in age, demand remains strong. Much…

Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

Lucid is the EV enthusiast’s car company. The California luxury EV brand has been particularly bold in its execution, creating dramatic tri-motor powered EVs…

Golf 8.5 update with lots of Life

Golf 8.5 and VW’s MQB Evo mechanical engineering. It won’t mean much to anyone who isn’t an automotive technical strategist, but it’s what made…

Tariffs trump US new car affordability needs

Tariffs shadow the global automotive market – pervasive, present, but often not spoken of. The unintended consequences can be enormous when tariffs are escalated…

GS3 Emzoom R Style review

GS3 Emzoom. It is another of the new Chinese models that continue to add diversity of choice for local buyers. In a market where…

Dakar dominated by South African built Hilux Evos

Dakar is the world’s most demanding off-road race. And if you sell vehicles with an all-terrain marketing subtext, a Dakar win is invaluable. Occupying…

Elkann to create Jeep and Stellantis Meta(morphosis)

Jeep had a terrible 2024. The iconic all-terrain vehicle brand and crucial profit source for Stellantis saw sales ebb, dealers annoyed, and shifts reduced…

Afeela is Honda’s luxury EV – with Sony tech

Afeela is the latest technology joint venture between legacy Japanese brands, Honda and Sony. As the Japanese car industry tries to reinterpret its context…

Territory 1.8T Titanium 2025 review

Territory 1.8T Titanium proves how much a Ford nameplate can change. Possibly no other model range has altered its positioning so much in South…

Quartermaster is unquestionably cool – and capable

Ineos has done what Land Rover could not, reviving its original Defender’s spirit. The independently financed British brand has created the fantasy off-road exploration…