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Road Test: Volvo XC40 T3 Geartronic

For a very long time, car model cycles were nearly a decade. But nowadays, the average is closer to half that. For Volvo’s XC40,…

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…

King of the Kalahari: Toyota’s Land Cruiser 300

New Land Cruisers happen rather infrequently. Usually at the rate of once a decade. If you are lucky. When Toyota does reveal a new…

Ford Shelby Super Snake orders open in SA – here is the price

Ford South Africa has revealed the specification details and production numbers for the 2021 Shelby Super Snake, as well as its local price. The…

Road test: Audi A4 40 TFSI

The market for German compact luxury cars with a boot is disappearing. You might have been privileged enough to ride in a first- or…

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…

Jaguar rebranding creative is crazy – good?

Jaguar. The ‘J’ bit of JLR is struggling. And that’s being kind. All its Le Mans racings wins, gorgeous E-Type memories and heroic XJ220…

German luxury cars require a rethink for China

For German car companies, China’s luxury car market has devolved from secure future profits to disastrous income losses. With its powerful economy and a…

Trump wins – Tesla goes beyond $1 Trillion

Donald Trump has had a resurgent year. Tesla? Not so much. The Cybertruck sales aren’t tracking initial reservation demand and full autonomous self-driving functionality…

Vivo update – a big safety gain

Polo Vivo has been South Africa’s most popular passenger car for many years. Like its progenitor, the Citi Golf, it’s a case of very…

Review: Range Rover Evoque P300e Dynamic HSE

Range Rover Evoque P300e Dynamic HSE. It is an elaborate name for an exciting luxury SUV. The Evoque has always been a future Land…

Safer Swift due this Spring

Swift was the model that anchored Suzuki’s return to South Africa in 2008. At a time when Toyota had exited RunX, there was nothing…

Nvidia isn’t hype for automotive engineers

Nvidia earnings were the most anticipated financial services event of the year. As the world’s most valuable publicly traded company by market capitalization, you…

Pick-up trucks and Tesla-Trump politics

EVs have never been a core issue in American elections. The American auto industry’s Big Three make profits from large pick-up trucks and ladder-frame…

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…