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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…

Road test: The Ford Ranger Sport Pack upgrade

It might be one of South Africa’s most popular vehicles, but what is the best Ranger you can buy? The XL grade sits in…

Kia has composed a Sonet for you

Kia has introduced a new compact crossover to the local market. For those buyers drawn by Kia’s daring design language and quality cabin infotainment,…

Road test: The Volkswagen Caravelle 6.1

Most wealthy South African households prefer a luxury SUV as the family car. But if you want all the space, to pacify those sibling…

Volvo launches online store in South Africa

Volvo has launched a new online store called My.Volvo which lets people buy or rent a car without leaving their homes. The Swedish carmaker…

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Slate promises to revolutionize the pickup truck market with its new single cab BEV. With backing from Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, the Michigan company has…

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Red Bull is the standard for performance marketing. The Austro-Thai energy drinks company is a dominant presence in power sports, including its winning F1…

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV

Gravity. Immutable but never misunderstood. And there’s no misunderstanding the product mission with Lucid’s three-row luxury SUV either: it’s literally a moment of Gravity…

L2 charging and the power of dwell time

EV transition headlines are dominated by news of greater range, bigger batteries and more powerful chargers. But are the stats with each EV battery…

Tires and tariffs

Tires aren’t semiconductors, but they’re a vital automotive safety component. Your vehicle can run with a slight semiconductor failure and reduced features, but it…

Also is Rivian’s e-bike and tiny EV future

Also is the latest development for Rivian, with the EV brand spinning-off its in-house micromobility lab into a new company. Supported by $105m of…

Ranger 3.0 V6 Platinum double cab review

Ranger 3.0 V6 platinum. It’s Ford luxury-grade double cab in South Africa, and the only trim level if you want a V6 diesel engine….

G63 AMG is a better build with Grabber AT3s

G63 AMG. In a world of aerodynamic design needs, spacious cabin architectures and air-suspension ride quality, this is Mercedes-Benz’s very successful outlier SUV. Proud…

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…