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The true cost of Audi’s electric car strategy

Audi has started the transition to becoming an electric vehicle company and the costs are significant. The German premium brand has always executed a…

BMW i4: how far and how hard will BMW’s latest electric car go?

BMW was the first legacy car company to really embrace the possibility of battery vehicles. Although many of its German rivals are now scrambling…

Tesla’s Cybertruck could change the bakkie business forever

Tesla has finally revealed the worst nightmare for legacy vehicle brands, a battery-powered bakkie. The Californian company has been disrupting the traditional automotive business…

What other parts may need to be replaced with my windscreen? [Sponsored]

Let us imagine your windscreen has sustained some damage that warrants repairs or complete replacement. You head out in search of a qualified technician…

African car company Mureza to debut Prim8 mini-SUV at Automechanika Johannesburg

African car brand Mureza is set to make its debut this week at Automechanika Johannesburg. The Southern African brand, which shares a partnership with…

2020 Nissan GTR 50th Anniversary edition hits SA, starts at R2.4m

The 50th Anniversary edition of the Nissan GTR is now available in South Africa. Now featuring a 3.8 litre twin-turbo V6 engine which develops…

All new Toyotas will come with in-car WiFi and telemetry from September

All new Toyota and Lexus vehicles sold in South Africa from September will come equipped with WiFi connectivity. This comes after an announcement was…

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…