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Review Honda’s HR-V 1.5 CVT

HR-V is the crossover with a legacy that’s underappreciated. When most European and Korean car brands had no concept of a crossover, Honda’s trended…

Shenxing battery is CATL’s latest EV breakthrough

CATL has revealed a new advanced EV battery, capable of remarkable recharging speeds. The Chinese company commands unprecedented scale and technology leverage in the…

Review: Volvo XC40 P6

XC40 has made the most compelling case for EV ownership in South Africa. How? A combination of pricing and clever design. How has Volvo…

Review: Renault Duster 1.5 dCi Intens

A decade of Duster. By far the most iconic of all Renault vehicles, this compact crossover (or mini-SUV) revolutionised South Africa’s perception of Renault….

Review: Hyundai Tucson Elite 2.0 Diesel

Tucson. So often mispronounced by South Africans, but a trendy crossover/SUV all the same. This Hyundai has transformed from a generic RAV4 rival to…

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…

Picanto update reveals EV design details

Can there be something like a premium A-segment car? Good question. But if a city could be considered premium, it would probably be Kia’s…

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…

EX30 Twin Motor review

EX30 is Volvo’s sub-R1m EV offering. The Swedish brand has been a pioneering EV marketeer in South African, and this crossover model range is…

Stelvio 2.0T Veloce Q4 – exclusivity and expression

Stelvio. If you truly want an exclusive mid-sized luxury SUV, Alfa Romeo arguably does it better than the Germans. But how can that be?…

GR Corolla to continue Toyota’s hot hatch legacy in SA

GR Corolla is the most exciting new Toyota in years and it will be coming to South Africa. Toyota has said that its latest…

ID.7 comes to CES with 700km of range

ID.7 is the problem Tesla really didn’t need in early 2023. The year has started under strain for Tesla. Elon Musk’s iconic car company…

Ford Ranger V6 first drive

Ranger V6 double-cab promises much. But does it deliver? We drove the new Ford bakkie over some very steep Western Cape terrain, to test…

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