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SA’s Binder wins Moto3 race from last position

Brad Binder has been quietly making a name for himself in the Moto3 motorcycle series. The South African has finished on the podium in…

Top trumps! BMW M2 Coupe vs Audi RS 3 Sportback vs Mercedes-AMG A 45

The new BMW M2 – the Munich automaker’s keenly anticipated follow-up to the madcap 1M Coupe – has now well and truly arrived. Yes,…

Volvo wants to put 1m electric cars, hybrids on the road by 2025

Volvo has a pretty ambitious set of goals for the next few years. The most well-known of those is its bid to ensure that,…

Merc’s yacht concept looks better than any car you’ve ever seen

If you’re a car maker and you want to remind people that you’re all about luxury, it’s hard to beat building your own yacht….

Ford Fusion 1.5L EcoBoost: sensibility with a sting in the tail

A few weeks ago, on this very site, I revealed that I wasn’t a fan of automatics. The car I reviewed in that article,…

Rosberg takes yet another win in China: the motorsport roundup

It was a weekend littered with crashes, errant body work and awkward debriefs (we imagine) especially in the Formula 1 paddock, the NASCAR Sprint…

Check out these motorsport mishaps, crashes from the weekend

Between Formula 1, the World Endurance Championship, NASCAR and IndyCar, there was plenty of motorsport action on offer this weekend. But did you miss…

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…