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Samsung’s testing a ‘Safety Truck’ to help motorists

If you have ever tried to overtake a large truck, you understand the fear and danger that follows, especially if you car’s engine is…

Pickup truck top trumps: new Toyota Hilux vs updated Ford Ranger

In South Africa – just as in numerous other bakkie-mad countries – you’re either a Hilux man or a Ranger man. It’s really that…

Watch the Koenigsegg One:1 smash the 0-300-0 record

It’s a little surprising that a country as staid as Sweden has produced an automotive brand as insane as Koenisegg, but we should be…

Peugeot officially lifts the lid on the new 308 GTi

Fans of slightly off-kilter French hot hatches rejoice! The new Peugeot 308 GTi is here. The new-look Pug comes with a 1.6l engine in…

5 hatchbacks that howl louder than supercars (and won’t break the bank)

Try chaining your brain to an asteroid while you blast your heart with pure radiated love and maybe, just maybe, you’ll come close to…

45 years of Range Rover come together in anniversary video

If you want to climb every mountain and ford every stream in total luxury, there aren’t many options out there better than a Range…

Watch as this smartphone remotely drives a Range Rover

Remember that scene from Tomorrow Never Dies, where Bond drives his BMW by remote control? Well it looks like Jaguar Land Rover is on…

What is Northvolt worth for German car companies?

Northvolt needs $1.2bn to continue operations. It’s a telling number after the Swedish battery manufacturer secured $15bn in funding, which has delivered none of…

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…

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…