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Review: Ford Everest 2.0 Sport 4×4

Everest 2.0 Sport is the contemporary option for Ford’s most loyal followers, who have families. And a sense of driving adventure, which includes wilderness…

C40 Recharge is Volvo’s debut EV for SA

C40 Recharge becomes Volvo’s first fully electric vehicle offering in the South African market. And if you value exclusivity, and battery powertrain principles for…

Review: T-Roc 2.0TSI 4Motion R-Line

For decades, the Volkswagen Golf defined desirable hatchback motoring. From its humble roots as a continuation of the people’s car theme for Volkswagen to…

Toyota’s new cars for 2023

Toyota is entrenched as South Africa’s most popular vehicle brand. The Japanese company appears unassailable in its position, with its total sales nearly double…

Review: Audi RS3 sedan

RS3 sedan has a very rare engine. But is that enough to best its rivals from AMG? Rarity equals value. The examples are evident,…

These Volkswagen cars are coming to SA in 2023

Volkswagen will introduce seven new products this year. The German automotive brand, which has long been dominant in the South African compact passenger car…

Why Tesla is offering huge discounts on its cars

Tesla is offering up to R120 000 off its electric cars, but why? Car prices don’t come down. Especially in the luxury market. Amid the…

GS3 Emzoom R Style review

GS3 Emzoom. It is another of the new Chinese models that continue to add diversity of choice for local buyers. In a market where…

Dakar dominated by South African built Hilux Evos

Dakar is the world’s most demanding off-road race. And if you sell vehicles with an all-terrain marketing subtext, a Dakar win is invaluable. Occupying…

Elkann to create Jeep and Stellantis Meta(morphosis)

Jeep had a terrible 2024. The iconic all-terrain vehicle brand and crucial profit source for Stellantis saw sales ebb, dealers annoyed, and shifts reduced…

Afeela is Honda’s luxury EV – with Sony tech

Afeela is the latest technology joint venture between legacy Japanese brands, Honda and Sony. As the Japanese car industry tries to reinterpret its context…

Territory 1.8T Titanium 2025 review

Territory 1.8T Titanium proves how much a Ford nameplate can change. Possibly no other model range has altered its positioning so much in South…

New York congestion charge and city cars

The New York congestion charge is now real. Having finally followed the example of London, Stockholm and Singapore by initiating a congestion charge for…

Renault got design right in 2024

People think being a car designer is glamorous, but it’s not. You can work for years, even decades, without ever having one of your…

Nio Firefly brings Galaxy design to compact EVs

Nio might only be a decade old, but like most Chinese car companies, it is boundlessly ambitious. As European, Korean and Japanese brands struggle…

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…