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Toyota Yaris Hybrid review: Just how frugal is SA’s cheapest hybrid?

Buying a hybrid in South Africa isn’t easy. In fact, if you’re dead set on owning a petrol-electric vehicle, your local options are severely…

Enjoy seeing race cars corner in slow motion? You’ll love Ford’s new video

This is just ridiculously beautiful. Ford has released a video showing off its motorsports projects from around the world. Packed to the brim with…

KIA releases new Optima sketch ahead of New York launch

KIA is set launch a new version of the Optima at the New York Auto Show and, if the latest teaser sketch is anything…

Take it down a gear: are car makers getting security right?

German researchers recently discovered a security flaw in BMWâ€™s ConnectedDrive software by spoofing a mobile signal, intercepting all of the communications, and gaining access…

Elon Musk: driving your own car will be illegal in the future

Never one to be backward when it comes to making bold declarations about the future, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has predicted that once autonomous…

Jaguar unveils fresh teaser images of new XF

Jaguar has given the world a glimpse of what the new XF will look like ahead of its launch at the New York Auto…

Mercedes dominates Melbourne: 7 moments you missed in motorsport this weekend

There are just too many great motorsport events and series to fit into a comparatively short weekend. Sadly because of this, many exciting moments…

Omoda C5 X review

Omoda is one of Chery’s sub-brands in the South African market, combining daring design with an abundance of in-cabin digitisation. Its mid-size crossovers are…

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

TDK has responded to developing market needs with a new range of advanced inertial measurement units (IMU) for automotive applications. The Japanese electronics giant…

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

Data centres will command power equivalent to the entire Japanese power grid by 2030. It’s a startling prediction and one that infrastructure futurists, data…

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves

Perhaps the most iconic of all light tactical vehicles is the Toyota Land Cruiser Technical. These pickup trucks have been a platform of choice…

JLR channels its Camel Trophy history

JLR’s Range Rover might be the most profitable vehicle it markets, but the Defender generates the highest volume of revenue. It has become the…

Luca de Meo and his Renault legacy

Luca de Meo has left his tenure as CEO of Renault, having led one of France’s most important companies for five years. The Italian…

Gemini AI to enhance Volvo infotainment

Gemini will soon enhance the in-cabin infotainment experience for Volvo owners, thanks to a new agreement with Google. Volvo was an early pioneer of…

Everest better at exploring than Explorer

Everest isn’t available to American buyers. But its platform-twin Ranger is. Are American Ford fans who like the idea of a more compact three-row…

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…