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Jaguar confirms it’ll be building F-Pace crossover

Jaguar has confirmed that it’ll be putting a crossover based on the C-X17 concept car into production and is targeting a 2016 launch. The…

4 of the most completely bizarre car ads to flight in recent times

Selling cars is big business. And video advertisements have a major role to play, from exposing consumers to new products to generally just increasing…

Land Rover bids farewell to the Defender with an epic piece of sand art

When the production on the Land Rover Defender ends later this year, there will be more than a few tears shed. It has, after…

Volvo is building a jacked up cross country S60 sedan

Do you like high ground clearance and being able to cross tricky terrain but hate SUVs and the various crossovers they’ve inspired? Fret not…

Dakar Rally 2015: here’s how you can follow this year’s action

The Dakar Rally is without any doubt, the toughest motorsport event on the planet. It doesn’t demand the finesse of the Monaco GP or…

Ariel Nomad is an Atom for the lead-footed off-road adventurer

The Ariel Atom is probably the scariest track day car around, easily capable of dislodging your face from your head in corners, but what…

Toyota offers over 5000 fuel-cell patents royalty-free to drive growth

For once, there seems to be more cars at CES than bendable TV sets and plant pots that keep their occupants alive (so you…

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…