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How the Duster turns men into boys
Boys will be boys. This is an idiom we hear all too often. Well, all it took was a Renault Duster to confirm this...
Tavares is Person of the Year
Carlos Tavares, CEO of Groupe PSA, has been named the 2020 World Car Person of the Year. The Person of the Year is chosen...
One of these cars will be named the best in the world!
The “Top Three In The World” finalists for each category are: World Car of the Year Kia Telluride Mazda CX-30 Mazda3 World Urban Car...
World Car Awards finalists announced
The finalists in the 2020 World Car of the Year contest have been announced at the Delhi Auto Show in India. A jury of...
Renault dusts up the competition
There are precious few vehicles with 4×4 ability for under R400 000. Suzuki offers two; the R305 900 Jimny 1.5 GLX AllGrip and the R379 900 Vitara...
Eclipse Cross your latest compact SUV contender
The Eclipse Cross was the first of numerous models to be launched by Mitsubishi during 2019 and with it the brand hopes to take...
Be tyre-wise
Tyres are vital to the safety of the driver, passengers and other road users. Therefore, being tyre-savvy is important, which means understanding how to...
A-Class reinvented?
Earlier this year, Mercedes-Benz won the 2019 South African Car of the Year (COTY) competition with the current range-topping A-Class, the A250. Cyberstoep’s Charleen...
Haval’s biggest … but is it the best?
Haval has launched its fifth and largest SUV into the South African market – the H9, which takes on the popular Toyota Fortuner, Ford...
Mu-X brings Isuzu back to SUVs
With the departure from the South African market of General Motors last year, Isuzu was left without a home. One of the country’s most...
This is why the I-Pace is the world’s best car
Lots of people have asked me why the Jaguar I-Pace is now officially the best car in the world (this is no namby-pamby claim;...
Amaze’s talents belie its size
The market for sub-compact sedans is a small one; in addition to this Honda Amaze (which replaces the Brio Amaze), there’s the Suzuki Dzire...