A replacement for the current Land Rover Defender, which ended production earlier this year, is still under consideration for 2019. This was given added impetus with more trademark filings for the Defender name. In May, Jaguar Land Rover applied to renew the European trademark and earlier this month did...

Safety in motorsport is an ongoing development involving exotic materials, cockpit layout and impact-absorbtion structures designed to look spectacular as they rip free from the car.  But what about the helmet? Going from the thin leather protection that mostly kept your ears warm to the full face helmets of today equipped...

The tailgate of the new Toyota Hilux proved to be a camping necessity capable of multiple functions. It played a prominent role at the 2016 Oppikoppi music festival, here’s why. Arriving at Oppikoppi on the Friday gave us the opportunity to position our 2.8 GD-6 Hilux in relative prime...

Explosive performance from upcoming Audi RS1 will expand Audi Sport brand You may recall that the Audi A1 was launched a few years ago, and you probably didn’t care about it. This is partly because there wasn’t an insane, fire-breathing RS model to grace the covers of magazines and newspapers....

Mahindra introduces auto gearbox for W8 XUV 500 in South Africa. Not available on all-wheel drive model. The Mahindra XUV 500 is becoming an increasingly popular sight on South African roads thanks to the addition of a six-speed automatic option that has been optimised for fuel efficiency as well...

Renault Captur range is now complete with 1.5dci diesel engine and limited edition Sunset model Renault’s Captur now comes with the famed 1.5dCi engine which has been cross-pollinated to everything from Mercedes to Nissans.  With one in eighty-five cars sold coming equipped with this engine, and in Captur spec,...

As fast as a Nissan GTR and Ferrari F12tdf down the quarter mile, this Tesla P90D fitted with the optional ludicrous mode registers a new record with a time of 10.8 seconds. Driven by a 20-year old (keeping things light), the Tesla P90D rockets to 100km/h from standstill in 2.8...

The latest GTI Clubsport could be the gem in the Volkswagen performance family by giving the Golf R a fierce battle Dubbed as the GTI Volkswagen should always have built, we got acquainted with the GTI Clubsport 2.0 TSI DSG and we were left… speechless. There’s been a lot of...

Turbo charged engine transforms new Honda Civic and recaptures the charisma and soul that’s been missing. What is it? Nine generations later and the Honda Civic continues to be the reliable stepping stone in the line-up; the model that sets the direction and tone for everything that follows. If this Civic is...