• Renault Clio GT-Line fills the gap

    With passenger car sales up by 0.9% in an ailing market, and Renault’s volume up 13.4%, the French manufacturers compact passenger cars haven’t been doing too badly. Add to that the high demand for the entry level Kwid and it makes sense that Renault would add another car to...
  • Toyota launches tweaked 86, but is it better?

    I’ve always thought the Toyota 86 is a car that I could own, personally . A car I could drive to the office daily and on the way home have fun with, at relatively safe speeds. Thanks to the “over tyred” nature of most modern cars, really handling dynamics...
  • BAIC D20 officially launches in South Africa

    With three manufacturers pulling out of South Africa over the last few months, it’s surprising when a locally unknown company makes an 11 billion Rand investment into the local market. But this is exactly what BAIC (pronounced “Bike”) has done. And by the looks of things, they’re here to stay....
  • Honda Civic Si revealed

    Honda have revealed the new Civic Si ahead of its official debut  at the New York International Auto Show, revealing both the coupe and sedan variants.  Honda claim that the new ‘Si’ range bridges the gap between the hardcore Type R range and the standard models, and has been...
  • Mercedes Benz hits back hard with AMG GLC63

    Mercedes has flexed its muscle in the SUV segment once again, although this time it’s something that nobody expected; a V8 medium-sized SUV. This is the Mercedes-AMG GLC63 AMG 4Matic+ and the GLC63 Coupe AMG 4MATIC+; unsettling on the tongue but very easy on the eye. The fire-breathing family...
  • 2017 Nissan GT-R gets track specced

    Nissan has announced that another iteration of the Nissan GT-R is due to debut at the New York Auto Show this April. Despite upgrades across the GT-R range for this model year, Nissan felt it necessary to introduce a third model to sit between the current  GT-R premium and...
  • Another Korean performance car is on the horizen

    The Hyundai i30 N, Hyundai Motor Company’s first high-performance model, has been tested to the limit on a frozen lake in temperatures as low as minus 30°C at Arjeplog, Sweden, by FIA World Rally Championship driver Thierry Neuville as part of its final development program. This is promising as...
  • Huayra loses it’s roof. Dramatic new roadster unleashed

    With the Seaol Motor show already upon us, lets throwback to a car not many spoke about, but is as sensational as it’s paint job, the Pagani Huayra Roadster. Pagani is known for creating masterpieces of automotive perfection, and the latest marvel is no different. Meet the Huayra Roadster,...
  • KIA Stinger. The newest car on the performance saloon scene

      KIA first opened doors in South Africa in 1997 they have lived up to their slogan, “The Power to Surpise” time and time again. In  recent years KIA has promised autonomous cars by 2030 and a performance car by 2017. Well, they’ve kept their promises with the companies...