• Drive Test: KIA Seltos joins the sub-compact battle

    Having arrived late last year, did the Seltos just wade into murky waters?  It takes on competitors in one of the deepest segments available. VW’s T-Cross, Suzuki Vitara and Renault’s incredible Duster are all, at least in some ways, seen as rivals.  Can the new Korean competitor take it...
  • Renault joins the SUV Tribe

    At a glance, Renault’s new model looks like a grown-up Kwid, dressed up as an SUV, but Renault assured us that besides being built in the same factory in India, the new Renault Triber is built from the ground up. The Triber is a regular sized car that Renault...
  • Drive Test: New Hyundai I30N is no performance noob

    Better late than never It’s been two years since the I30N was launched in Europe and only now has it arrived in South Africa. That’s two years of smooth sailing for the VW Golf GTI and Renault Megane R.S., as well as for outliers like the Honda Civic Type...
  • Drive Test: New Lexus RX 350 will add years to your life

    Lexus has stiffened the new 2020 RX 350 F-Sport. Oh dear, does that mean it’s forgone all comfort to chase after a superfluous Nurburgring laptime?  Were that the case it would put the new Lexus RX on a collision course with macho opposition that frankly Lexus doesn’t want or...
  • Drive Test: All roads lead to the new Hyundai Venue

    Determined to disrupt the T-Cross’s success comes the new Hyundai Venue which has already started selling way up the new car charts as the brand’s most affordable crossover. This is because the Hyundai Venue intersects and combines so many must-have market trends all at once while the bling n’...
  • Datsun Go gets an automatic CVT gearbox

    The new Datsun GO CVT (Constant Velocity Gearbox) is the Japanese manufacturers latest offering in the closely contested affordable small-car segment in South Africa – but just how much value do you get out of this package? We drove the newly launched GO in Joburg during the national launch...
  • Renault Kwid gets a makeover

    Fresh off the heels of a class and overall win in the SA Economy Tour, Renault refreshes the Kwid with more than just some concealer.  I go to Gold Reef City to see what’s changed, and drive the range-topping Kwid Climber. Exterior The facelift on Renaults 2020 Kwid is...
  • Blacked out Nissan Micra gets sporty

    Despite previous successes, the new Nissan Micra has had limited success since its introduction in 2018. Now with a more powerful engine and some added features, Micra has been re-imagined for the South African market. I drive through the streets of downtown Jo’ burg to see how it fits...
  • MINI John Cooper Works

    New MINI John Cooper Works Clubman and Countryman Driven

    We headed off to put MINI’s latest high-performance models through their paces on the twisty roads of Mpumalanga. The new MINI Clubman and Countryman John Cooper Works were in attendance, along with the Clubman S and Countryman S. Who is John Cooper and what did he Work on? John...