Off Beat

Many of you might be amazed that the current generation of the Audi A5 has been around for about nine years now. Here to end one of the firm’s longest product cycles, Audi has introduced its brand new 2017 A5 Sportback ahead of its official debut at the Paris Auto...

With just a few months left before the year ends, Swedish carmaker Volvo plans to end it with a boom by revealing the official pricing for the new flagship model, the S90, set to arrive in SA before the year ends. The executive sedan carries a starting price tag of...

Apart from the exciting test drives and hot laps around the tracks, we thought it would be interesting to compile a Top Six list of the coolest and rarest cars that made special appearances at the OEM stands. Hopefully next year we’ll see further participation from all brands. The Jaguar F-Type...

Porsche’s obsession with morphing SUVs into sportscars continues with the Macan Turbo fitted with the optional performance package, now available in South Africa. Another 30kW and 50Nm for a total output of 324kW and 600Nm from the car’s 3.6 litre V6 is a recipe for 0-100km/h in 4.4 seconds...

The current generation of the Ford RS has been around for not more than a year now, but it seems tuners are already finding ways to make it more powerful. American tuner Hennessey Performance has introduced a more powerful version of the Ford Focus RS dubbed HPE400. The HPE400 retains the RS’...

Datsun claims to have put reliability, economy and styling in the same sentence with the launch of the Datsun GO Plus (or Go+) which brings appealing running costs, large disc brakes upfront, power steering, powerful headlights and an array of new features. “The Datsun Go Plus will create its own unique sub-segment...

Great news for South African Dakar fans is that Toyota Gazoo Racing today unveiled its revolutionary new Toyota Hilux Evo Dakar challenger at Kyalami. The team also confirmed that multiple Dakar winner Nasser Al-Attiyah and navigator Matthieu Baumel will join South African Giniel de Villiers and Germany’s Dirk von Zitzewitz and...

The current KIA Rio has aged exceptionally well; it’s still among our top recommendations in its segment thanks to its blend of style, build quality and well thought out interior proportions. Now a new KIA Rio is on the way and is set to be a humdinger. The planned...

Would you consider buying a 2.0-litre Range Rover? It’s a brave decision and one that determines just how you value factors like environmental friendliness and fuel consumption. Let’s be honest, two considerations a typical Range Rover owners rarely thinks about. In the UK, a 2.0-litre Range Rover will go...