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Come 2017 an all-new Honda Civic will be available. Though relatively little is known about the newcomer, Honda will use the upcoming Geneva motor show to give an indication as to how the next-generation may look. Here in South Africa a weak Rand and poor exchange rates mean that...

A faster Ford Fiesta ST could be on the way and it won’t be badged RS. Details are vague at this point but some sources within Ford are hinting that the new model will fall under the name Ford Fiesta ST Plus. Ford has been cagey about developing a...

Ferrari finds themselves in the limelight once again after the introduction of their latest masterpiece. Meet the new Ferrari GTC4 Lusso, which will carry the torch from its predecessor, the Ferrari FF. Not much has changed from the FF, meaning that the GTC4 Lusso can actually be considered a...

When the Datsun Go was launched in South Africa, much of the local and international media lambasted it for not having airbags and miserably failing safety tests. Datsun then duly responded by fitting the Go with a driver airbag but the safety cell remains a bone of contention for some. All...

Remember when we reported that the Alfa Giulia’s launch date had been postponed (yes, hard to keep track of we know) but Alfa wasn’t letting on as to the reasons why? Now several sources are reporting that the Alfa Giulia has failed its in-house crash tests and costly re-engineering...

Audi has definitely hit the ground running in 2016, with their latest offering shaking things up in the compact SUV market. Meet the new Audi RS Q3 Performance; the newest member of the “Performance” family, which includes the Audi RS6 Performance as well as the Audi RS7 Performance. Audi...

KIA is still intent on launching a rear-wheel drive sports car to compete with the BMW 4 Series and Audi A5. The first preview of this new direction for KIA was the Nova concept shown in 2015 but since then we haven’t heard much. Now KIA is talking about...

Soon you won’t be able to buy VW’s 1.4-litre TSI and 1.6-litre TDI engines. In their place will be VAG’s new 1.5 TSI engine (in petrol and diesel) which will begin to feature prominently across the Golf and Octavia models before branching out into bigger models – perhaps the...

Matt LeBlanc is the latest name to be tied with the BBC production Top Gear, pulling up a chair next to the show’s anchor Chris Evans and becoming the first non-Brit to present the show in the brand’s 39 years on television. This duo might turn quartet if Chris...