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Owners of the Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel car will no longer be isolated by distance or availability of hydrogen fuel stations. Toyota Australia has built a mobile hydrogen refueller which will ostensibly permit a newfound state of go-anwhere freedom to negate the car’s biggest drawback. The 2016 World Green...

The next-generation BMW 5-Series is only a few weeks old and it already has its own range of M-Performance goodies! The additional pieces of kit will aim to cater to the discerning aesthetic, mechanical and performance demands of future customers. One of the most impressive add-ons is the Power...

Hallpeed has undertaken an intense development path for 2017 Dakar. With a new car, fair(er) rules and a formidable driver pairing, Toyota Gazoo Racing is raring to go. How is Leeroy Poulter doing after his operation? Glyn Hall: Leeroy is great, he is here today. Doctors gave him the all clear...

 The Renault KWID has just landed in South Africa and in many instances has elbowed its way to the front of the compact queue. Has it become the first choice when it comes to the budget conscious new car buyer? Here are five compelling reasons to get behind the...

Set to reach South African shores in the second quarter of 2017 is Volkswagen’s facelifted Golf which features subtle exterior tweaks, a more updated interior and more power. The front fascia includes a slightly reworked cooling vents and chrome highlighting to give it a wider look. Added to the...

The Dakar Rally, simply put, is a gruelling 14 day cross-country event where vehicles race between some of the most hardcore off-road courses with hopes of emerging victorious in the World’s longest official race, stretching over a total of 4,800 race kilometres in some of the most beautiful destinations...

The BMW i3 went on sale towards the end of 2013 but uptake to the car’s nascent technology hasn’t been sustained beyond the bubble of early adopters with a little over 60,000 units delivered to date. As you would imagine, BMW was expecting the i3 to be a better...

One aspect about Volkswagen’s swansong in WRC that few have touched on is where the drivers are going? We’re talking serious WRC talent; we’re talking 4-time champion Sebastien Ogier, fast but accident-prone Jari-Matti Latvala and very underrated Andreas Mikkelsen. Toytoa’s participation in WRC for 2017 might open some doors,...

Volvo debuted the new S90 Excellence Package this week , showing off the range-topping executive limousine’s passenger-pampering cabin. To be built in China for a market that prefers to be driven, and then exported worldwide, the new S90 Excellence was conceived to improve the experience of rear-seat passengers, making it...