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With lock-down restrictions easing and markets finally opening up. Is now the time to buy a new car? Well, Ford and many others seem to think so. The budget market is set to boom during the upcoming recession and no segment more so than the compact crossover. Ever notice...
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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’...
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Since Mitsubishi’s halcyon days with countless Dakar victories annexed by their Pajero, the brand has been somewhat eclipsed in South Africa by the market heavyweights and by a product line-up that hasn’t set the market alight. Sure, the latest iteration of the Pajero Sport righted the ship to a...
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Before we go any further, let me start with this one clear summarisation; you’re looking at two of the finest examples of downsizing. Cars that despite their shrunken mass, hold several decisive advantages over their clumsier counterparts. I could stop there, but that would leave loads of white space...
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Enter the Lexus brand here. People are no longer clambering for sedans so while the Lexus IS 300 EX was the brand’s erstwhile capture point, that critical acquisition junction is now on the shoulders of the UX. Who’s it up against? Not a small number of foes by any...
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Toyota surprised the world with the reveal of the all-new Toyota RAV4 at the New York International Motor Show. The fifth-generation RAV4 evolves the design that we have become familiar on the crossover-SUV and continues to try and dominate the segment it helped establish more than 20 years ago....
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Audi are set to produce a coupe-style Audi Q4 crossover within the next two years. The announcement was made by the German brand’s Chairman, Rupert Stadler, as part of Audi’s ambitious plans for the coming years. That’s right- yet another crossover is making its way to our roads. ”We...
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It is not often that a compact car creates such a splash on the new car market. But take one look at the Toyota C-HR , in the flesh or in pictures, and its plain to see why. We head to Sandton City to see if the Turkish-built C-HR has...
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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...