Electric

  • Drive Review: More battery muscle for new BMW i3

    Spreading almost as quickly as the Corona Virus is the notion that your next new car purchase will be an electric car. Had you been allowed to enter the Geneva Motor Show, you would have done extremely well to spot a petrol or diesel engine in its rawest, un-assisted...
  • Jaguar I-Pace SVR

    Jaguar I-Pace SVR ‘A Question of When, Not If’

    Jaguar Land Rover’s in-house performance division ‘SVO’ is responsible for some of the most extreme models to come from the manufacturer. Some of their most notable models are the F-Pace SVR and the Range Rover Sport SVR, but it seems that they’ve recently shifted some of their focus to...
  • Volkswagen ID.3

    Affordable Volkswagen ID.3 Electric Car Unveiled

    Volkswagen South Africa provided a lot of clarity at the 2019 Festival of Motoring regarding the importance of electric models to the future of VW in South Africa. That future is finally here after VW officially revealed their all-electric vehicle, the VW ID.3, at the Frankfurt Motor Show in...
  • Lamborghini Sian

    Lamborghini Sian – First Hybrid Officially Revealed

    There were many rumours over the last few weeks that Lamborghini would be unveiling a hybrid model and it turns out that the speculation was correct. Lamborghini has officially revealed their first-ever hybrid vehicle, and it’s called the Lamborghini Sian. The production of the Sian will be limited to...
  • Hyundai Motorsport Frankfurt Motor

    Hyundai Motorsport Ready To Electrify Frankfurt

    We at SACarFan love motor shows. The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance came to an end last week after hosting the reveal of cars like the Bugatti Centodieci and two special edition Lamborghini’s, and now the world is ready to turn its attention from Pebble Beach to Germany for one...
  • Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo in South Africa

    Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo gets green light for production in 2020

    Hot news from Porsche this week after they confirmed production of the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo – an all-electric estate based on the Porsche Mission E concept that recently visited South Africa. Production is anticipated to commence from as early as 2020 following a significant amount of interest shown...
  • Audi Sport electric car in South Africa

    Audi shocks the world after revealing electrified Audi Sport future

    Audi surprised the motoring industry after top executives all but confirmed that the future of Audi Sport will be electric. The German manufacturer is intent on pursuing future technologies in their performance models as opposed to perfecting older technology. A press conference was held where Hans-Joachim Rothenpieler, Audi’s board...
  • Alfa Romeo Tonale in South Africa

    Alfa Romeo Tonale will be Alfa’s first-ever hybrid in 2020

    The World is going electric and Alfa Romeo is the latest manufacturer to publicly showcase their first-ever petrol hybrid electric vehicle. You’ll have to wait, though, because it will only be available in 2020. The Alfa Romeo Tonale borrows its name from a popular mountain pass in the Alps,...
  • Jaguar I-Pace SA

    Drive Review: Jaguar I-Pace puts an end to range anxiety

    The Jaguar I-Pace is TopGear’s EV of the Year True, but that was in 2018. 2019 promises a spate of highly credible challengers from the luxury petrol-preaching world who are ready to uproot, swing the needle of their compasses and resettle their brand right in the murky corner of...