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  • BMW X3 M X4 M in South Africa

    BMW reveal first-ever BMW X3 M and X4 M

    BMW lifted the covers off the first ever BMW X3 M and X4 M models this week, and to say that the world is excited would be an understatement. “Our philosophy from the start was to deliver an M3 and M4 driving experience, but with the added assurance of...
  • BMW 3 Series

    Drive Test: New (2019) BMW 3 Series is the SUV antidote

    Curbing the SUV growth. That’s what cars like the new 2019 BMW 3 Series are measured and scrutinised against. In gigantic markets like the USA and China where vehicle size sees the largest number of L (long wheelbase) variants, the 3 Series continues to perform well. And there’s always...
  • Road Test: Peugeot 208 GT-Line

    For under 300k you can get a Peugeot 208 GT-Line But should you? I spend a week with the feisty French hatch and take it for a  long distance cruise up the West Coast. The South African market is a tough nut to crack, just ask Renault and since...
  • Road Test: 2018 Haval H6C 2.0T Luxury

    I take the powerful Chinese SUV, the Haval H6C for a drive around the peninsula and walk away with some interesting thoughts… I’ve never driven a Chinese car before.  I’ve driven a few posing as Europeans but never an actual Chinese car so when Haval confidently called me to...
  • Nissan Qashqai gets fresh new facelift

      Nissan’s Qashqai has aged well since it’s introduction, but Nissan has seen fit to update the SUV for the first quarter of 2018. The most notable improvement is the addition of Nissan’s Intelligent Mobility technology, which includes features like blind spot warning, emergency braking, forward collision warning, and...
  • Road Test: Hyundai Tucson Turbo Executive Sport

    Hyundai’s Tucson Turbo Sport is the most powerful Hyundai available locally. Sporting 150kW and 295Nm of torque, the kitted out van isn’t what we’d expect from Hyundai, at least not until recently. With N Versions popping up in Hyundai brochures,  and Hyundai challenging GTi for the hot hatch crown,...
  • Meet the new Bentley Continental

    Bentley has worked hard at creating a signature brand, and one of the most important cars in the process of gaining this popularity is the Continental GT from the example above. However, as all good things come to an eventual end, the Continental must also enter a new phase...
  • BMW 4 Series even more stylish than before

      BMW have revived the 4 Series for 2017. Hardly necessary if you ask me, as the 4 Series is already a stylish and modern offering if you’re in the market for a coupe or convertible.   We head to Mpumalanga for a 500km road trip around some of the...
  • The Volvo S90 T6, the home run no one talks about

    This week, Volvo’s biggest seller locally, the XC60, was launched abroad and Volvo executives must be counting the weeks before its SA arrival. With sales of the XC90 and Volvo S90 not nearly as good as in Europe, the aging local XC60 is still outperforming its bigger, newer siblings....