CAR Reviews

JOHANNESBURG, Gauteng – It’s no secret we rate the Renault Duster highly. In fact, at our recent Top 12 Best Buys competition, we awarded the new Duster first place in the small SUV/Crossover segment. Now Renault South Africa has finally again added a 4x4 version to its local range. We head ...

MALLORCA – Isn't it curious Volkswagen’s taken this long to enter the small SUV/crossover segment? Ford’s been playing this game for years with the EcoSport; Renault does a roaring global trade in Capturs; and every second suburban street corner sports a Mazda CX-3. The European market ...

CAPE TOWN – Its safe to say the G20-generation BMW 3 Series is one of the most highly anticipated new cars to arrive in South Africa so far in 2019. Still, the venerable 3 Series is these days facing a threat from within its own Bavarian stable, as the buying public continues its migration away ...

CAPE TOWN – Contrary to popular belief, volumes in the C-segment hatchback market are skewed towards mid- and high-spec models instead of entry-level, cheaper derivatives. So says Toyota, at least, which explains its decision to rationalise its local hatch line-up by introducing just three models ...

Mercedes-Benz updates a cherished classic to great effect, but compromises remain. We test the new Mercedes-AMG G63... In the vast Mercedes-Benz stable, where model lifecycles can run for more than a decade, the original Geländewagen was something of an over-achiever. Available since 1979, only ...

JOHANNESBURG – If there’s one word the folks at Jaguar Land Rover South Africa certainly didn’t want to see splashed across the front of newspapers nationwide in the build-up to the local appearance of the new, all-electric I-Pace, it was this: “load-shedding”. You see, ...

CAPE TOWN – What was once an exciting midsize sportscar which even featured in the 2001 hit movie The Fast and the Furious has now bloated into crossover aimed at a more conservative consumer. Of course, their likeness is in name only, but it’s interesting that Mitsubishi has applied ...

BMWs entry-level X4 has plenty of show but not as much go as you’d expect at the price... When BMW unveiled its first-generation X6 about 10 years ago, its oddball combination of coupé and SUV had many of us questioning whether the Bavarian brand’s product developers (not least designers) ...

Has Honda done enough with the HR-Vs facelift to ensure its midsize crossover keeps its edge in this large market segment? They offer more for less. That’s why the level of interest in (and, consequently, sales of) midsize crossovers have risen in the past few years. Not only are they more spacious ...