CAR Reviews

CAPE TOWN – We get behind the wheel of the Mercedes-Benz A-Class Sedan to see just how stable it is as a first rung on the brand's sedan ownership ladder. A-Classy start While it has a product portfolio with a breadth few manufacturers can match, Mercedes is adamant in covering every conceivable ...

PORTIMÃO, Portugal – Back in the late 1990s, towards the end of the E31 8 Series’ production, BMW put together a concept car that intended to compete against the likes of the Ferrari 550 Maranello. Badged as the M8, this V12-powered GT sported a bored-out 5,5-litre V12 pushing 410 ...

BERLIN, Germany – Before I explain why the Taycan – part of a six billion euro group investment into current and future electric vehicles – is superb, let’s dispense with a potential chink in its armour: Porsche says the Turbo S can reach 412 km before its 93,4 kWh batteries need ...

PORT ELIZABETH – Do you feel like you're always just missing the cut? Trying to reach the points goal on some reward programme, earning enough to qualify for that mortgage on your dream home, or being able to afford that special edition double cab bakkie? Now, thanks to some clever marketing from ...

Recently retired Daimler CEO, Dieter Zetsche, is widely acknowledged as being the chairman responsible for an altogether less formal approach to the way Mercedes-Benz conducts its business. It could, however, be argued that 24 months before Zetsche walked into his first board meeting sans a necktie (see ...

While many enthusiasts would happily opt to be behind the wheel of cars such as the Porsche 718 Spyder, global sales figures of sports-SUVs suggest the demand for stirring performance allied with usable levels of versatility and practicality remains high.   Launched in South Africa nearly three ...

Given the hatch-buying public’s often slavish devotion to the likes of Volkswagen, Toyota and Ford, it must be immensely frustrating for a firm such as Mazda to be sitting on the sidelines. In recent years, the firm has built up a portfolio of models that are daringly styled, precisely built and ...

Algarve, Portugal – Comparing the first-generation 8 Series to the current one, the differences are obvious: gone are the pop-up headlamps, plus the reimagined car's model range is now far more extensive. The addition of a four-door Gran Coupé variant simply adds to the appeal. The ...

We’re big fans of the XC40. Does the lustre remain when there’s one fewer cylinder and only two driven wheels? In 2018, we group-tested Volvo’s new XC40 in D4 AWD and T5 AWD forms, and both wowed the CAR team with their panache, practicality and comfort. In fact, when 2018 drew to ...