Car reviews

Less power but more appeal: the four-cylinder BMW Z4 is an altogether better-balanced package than its big brother... Now that we’re well acquainted with the long-awaited rear-wheel-drive sportscar collaboration between BMW and Toyota – see our recent test of the Z4 M40i – it’s ...

JOHANNESBURG, Gauteng – For several years, Suzuki Auto South Africa has offered the Vitara exclusively with a naturally aspirated 1,6-litre petrol engine. Although offering reliable performance, up at the reef you really needed to rev the engine to achieve any meaningful performance. But this has ...

LORRACH, Germany – The reveal of the Audi Q3 Sportback in July 2019 wasn’t entirely unexpected since many automakers are diversifying their crossover and SUV ranges by adding coupé-styled offerings. So, why didn’t the Ingolstadt-based firm stick with the current naming convention ...

Co-developed with SsangYong, the new Mahindra XUV300 represents a watershed moment for this robust Indian brand... If Mahindra’s steadily growing market footprint in the South African landscape has to date relied on adjectives such as “rugged” and “reliable”, with the arrival ...

Until recently, the Amarok V6 was SA’s brawniest lifestyle bakkie … then the 190 kW X350d landed and kicked up a froth at braais across the country. If you’re a devoted reader, you’d know this comparative test has been a long time coming. We first promised to include it in the ...

The GSi badge returns to South Africa in the form of a tweaked Opel Corsa as a range-topping warm hatch... Opel’s GSi badge is one which resonates with many South Africans. At the tail-end of the previous century, it represented everyday cars that had a little extra poke under the bonnet, examples ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Evolutionary design language is what Audi has become known (and sometimes criticised) for, a spokesperson of the Ingolstadt-based brand’s South African arm said during the local launch of the “revolutionised” A1 Sportback.  However, with the ...

PRETORIA, Gauteng – CAR published its first road test of the R35-generation Nissan GT-R (introduced globally in 2007) in October 2009, the same year Volkswagen launched its Mk6 Golf GTI and Jacob Zuma became president of the Republic. Much hyped ahead of its arrival in South Africa, the R35 received ...

We let Ford’s eagerly anticipated off-road rocket spread its wings on dunes, dirt and blacktop to see just how capable this formidable-looking newcomer is... For all of its hardebaarde connotations and braai-side bragging rights, off-roading requires a surprisingly delicate touch. Obstacles often ...