Road Tests

BMW hands its flagship saloon a raft of updates, including a controversial new face. We test the BMW 750Li xDrive... Much has been written about BMW’s divisive decision to affix a supersized version of its signature grille to the snout of the facelifted 7 Series. Regardless of your feelings about ...

Audi’s second-generation A1 has a broader appeal but lacks a final degree of polish... Having served as the stepping stone into Audi ownership for close to 10 years, the original A1 has now bowed out. It’s made way for a striking successor that will tap into the previously niche, young well-to-do ...

Ever the bridesmaid, is there still a place in the market for the segment-splitting Mercedes-Benz B-Class? Published in our June 2006 issue, the summary of the first road test of the then-new Mercedes-Benz B-Class ultimately offered more questions than answers. These pertained largely to where this ...

Sporting sharper lines and a 10-speed ’box, does the four-cylinder Mustang edge closer to the V8 headliner? The supporting act: in the world of performance arts, an up-and-coming artist or troupe tasked to entertain the audience before the main event. In the case of the sixth-generation Ford Mustang ...

Both sophisticate and animal can co-exist in the growing Mercedes-AMG stable. We test the E53 Cabriolet and C63 S... When Robert Louis Stevenson penned The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde back in 1886, he probably had no idea the essence of his novella – a tragic tale of a mild-mannered ...

Can an injection of performance from Suzuki’s Boosterjet drivetrain ignite interest in the otherwise conservative Vitara? It’s proving to be another stellar year for Suzuki Auto South Africa. Once named CAR’s Company to Watch in the Top 12 Best Buys consumer awards, in October 2019 ...

Is there a car better suited to urban life than an i3 REx?  We’ve yet to encounter one... It’s scarcely believable BMW launched the i3 six years ago already. In 2013, the EV landscape was a desolate one. Fast-forward to today, however, and nearly every carmaker has an EV on the global ...

One of Audi’s bestsellers has been revamped bumper to bumper, making us question what is our favourite boutique midsize SUV... Launched in 2011, the first-generation Audi Q3 was an instant hit right when the market went crossover crazy. Often outselling its A1, A3 and A4 cousins in global markets, ...

Sporting a new engine and transmission, Ford's revitalised Everest has its sights set on the refined family-SUV niche... "The ride is busier than it should be and the agricultural powerplant is less acceptable here than it is in the Ranger.” While it scored an impressive 77/100 in our December ...