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Mureza Auto Company, which describes itself as a “new African car brand”, says its first product for South Africa will debut later in September 2019. The first model will be badged “Prim8” and will take the form of a cross-hatchback assembled initially from semi-knocked down ...

Volvo Car South Africa has announced that “Volvo On Call” – which it bills as an “innovative app-based service that helps motorists to communicate with their cars” – is now standard on all model year 2020 derivatives in the local range. The company says the service ...

Ferrari’s chief technical officer has promised the Italian firm’s upcoming Purosangue will be “a real SUV” while also offering a “huge differentiation of concept to existing SUVs”. Speaking to Autocar, Michael Leiters said he was “convinced on this car and ...

Audi’s head of design has confirmed every new SUV launched by the Ingolstadt-based firm over the next few years will spawn a Sportback variant. In July, the Q3 Sportback was revealed, with Audi handing its compact crossover the in-vogue coupé-style treatment. And it seems the idea will ...

The candidates for the 2020 World Car Awards have been announced, with 31 vehicles featuring on the “provisional list of eligible vehicles” for the overall prize. Of course, in April 2019, the Jaguar I-Pace grabbed the World Car of the Year title, along with two other gongs. And now it’s ...

Bugatti has revealed that the tyres worn by the Chiron prototype during its recent record-breaking top speed run were “slightly modified”. In August, the French firm became the first manufacturer to break the 300 mph barrier, with a "near-production" prototype of the Chiron clocking 490,484 ...

The Mercedes-Benz X350d 4Matic is the most powerful bakkie in South Africa, with the Volkswagen Amarok V6 4Motion coming in a close second (be sure to read our comparative test of the two premium bakkies). However, local tuner RACE! has decided to effectively extend the X-Class V6’s lead by handing ...

German firm Brabus has been busy. After unveiling the 662 kW Mercedes-AMG GV12 900 performance SUV, the company has shown off this off-road-honed G-Class, dubbed the “Adventure”. According to Brabus, the Adventure kit enhances the G's 4x4 capabilities. Included in the package is a height-adjustable ...

With the recent reveal of the new Mercedes-AMG GLE Coupé, it seems Bavarian tuner G-Power wanted to give the outgoing GLE63 S Coupé a fitting farewell. Yes, the firm has handed the performance SUV subtle cosmetic updates and (naturally) more power, dubbing the result the “Raging Bull”. ...