2019 Articles

At CAR, we take each vehicle we test on a standard fuel route of 100 km (comprising urban and motorway sections) to gather data on its "real-world" fuel consumption. Listed below are the least fuel-efficient cars (measured in litres per 100 km) we tested in 2019...  5. Mercedes-AMG C63 S Speedshift-MCT ...

As has become tradition, we conducted a handful of drag races at the 2020 iteration of our annual Performance Shootout. This time, a wicked wagon lines up against a speedy SUV in a six-cylinder battle. Yes, we pit Audi’s 331 kW RS4 Avant against BMW’s 375 kW X3 M Competition…   *Grab ...

There’s nothing quite like a well-sorted hot hatch, is there? Handily, there are six new options on the way to South Africa in 2020 (we consider the Mercedes-AMG A45 S already here since it was added to the local configurator back in September 2019; same goes for the A35 and BMW's M135i xDrive). ...

At CAR, we take each vehicle we test on a standard, mixed-use fuel route of 100 km (comprising of urban and motorway sections) to gather data on its "real-world" fuel consumption. Listed below are the 10 most fuel-efficient cars (measured in litres per 100 km) of the 75 vehicles we tested in 2019... ...

As has become tradition, we conducted a handful of drag races at the 2020 iteration of our annual Performance Shootout. This time it’s a battle between the two most expensive contenders: the V8-powered Mercedes-AMG GT63 S 4Matic+ and the flat-six-powered Porsche 911 Carrera S Coupé. Pick ...

Here at CAR magazine, we take every new vehicle we feature to our test strip to gather data for our in-depth road tests. Sometimes, we see some pretty underwhelming results. Below we have listed the worst 0-100 km/h times we’ve collected over the past 12 months. Yes, these are the slowest-accelerating ...

As has become tradition, we conducted a handful of drag races at the 2020 iteration of our annual Performance Shootout. So, which of the two SUVs in our line-up is the quickest? Watch the video to see BMW’s 375 kW X3 M Competition take on Jaguar’s 405 kW F-Pace SVR… *Grab a copy of ...

I remember my childhood days quite fondly. As an eight-year old, I was squished between my two big brothers, my small frame restrained only by the rudimentary lap belt provided by my mother's 190E. For hours and hours I'd sit there, acting as an armrest for my larger siblings. Sounds terrible, doesn't ...

Which were the fastest-accelerating vehicles of the 75 we tested in 2019? Below we look at the cars that stunned us when it came to accelerating off the line. Note this list is based on test figures we gathered during our standard, rigorous road-test procedure (rather than simply times claimed by the ...