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Tata Tiago review: Why the budget hatchback is Tata’s true SA comeback hero
After being left underwhelmed by Tata’s pricier premium offerings, we hop into the entry-level Tiago hatchback to find a solid, stylish and fuel-efficient budget contender that…
Polo GTI: Last of the compact hot hatches
The Polo GTI is an absolute hoot to drive and offers excellent value for the price
Entry-level by price, not application
We test Isuzu’s mu-X bottom-of-the-range family SUV — and it comes out tops
Inflation: Youth use credit to supplement salaries
A report has found that young people have taken on more credit in the first quarter of 2023 compared with last year
A class act from Mercedes-Benz
The latest W206 C-Class model is a a driver’s car with dynamic handling
The Portfolio: John Phalane’s art ‘gives me a sense of being myself’
Emanating from years spent behind the wheel, the artist’s style is part memory, part imagination
‘Gear up for electric cars’
South Africa is behind others on e-mobility policy. But it’s not too late
Top five ugliest cars ever to have hoodwinked South Africans
There is an overflow of garbage on our city streets. We’re not talking about plastic this time, but rather unsightly, wheezing, wheeled monuments to our bad decision-making. The…
Me and my car: ‘I picked up a French number in ’82’
Ahmed Rashid Abdoola’s love for cars is unquestionable. His front yard is filled with cars that need to be repaired — but there is one that’s in perfect condition, a 1978 Peugeot…
New Nissan Micra is a small wonder
Like the princess and the frog, the model has been transformed — not only in looks, but in its smart features and kick-in turbo charge
Uber reshapes urban mobility in sub-Saharan Africa
Fewer vehicles in cities will allow for more green spaces
Landy’s Velar roars in plush luxury
Cruising at 160km/h while getting a hot stone massage. Really
Festival of Motoring gives peak into SA’s future
The 4th annual Festival of Motoring is a window into what our vehicle landscape may look like in the near future
​X5 Maniac
The BMW X5 M is big but unbelievably fast, and it corners and brakes like a vehicle half its size
California to be electric car capital
Officials in California have unveiled plans to turn the San Francisco Bay area into one of the world’s leading centres for electric vehicles.