KIA Motors Corporation has revealed the first official images of the new KIA Sorento today, ahead of its first public appearance at the 2020 Geneva International Motor Show. The concept of ‘refined boldness’ inspired KIA’s designers, who sought to maintain the robust, tough-looking aesthetic of earlier generations of Sorento, while applying a greater degree of …
The biggest mistake one can make is to think the 7-seat Renault Triber shares anything with a Kwid, its a completely new, bigger, wider and importantly much safer specced model. Its now in Mzansi. The Triber fuses SUV design with compact hatch classic design cues for an attractive design. Featuring LED daytime lights, projector lights, …
Hyundai Mzansi has launched their first proper sports model locally in the form of the i30N. The N series is to Hyundai what AMG is to Mercedes, M is to BMW and RS is to Audi and for their first shot at a hot hatch, Hyundai has certainly done very well. The design takes from …
At a time when the Mzansi economy is in desperate need of growth, Isuzu Mzansi has shown a much needed committmemt to the local economy by investing R1.2 billion in the production of the next generation D-Max. Upgrades and modifications to the Isuzu Motors South Africa (IMSAf) production plant in Port Elizabeth are currently underway, …
The 5th Annual Cars.co.za Consumer awards, is a celebrated evening of automotive excellence. The individual category scores are made up by a 50% judging-panel vote and 50% consumer vote. The highest-rated vehicle amongst the three pre-selected finalists, is then declared the winner based on their score. Toyota scooped the two main ‘fun categories’, namely Adventure …
Volkswagen was the biggest winner at the fifth annual Cars.co.za Consumer Awards held at Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit on 6 February. Widely regarded as South Africa’s most definitive automotive awards programme, the Cars.co.za Consumer Awards, which are exclusively supported by WesBank, South Africa’s largest vehicle finance provider, have become a highlight in the automotive calendar …
The fifth annual Cars Awards took place at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit on the evening of Thursday, 06 February and showcased the best in automotive recognition. It is currently the only collaborative automotive consumer awards programme which evaluates locally launched vehicles against South African consumers’ perceptions and experiences along with a test evaluation of …
The popular Isuzu D-Max has added an automatic transmission on its X-Rider and Hi-Rider spec giving it a wider appeal especially with leasure buyers looking for a Double Cab with sedan like comfort levels. With automatic pick-ups now proving more popular with Mzansi buyers, its the perfect time for iSuzu to introduce the transmission choice. …
The popular Toyota Corolla Quest has been give a shot in the arm with the launch of the new model which majors on comfort and value. This one is not only for Uber operators but sensible family buyers looking for a reliable, comfortable, nicely specced and adequately powerful sedan. The fact that its locally produced …
We are currently living in exciting times in terms of automotive technology. Load-shedding aside, electricity is proving to be the next step when looking at automotive propulsion. Lexus Mzansi things the same as they are making Hybrid technology more accessible with the local launch of the ES 300h in EX model. The Lexus ES competes …
