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Reviews Kia Sonet 1.0-litre T-GDI Petrol iMT First Drive Review
Kia Sonet 1.0-litre T-GDI Petrol iMT First Drive Review
What is it?Why would I buy it?iMT tech works great with the turbo petrol engine, loaded with featuresWhy would I avoid it?Not the most spacious rear bench, ride quality on the stiffer sideWe have already seen the production-ready Kia Sonet in detail but what remained was the drive experience. We...
Apr 17, 2026
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Types of car loans - New car loan, used car loan and loan against car
Types of car loans - New car loan, used car loan and loan against car
Types of car loansCar loans can make buying that dream car, whether it be a necessity or for leisure, way simpler. Rather than paying up a rather large amount of money up front, which could take years of savings, car loans can help you get the car you want/dream immediately...
Apr 17, 2026
Temasek, Warburg Pincus and March Capital invest  Rs 325 crore into CarTrade
Temasek, Warburg Pincus and March Capital invest Rs 325 crore into CarTrade
HighlightsThe CarTrade Group, India’s largest online automotive group, has raised Rs 325 crore from investors Temasek, Warburg Pincus and March Capital Partners. It plans to use these funds for its expansion into the auto finance space and to invest into companies in the automotive space. Commenting on the fund raise, Mr....
Apr 17, 2026
How to drive a manual transmission car?
How to drive a manual transmission car?
IntroductionIndia has predominantly been a manual-car market, but with the influx of automatic transmissions, the 'art of driving a manual car' might be in jeopardy. Nonetheless, owning and driving a manual car is still a dream for many. However, it’s one thing to drive a car and another one to learn...
Apr 17, 2026
How to get the best fuel efficiency from a manual car
How to get the best fuel efficiency from a manual car
IntroductionWith a country obsessed with the fuel efficiency of their car, we surely are always on a lookout to extract that extra kilometre from every drop of fuel we feed our engines. But seldom do we realise, the fuel efficiency of any car is dependent on a plethora of factors....
Apr 17, 2026
How to manage a car loan - Tips and tricks
How to manage a car loan - Tips and tricks
How to manage a car loan - Tips and tricksYou have decided to buy a car and have come to the conclusion that you will need a car loan to do so. But the myriad of options are confusing and you have hit a roadblock. Here are some tips and...
Apr 17, 2026
Automobile information
My Motoring Year – 2014
My Motoring Year – 2014
2014 is winding down to a close and what a fantastic year its been. This year has seen a tremendous amount of vehicles launched, both locally and internationally, and there’s been some outstanding models to grace the Cars.co.za motoring news pages. This year I will have driven 105 new models....
Apr 17, 2026
Google Self-Driving Car Revealed
Google Self-Driving Car Revealed
Google has been working on creating a self-driving car for a while now and it seems all the chips are falling into place nicely. Gone are the days of dreaming about a car that’s fully autonomous, technology is now making that dream a reality. The proof is in the...
Apr 17, 2026
Huge Fuel Price Cut in South Africa for January 2015
Huge Fuel Price Cut in South Africa for January 2015
The Department of Energy has announced that the prices of petrol, diesel, illuminating paraffin and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) will decrease with effect from the 7th January 2015. The main contributing factor for the decrease is a continued drop in the price of crude oil which has led to a decrease...
Apr 17, 2026
Festive Death Toll Rises
Festive Death Toll Rises
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has revealed current death toll statistics for the period 1-28 December 2014 at a media briefing in Durban. During the above mentioned period, a total of 924 fatal crashes were reported across South Africa with 1 143 fatalities. During the same period in 2013, 974...
Apr 17, 2026
2014 Motoring Year in Review
2014 Motoring Year in Review
Well more like six months in my case since I joined the Cars.co.za team in June 2014. I may have missed some metal in the beginning of the year but I more than made up for it in the second half, clocking up somewhere around 60 cars tested. Here...
Apr 17, 2026
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