Global NCAP and the Automobile Association have released fresh #SaferCarsForAfrica crash-test results, this time for the South African-specification Renault Kwid, Haval H1 and GWM Steed 5. This follows after the organisations allocated ratings to the Suzuki S-Presso, Hyundai Grand i10 and Kia Seltos last month. As in the previous rounds of...

Fuel up with R250 or more at Caltex and stand a chance to win 1 of 12 Volkswagen Polos – 5 fuel vouchers are also being given away each day.* And, before you start your long-haul journey to your end-of-year breakaway destination, take a look at these useful holiday tips to get...

VW will do its utmost to ensure that its next Ford Ranger-based Amarok will avoid 'the X-Class issue'  At a recent media event in Sydney, VW representatives responded strongly to questions around the company's joint-venture Amarok/Ranger bakkie project. Many fear that the next-generation Amarok, which will ride on a Ranger platform, could lose its...

Suzuki has enhanced its compact sedan offering. See what's been changed, plus detailed specs and pricing for the Suzuki Dzire.  The sedan based on the popular Swift hatchback has been given a mild nip and tuck, seen an increase in standard features and safety equipment and here's the best...

Despite handsome looks and generous spec, the 4th-generation Kia Rio has struggled to challenge the frontrunners in the compact hatchback segment. However, a mid-cycle facelift and the addition of value-packed 1.4 LS derivatives could see the revised Rio make more buyers’ shortlists. Cars.co.za contributor Terence Steenkamp drove the newcomer during its local launch...

Ford South Africa launched its Ranger XL Sport by letting us take the bakkie on an adventure of epic proportions.  With the prices of flagship bakkie offerings reaching stratospheric heights (the top-of-the-range 190-kW VW Amarok, for example, now costs just under R1 million), OEMs are bolstering their mid-range derivatives in an effort to capture customers...