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However, the only snag is centred around its drivetrain which married a laggy 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine with a hesitant six-speed automatic gearbox, that would change its mind at the wrong moment, or hold on to the selected gear for far too long. However, kudos to its engine/gearbox combo that claims by 0.4-litres/100km to 8.6-litres/100km. […]
Laureus imparts these qualities to the youth through the medium of sport,” says Johannes Fritz, Co-CEO of Mercedes-Benz South Africa and Executive Director of Mercedes-Benz Cars. It is through this strong relationship between Mercedes-Benz and the Laureus Foundation that Mercedes-Benz was introduced to Qhubeka Charity — a non-profit company that works to move people forward […]
It’s the premium arm of working-class brand GWM and it concentrates solely on SUVs. What fascinated yours truly during the recent test drive were its features- an improvement from H2, such as dual-zone climate control, keyless entry and starting, reversing camera, parking sensors, cruise control, an infotainment system with a large 20cm touchscreen, and automatic […]
Suffice to say only two or three bloody agents having a go at it (for reasons best known to their conscience) the public fell in love this bakkie or a Van -as English prefer calling it. Yours truly was handed over this revolutionary and Micro Hybrid technology 4×4 for month, as it clocked kilos wandering […]
Then he/she must enter the Toyota Dream Car Art Contest that is entering its 13th edition this year. The competition is only open to SA girls and boys (younger the age 15). It is also open to world contestants. The Toyota Dream Car Art Contest is intended to create opportunities for children throughout the world […]
This is the company’s third program since its launch in June 2017. “The internship program has developed into an integral part our business model and we are extremely proud to witness the developments and success of the project over the last three years,” says Jan Ungerer, COO of Scuderia South Africa. Once again in 2019, […]
With a gravel voice- she addressed hordes of motoring journos at the Turbo V6 launch in Cape Town last week, that was followed by a long haul of a test drive of the new derivatives through the majestic wine-route Franschhoek. Both derivatives Progressive and Power Auto X350d, were taken off the road and although it […]
As we took the H2 1.5 T for a spin (with heavy-showers in Jozi) we kinda enjoyed its stability despite a hesitant manual gearbox, that would change its mind at the wrong moment or hold on to the selected gear far away too long. Yes, GWM has invested heavily on the brand and my gut […]
A story that goes as far back as 1941 (yep was still unborn) the new Jeep gives a fresh, unprecedented chapter in the legendary history of the brand. As I took it for a spin, one could not help but notice the iconic Jeep Wrangler has been completely renewed while remaining true to itself, with […]
Being a functional ‘thing’ as labelled by some- it is more of a panel van as opposed to its brother the classical V-Class. As we tested, one could not help but experience hard-plastics everywhere with occasional niceties such as cruise control and infotainment system. This is dependent on which model you might prefer. Yes, a […]