By Costa Mokola Cooper Clubman: Sets you apart from the rest About 4 weeks ago, I marked the beginning of the end of my life as a single man. Not only was I giving up the gents’ nights out at the Rock Raceway, but my precious time with my beloved PlayStation was replaced with […]
Trackhawk jeep: one ridiculously powerful SUV By Costa Mokola On this planet you’re going to find two kinds of car passengers – those who think a “simple car” refers to a silent, plush vehicle that takes you from point “A to B”, and those who think it refers to a loud, plush, yet aggressive […]
By SAMANTHA GREATHEAD MasterDrive The managing director of MasterDrive, Eugene Herbert, says storing a vehicle during this time can be easily achieved. “If, however, you do not properly care for your vehicle during long periods where the car is not in use, it can result in additional maintenance and servicing costs.” The following should be […]
By Ryan Bubear Carmag A fresh report out of Australia suggests Toyota is preparing to reveal a new “warm hatch” version of its Corolla, likely employing a hybrid powertrain and again wearing the GR Sport badge. According to CarsGuide, a new version of the GR Sport model will be unwrapped in Japan in July 2020, complete […]
By Ryan Bubear Carmag The first teaser sketch of the new, second-generation Volkswagen Amarok has been released, with the bakkie set to be based on the next-gen Ford Ranger. The German firm showed the sketch its annual media conference, where VW Group chairman Herbert Diess confirmed the “successor to the Amarok” would be the “first […]
By Ryan Bubear Carmag A fresh report out of Australia claims the new Toyota Land Cruiser 300 will be revealed a month earlier than initially expected, with two V6 engine options on the cards. Citing “word out of Japan”, CarsGuide claims the 300-badged replacement for the Land Cruiser 200 will be unveiled in July, rather than August 2020. According […]
By Ryan Bubear Carmag Fresh details about the second-generation BMW M2 have emerged, including suggestions the rumoured four-door M2 Gran Coupé variant will make do with a four-cylinder heart. According to Autocar, the G87-generation M2 coupé is due to hit the market in 2022. The report claims the new M2 will stick with a rear-wheel-drive layout, […]
By Ryan Bubear Carmag The head of Bentley has dropped a heavy hint the British firm will take the fight to the Rolls-Royce Cullinan with an “even more luxurious, even bigger” version of the Bentayga. According to CarAdvice, Bentley president and CEO Adrian Hallmark suggested the Bentayga range would expand with its upcoming facelift. “I could imagine a […]
by Ryan Bubear Carmag The head of the Volkswagen R division has explained why building a Polo R hot hatch to slot in above the 147 kW Polo GTI “would not work”. Speaking to Car Throttle, Jost Capito, the man in charge of Volkswagen’s R GmbH performance division, said not all models in the Wolfsburg-based firm’s stable were in […]
by Ryan Bubear Carmag Mercedes-Benz South Africa has added the new, second-generation GLA to its configurator, confirming local pricing in the process. At launch in the second quarter of 2020, the new GLA range will comprise just a pair of front-driven variants: one petrol and one diesel. No word yet on when the GLA35 and 310 kW GLA45 S are […]