Hyundai

Tucson

Hyundai Tucson 1.7 Turbodiesel (2016) First Drive

General Car

Crossover

Hyundai has beefed up its challenge in the compact SUV/Family Car segment with the addition of two turbodiesel engines to its popular Tucson range. We drove the 1.7 UII Executive in Cape Town to find out what it is like. We have driven and reviewed several versions of the new Tucson and we consider it

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Brett is a car and bike fanatic and a former associate editor of CAR and WIEL magazines. He is a serial entrepreneur, business consultant and researcher, and is currently a visiting lecturer in business finance and statistics at the University of Stellenbosch Business School.

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Brett Hamilton

Ferrari

Tesla

Opinion: Ferrari & Tesla, which will survive the future?

Hybrid

In terms of the development of electric and/or hybrid vehicles, the respective chiefs of Ferrari and Tesla hold very traditionalist and futurist views on the future of the automotive market. Will the proliferation of EVs depend solely on market forces, or will the persistence of forward-thinking manufacturers ultimately pay off?    An all-electric Ferrari is

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Volvo

Xc90

The Big 5: Why the Volvo XC90 (can) rule the Kruger

The award-winning Volvo XC90 is undoubtedly an accomplished premium SUV, but is it good enough to impress on the quintessential South African long-haul trip: a visit to the Kruger National Park? Cars.co.za contributor Brett Hamilton finds out and, in doing so, reassesses his perception of the Volvo brand. For Volvo, the XC90 remains an extremely

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Cr-z

Honda

Insight

Leaf

Nissan

Prius

Toyota

The Problem With Electric Mobility

The e-mobility landscape is full of complexities and paradoxes, which makes it difficult for (the types of vehicles collectively known as) EVs to crack the new vehicle market. In the first of a series of articles, we take a high-level look at some of the challenges … and promises. When Toyota launched its Prius on

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E-class

Mercedes-benz

Mercedes-Benz E-Class (2016) South African Launch

Sedan

  Earlier this year Cars.co.za was introduced to the startling tech of the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class range at its international launch in Portugal. It is now available on local soil and we travelled to KZN to find the pick of the bunch. Whether as a result of the global economic climate or shorter development timelines,

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BMW X5 xDrive40e (2016) First Drive

BMW gets serious about electric mobility with the X5 xDrive40e, the marque's first core-brand production vehicle to incorporate plug-in hybrid technology. We travelled to Johannesburg to get behind the wheel. BMW is widely considered a "pioneering" brand. The Munich-based company has, in many ways, taken the lead in developing the EV (electric vehicle) market and its products,

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