Sealion

BYD Sealion 5 (2025) Launch Review 

car-launches

Crossover

The BYD Sealion 5 is one of the critical new products that BYD hopes will help it break into the top 10 of the South African market.

Cars CMS

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A former vehicle salesman turned motoring writer, Francisco has managed to merge his passion for the arts with his love for motor vehicles. With a background in creative writing, 'Cisco is a freelance motor journalist for Destiny Man Magazine and Sawubona Magazine. Occasionally, you may even see him on the small screen as a TV presenter.

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Francisco Nwamba

Kiger

Renault

Renault Kiger (2025) Launch Review

The starting price of the 2025 Renault Kiger, initially available only in non-turbo guise, has dropped by R30 000. We take it for a spin!

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Lepas

Lepas L8 (2026) International Launch Review

General Car

The Chery Group will launch its Lepas sub-brand in South Africa next year. We drive pre-production units of the flagship Lepas L8 in China.

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Triber

Renault Triber (2025) Launch Review

We drove the 2025 Renault Triber, which recently arrived in South Africa with a starting price R10 000 lower than before, in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Lexus

Lexus CT200h Facelift (2018) Launch Review

Hatchback

If fuel efficiency and comfort are what you're after in a premium hatchback, then the Lexus CT200h has you covered. But is there more to this niche vehicle from the premium Japanese carmaker? Francisco Nwamba sampled the facelifted CT200h for a weekend to find out. Lexus’ mother company, Toyota, has long championed clean driving. This

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Toyota

Yaris

Toyota Yaris (2018) Launch Review

A new Toyota Yaris (sourced from Thailand), has been launched in South Africa. It’s bigger and, importantly, more distinctive than its predecessor, but can it capture the imagination of young buyers? Cars.co.za contributor and #CarsAwards judge Francisco Nwamba, who attended the launch and recently drove the new Volkswagen Polo, investigates. When Toyota first launched a

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A-class

Audi

Mercedes-benz

Classic Battle of the Brands: M2 vs RS3 vs A45

Coupe

Sedan

It's no surprise the German luxury marque trio produces the performance benchmark models in the premium compact car market, but the BMW M2, Audi RS3 and Mercedes-AMG A45 achieve their on-road feats in subtly different ways – which makes it very difficult to pick one over the others.  This all began with Audi and BMW. In 2011, these Bavarian

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6 Series

BMW 640i GT (2017) Launch Review

Buying

The new BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo has arrived in South Africa and our regular Cars.co.za contributor Francisco Nwamba took it for a drive at the recent BMW M Festival held at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Johannesburg.  When Mercedes Benz announced many years ago that the A-Class would no longer be a tall family orientated

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Amarok

Navara

Nissan

Volkswagen

Nissan Navara vs VW Amarok (2017) Which is better for off-roading?

Bakkie

Double Cab Bakkie

We've enlisted the help of 4×4 expert Alan Pepper to put the all-new Nissan Navara and recently facelifted Volkswagen Amarok through their paces on a 4×4 course to see how well the double cab pick-ups will deal with tricky off-road obstacles… There are many similarities between these two rival products, so when the going gets rough,

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1 Series

BMW M140i (2017) Video Review

BMW doesn't seem to make much of a fuss of its M140i. Its thunder is largely stolen by its sibling, the 2 Series, particularly the M240i, a car which we believe is one of the best performance cars on the market…. but perhaps we're missing a hidden gem in the Munich-based manufacturer's line-up.  But with

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3008

Peugeot

Peugeot 3008 (2017) Launch Review

The new Peugeot 3008 SUV has arrived in South Africa and we attended the local launch this week to give the stylish French newcomer a drive. Take a look at our first impressions below… The new 3008 has entered a very crowded SUV/crossover market and at this rate, consumers may begin to feel claustrophobic as there are a

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4 Series

BMW 4 Series (2017) Launch Review

The facelifted BMW 4 Series has arrived on South African shores and we got a chance to put it through its paces on the beautiful roads of Mpumalanga. Here's what #CarsAwards judge Francisco Nwamba thought of the newcomer. It’s 4 years since BMW shocked us all by introducing a controversial variant called the 4 Series. The

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