Nissan

Qashqai

Nissan Qashqai (2021) International Launch Review

car-launches

home-featured

launches

south-african-car-launches

Nissan has confirmed that the 3rd-generation Qashqai will go on sale in South Africa towards the end of 2021. Our UK correspondent recently visited the Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire, England to drive the all-new compact family car.

Cars CMS

https://news-site-za.s3.af-south-1.amazonaws.com/images/2021/08/Nissan-Qashqai-ILR-30.jpg

Wayne has been writing about cars for several years. Now UK-based, he came to South Africa as a \wee nipper\" in the late 1960s. In 2001

https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7cf168d73a4291481178438ea08c250a?s=96&d=mm&r=g

Wayne Gorrett

Sorento

Kia Sorento (2021) International Launch Review

General Car

Kia’s all-new, 4th-generation Sorento will be arriving in South Africa next year. Our UK correspondent travelled to Amber Lakes near Windsor, England, to drive the new Kia 7-seater SUV and filed this driving impression for us.  Like so many new cars released in the 1st half of 2020, the new Sorento was officially revealed online due to

https://news-site-za.s3.af-south-1.amazonaws.com/images/2020/11/Sorento001.jpg

C-HR

Toyota

Toyota C-HR (2020) International Launch Review

Crossover

Toyota recently unveiled its refreshed C-HR, which is expected to arrive in South Africa early next year. Our UK correspondent has driven the updated compact family car in Cascais, Portugal and herewith his findings… Where do the years go? Before you can say Brexit or #FakeNews, you realise that the Toyota C-HR is already 3 years old. It still

https://news-site-za.s3.af-south-1.amazonaws.com/images/2019/11/ToyCHRfl11.jpg

Defender

Land Rover

Defender Remake Coming to SA

Following on from our March report regarding Project Genadier (a remake of the Defender), our UK contributor Wayne Gorrett met with senior executives from Ineos Automotive in London last week and filed this update exclusively for CARS.co.za It started with an informal chat over a beer or three in a pub called ‘The Grenadier’, located in

https://news-site-za.s3.af-south-1.amazonaws.com/images/2019/09/IA-CEO-Dirk-Heilmann.jpg

Cherokee

Jeep

Jeep Cherokee (2019) International Launch Review

Jeep revealed its facelifted Cherokee at the Detroit Show earlier this year. The updated Cherokee is expected to arrive in South Africa early in 2019, but our UK correspondents grabbed an early drive in Sicily and filed this report… Jeep first made an SUV designed for family life more than 30 years ago – in

https://news-site-za.s3.af-south-1.amazonaws.com/images/2018/09/JeepCherokee15.jpg

Duster

Renault

Renault Duster (2018) International Launch Review

The Renault Duster SUV has been comprehensively updated, replete with fresh styling and extra kit. Our UK correspondent recently spent some time with the new Duster along the South Hampshire coast… The Duster compact family car has been produced jointly by Renault and its Romanian subsidiary, Dacia, since 2010. In the UK, it is marketed

https://news-site-za.s3.af-south-1.amazonaws.com/images/2018/07/dusterdrive2.jpg

Hyundai

Hyundai Kona (2018) International Launch Review

In October 2018, the Hyundai Kona will make a belated arrival in the already crowded South African compact family car/crossover segment. Sure, it’s good, but is that enough to be noticed in a game of automotive ‘Where’s Wally’? We sent UK correspondent Wayne Gorrett out for a quick test of the UK model to get an

https://news-site-za.s3.af-south-1.amazonaws.com/images/2018/06/HyundaiKona2.jpg

Micra

We Drive 2018 Nissan Micra [updated]

Hatchback

Nissan will introduce its new 5th-generation Micra in the local market in June 2018. In contrast with the previous generation budget-oriented Micra Active, which remains on sale, the newcomer will be positioned at the upper end of the compact hatchback segment. Our UK correspondent drove the newcomer last year and here’s what he thought of it (now

https://news-site-za.s3.af-south-1.amazonaws.com/images/2018/05/Nissan_Micra-2017main.jpg

Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross (2018) International Launch Review

Mitsubishi reached its car-manufacturing centenary last year, the same year in which it became the third member of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, which is currently recognised as the largest automaker in the world. The Alliance is a Franco-Japanese strategic partnership which – each are quick to point out – is neither a merger nor a series

https://news-site-za.s3.af-south-1.amazonaws.com/images/2018/02/Mitsubishi-Eclipse-Cross-PR1.jpg

Ignis

Suzuki

Suzuki Ignis (2017) First Drive

The Suzuki Ignis is due for introduction in South Africa in May 2017. We had a chance to get behind of the wheel of this mould-breaking compact family car/crossover at its European launch in Italy. British Correspondent, Wayne Gorrett reports. Firstly and most importantly, what this ISN’T, is the Jimny replacement…just so you know. What it

https://news-site-za.s3.af-south-1.amazonaws.com/images/2016/12/Suzuki_Ignis_001.jpg

Swift

New Suzuki Swift (2017) First Drive

Suzuki has finally built an all-new Swift, which is the successor to the Japanese brand’s best-selling product in South Africa. We sent our UK correspondent Wayne Gorrett to the South of France to drive it before the newcomer arrives on the local market later this year. Guided by the “Suzuki Next 100” plan announced at

https://news-site-za.s3.af-south-1.amazonaws.com/images/2017/05/SWIFT_Front-3_4-static-close.jpg

Mokka

Opel

Opel Mokka X (2017) First Drive

Opel’s small crossover, the Mokka, has only been available in South Africa for a year and a half, but a facelifted version is due soon. Why? It’s because the Mokka has been on sale in Europe since 2012, where it has sold particularly well. Replete with a significantly upgraded interior and more onboard technology, X

https://news-site-za.s3.af-south-1.amazonaws.com/images/2017/06/mokkax4.jpg

Archives for: Wayne Gorrett