If you've ever visited a museum or a manufacturing plant, you've probably heard a tour guide say something like this: "And if you laid all these bottles end-to-end, they'd stretch clear across the state of Kansas!" Through time and repetition, certain comparisons have become standardized, so that we now measure square footage in football fields --...
The all-new 2012 Scion iQ minicar, for which we've just posted full driving impressions over at The Car Connection, starts at around $16K and earns an EPA-rated 36 mpg city, 37 highway, and a combined figure of 37 mpg. But with so many vehicles now on the market that can get 40 mpg on the highway or more—the Hyundai Elantra, Hyundai Accent...
The lithium-ion battery pack in the 2011 Chevrolet Volt is backed by an eight-year, 100,000 mile warranty. The engineers behind its development will be the first to tell you that most packs will last quite a bit longer than that. But even the most carefully treated Volt battery pack will still have a finite lifespan in an automobile. Still, when...
Chinese media are reporting that an electric bus caught fire in Shanghai at noon on Monday. And this is apparently not the first such incident. A Reuters report indicates that at least one earlier incident has been reported in the Chinese press within the last three months. A local Shanghai blog, The Shanghaiist, showed photos of the burned bus...
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Local Evoque prices announced With the local launch of the Range Rover Evoque drawing near, Land Rover has listed prices and specifications on its local website.
BMW has had a busy 2011. The Bavarian company recently launched its 1 Series M Coupé (read a full road test in the August 2011 issue of CAR – on sale 25 July), is gearing up for the launch of the second-generation 1 Series hatchback in Germany next week, is about to unleash its mighty M5 and has just refreshed the 1 Series Coupé and Convertible. Phew! Also new in our market is the Chevrolet Orlando MPV (also tested in the upcoming August issue), a limited-edition Nissan Qashqai and the fresh-faced Peugeot 308. If you haven't yet bought the July issue, you only have a few more days to do so. It's packed with information on the future Volkswagen Golf 8, boasts a driving impression on the mean Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG, a shootout between five hatchbacks under R250 000 and loads more. Don't forget to visit our videos section at CARmag.co.za to see a few of the cars featured in the August issue (which includes a juicy battle between two VW R cars). For updates, a variety of competitions and more, visit our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter.
BMW 1M Coupé Sudhir chats about the BMW 1 series M Coupé before racer Deon Joubert takes it onto the track at Killarney and, boy, was he impressed! Read the full road test in the August 2011 issue of CAR magazine.
Volvo's C30 has always been one of those "nearly-there" propositions – a thoroughly capable, stylish little car often hobbled by a lack of brand cachet and an (admirable) refusal to conform to the norm. Recently, Gareth Dean sampled what could probably be deemed the pick of the C30 litter.
A racing legend Porsche has claimed many coveted titles in years of taking part in competitive racing with some of the most exciting race cars ever conceived. One of the most well-known examples is the Porsche 956.
I know this is going to sound a bit strange coming from a woman but I have to agree with most men... women drivers are useless! Not all of them of course... and by that I mean myself!
There are only a few days left to get the July issue of CAR, before August hits shelves nationwide. In case you don't have yours yet, here are a few reasons to make sure you do before it's too late...
Modern car designers are, seemigly, also keen and devoted poets. Well, only that would explain their increasingly profound sources of inspiration for the work that they do.
Until apporoximately 30 years ago, bakkies were working vehicles. Pure and simple. Since then, quite a few developments have been introduced to make these vehicles not only more sophisticated, but also a lot more expensive.
If you've ever visited a museum or a manufacturing plant, you've probably heard a tour guide say something like this: "And if you laid all these bottles end-to-end, they'd stretch clear across the state of Kansas!" Through time and repetition, certain comparisons have become standardized, so that we now measure square footage in football fields --...
The all-new 2012 Scion iQ minicar, for which we've just posted full driving impressions over at The Car Connection, starts at around $16K and earns an EPA-rated 36 mpg city, 37 highway, and a combined figure of 37 mpg. But with so many vehicles now on the market that can get 40 mpg on the highway or more—the Hyundai Elantra, Hyundai Accent...
The lithium-ion battery pack in the 2011 Chevrolet Volt is backed by an eight-year, 100,000 mile warranty. The engineers behind its development will be the first to tell you that most packs will last quite a bit longer than that. But even the most carefully treated Volt battery pack will still have a finite lifespan in an automobile. Still, when...
Chinese media are reporting that an electric bus caught fire in Shanghai at noon on Monday. And this is apparently not the first such incident. A Reuters report indicates that at least one earlier incident has been reported in the Chinese press within the last three months. A local Shanghai blog, The Shanghaiist, showed photos of the burned bus...
