14 months. That’s how long it took a peer-level panel of experts at my daughter’s school to finally gather the courage and ask “Isabel’s Dad, is that your car?” while pointing at this Daytona Grey metallic Audi A5.
Review: Tata Tiago XT Manual
Tata Motors back with a bang
Tata Motors has re-entered the Southern-African passenger vehicle market with the 2025 Tiago, a budget-oriented hatchback positioned as an affordable and practical option for urban commuters and first-time buyers. Launched in September 2025, the Tiago targets the likes of the Renault Kwid, Suzuki Celerio and the Toyota Vitz starts at R184 900 for the base 1.2 XM five-speed manual variant, making it one of the most accessible new cars available.
Sprint Review: 2025 Nissan X-Trail 2.5 Acenta Plus 7s Xtronic CVT 4WD
Look what we have here… in between all the newbies and start-up brands, an O.G. of the Crossover SUV section shows its handsome face.
Launch report: Changan UNI-S
Changan may be a relatively new name to South African motorists, but globally it is anything but. The Chinese manufacturer is one of the oldest automotive companies in the world, operating 30 global manufacturing plants and innovation centres across Italy, the United States, China, Japan and the United Kingdom. Today, the brand counts more than 30 million drivers worldwide.
Suzuki Across Launch – A Step Into Premium Hybrid Territory
Suzuki has officially introduced the all-new Suzuki Across to the South African market, marking an important step forward for the brand. Positioned as a modern, premium SUV, the Across also represents Suzuki’s first entry into hybrid technology locally.
2025 Volvo EX90: The Flagship That’s Hard to Fault
In 2024, the arrival of the Volvo EX30 extended an already long and somewhat agonising search for a “problematic” car from the Swedish brand. Throughout nearly a decade of motoring journalism, finding an ‘ugly duckling’ in the Volvo range has remained an impossible task — a sentiment shared by many in the industry.