Kia has unveiled the GT-Line version of its new Rio hatchback, which is scheduled to debut at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. Initially powered by the Korean automaker’s 1,0-litre, three-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine, the new Rio GT-Line cuts a sportily styled figure. The brand says the new model will later become available in Europe with […]
Jaguar South Africa has released full pricing for its new E-Pace baby SUV, which is due to arrive on local shores in March 2018. Jaguar’s smallest SUV – which measures 4 395 mm long, employs a wheelbase of 2 681 mm and shares its platform with the Land Rover Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque – is […]
Yes, it’s happening. Land Rover has officially announced that it plans to unveil the new Range Rover SV Coupé in March, billing it as the “world’s first full-size luxury SUV coupé”. In a short statement accompanying the teaser image you see above, the Whitley-based automaker promised that the two-door four-seater would be a “dramatic and […]
Peugeot South Africa has added two new diesel-powered variants to its 3008 range, expanding the local line-up to seven derivatives. At launch last year, the local range features only one engine, a 1,6-litre four-cylinder turbocharged petrol mill worth 121 kW and 240 N.m, used in all five variants. But now the French automaker’s local distributor says it […]
Earlier this month, Mercedes-Benz revealed its new-generation G-Class. And now the Stuttgart-based brand is showing off a new AMG Line styling package for the latest version of its off-roader. As discovered by Blog Mercedes-Benz Passion, the AMG Line package for the Geländewagen includes a smattering of performance-inspired additions. The 20-inch multi-spoke alloys are perhaps the most immediately noticeable additions, framed […]
The latest version of the Honda Civic Type R – based on the tenth-generation version of the brand’s compact hatchback – is due to launch in South Africa at the start of February 2018. And now we can reveal what this new hot hatch (which we’ve already briefly sampled overseas) will cost locally. The new FK8-generation Civic […]
Datsun has taken the wraps off its new Cross, which is reportedly based on the seven-seater GO+, in Indonesia. Interestingly, the Nissan-backed brand has chosen to drop the “GO” name from the vehicle’s official title, despite the fact that the 2015 concept wore the full “GO Cross” moniker. Official details are still relatively slim, but […]
With the launch of the Mercedes-Benz X-Class just around the corner, Volkswagen has seen fit to unleash the special-edition Amarok Dark Label in the UK, billing it as “one of the most luxurious variants” of the double-cab bakkie it has thus far produced. We’re awaiting a response from Volkswagen South Africa on whether or not this new […]
Wait, what? The Land Rover Defender is back! Yes, despite the iconic off-roader having gone out of production in early 2016 (with an all-new model firmly on the horizon), the Whitley-based brand has seen fit to reveal a limited-edition, high-performance “Works” version of the original. To celebrate the marque’s 70th anniversary, “up to 150” examples of the […]
At the end of 2017, Jeep released a handful of images of its refreshed Cherokee. And now that the redesigned model has taken the stage at the 2018 North American International Auto Show, the US manufacturer has provided more details about the update. We already knew that the Cherokee would gain a completely redesigned front […]
