ANYONE who thought the unexpected demise of the Chevrolet name in RSA in terms of new car availability would lead to a similar fate for the Isuzu brand are happily very wide of the mark as the purveyors of the Japanese brand in South Africa are clearly taking…

I MUST admit to having a preference for smaller cars, but perhaps not cars as small as the Aygo. However, such has been the progress in kitting out sub-compact vehicles that any thoughts of driving little more than a stripped-out shell have long been banished — and the…

SEE the letters KB, speak the letters KB, and the end result in the automotive world at least is surely the same – an Isuzu springs to mind. No more though as from late last year, the KB bakkie morphed into the D-Max and with the slightly longer…

STUTTGART’S so-called entry level model, the A-Class, has rarely been too far away from controversy. Few car buffs will be unaware of the infamous “Elk test” which saw the original model roll when conducting an emergency swerve. (more…)

GLOBALLY, the EcoSport has not reached the heights Ford’s marketing gurus might have hoped for and I suspect one of the reasons is that this model hasn’t been quite sure what it wants to be. (more…)

I’VE enjoyed the use of a number of XC40 models since the suave Swede nosed into South Africa in April 2018 to great acclaim, and without exception, and irrespective of the colour, each version has attracted very positive “car park comments.” (more…)

THE overall South African car market is a hard nut to crack as it’s been dominated for years on end by two brands — Volkswagen and Toyota — and when it comes to LCVs (bakkies) specifically, it’s much the same story except that it’s Ford that vies with…

NO-one needs reminding that car buyers the world over have gone SUV mad, so much so that very worthy sedan models from a multitude of manufacturers are becoming liabilities. Hyundai perhaps spotted the trend a little earlier than most and ensured that its product-line-up, once known more for…