09 June 2011 -  By: Anthony Doman

Now with added zip

The VW Scirocco R's heavily uprated 2.0-litre, four-cylinder turbocharged direct injection Four now generates 188kW and 350 N.m 

01 June 2011

2011 Yamaha FZ8

Litre-bikes score most of the glory when it comes to two-wheelers, but a growing middleweight movement is drawing attention to bikes that are lighter, nimbler and not quite as frighteningly powerful.  

01 June 2011

VW Passat

Would you believe that Passat is the ninth best-selling nameplate of all time? More than 15 million units have been sold in more than 100 markets worldwide. 

01 June 2011

2012 McLaren MP4-12C

Having made the epochal 1993 F1 supercar, F1 race team McLaren is again producing an exotic to take on the Ferrari 458. 

01 June 2011

Renault Fluence

It’s been 10 years since Renault offered a new entrant in the C segment of the market – what we used to know as family sedans, before sedans (and families) went out of fashion. 

01 June 2011

2011 VW XL1 Prototype

The holy grail among economy geeks is the “1-litre” car, a vehicle that can travel 100 kilometres on just 1 litre of fuel.  

01 June 2011

Jaguar XKR-S

Okay, let’s consider a few significant specs. An impressively rigid aluminium body, 5-litre supercharged V8 engine producing 373 kW, top speed of 300 km/h, and zero to 100 km/h in 4,2 seconds. 

01 June 2011

Suzuki Swift

At first glance, you’d be forgiven for thinking, “Well, it’s not that different.” 

01 June 2011

Toyota Aygo

It makes business sense to introduce the Aygo to South Africa now, Toyota says. Launched six years ago and recently facelifted, the Aygo slots into the yawning budgetcar chasm vacated by the Tazz. 

01 May 2011

Citroën C4

Here’s a car that – based on first impressions, anyway – can quite comfortably stand toe to toe with the competition from the likes of VW, GM and Toyota, except for one detail: its badge. Rightly or wrongly, in the minds of local motorists, Citroën is associated less with avant-garde design and high-tech than...