Make the Journey Your Destination
While Japanese parent company Mitsubishi Motors, the smallest partner in the Renault-Nissan Alliance, is apparently considering not joining the planned merger of Nissan Motor and Honda Motor, the South African subsidiary is forging ahead with its local product offensive. Following the recent launch of the next-generation Triton, Mitsubishi Motors South Africa
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In their last ever journey together, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May take us on an unforgettable ride through the heart of Africa in The Grand Tour: One For The Road, which launches globally on Prime Video this Friday, 13 September. What starts as a seemingly idyllic road trip through
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The last tank battle in Southern Africa took place 35 years ago during the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale fought between 1987 and 1988 in Angola but now there is a new Tank from China ready to take on rivals in the ladder-frame based SUV class. We recently got acquainted with
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In Iceland, the latest incarnation of the largest and most versatile Mini in John Cooper Works (JCW) Trim – to be released in South Africa shortly – impressed in extreme winter conditions off the beaten track. With its modern all-wheel drive system, the new Mini Countryman S All4 (recently caught doing
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Barely ten months after its international unveiling at Auto Expo India, the highly anticipated five-door Suzuki Jimny is finally a reality on local roads. Last month, we headed across the Botswana border with Suzuki to experience the bigger Jimny in its natural habitat. For over 50 years, the Suzuki Jimny has
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SUBARU CROSSTREK AWD The all-new Symmetrical AWD Subaru Crosstrek has finally launched in South Africa, available in two exciting trims and an updated electric power steering, bringing a combination of cutting-edge vehicle safety, refinement, comfort, and capability. The 2023 Subaru Crosstrek features a striking exterior design that blends ruggedness with modernity. Its bold
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The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft a-gley, wrote Scottish poet Robbie Burns. Contributor Jim Freeman learned this hard lesson again when he took the recently launched new-generation SUV from Ford to Frontier Country. Don’t you just hate it when things go potentially catastrophically wrong right at the
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Visiting a rare lily spectacle with the new Raptor | With a timeline firmly under Mother Nature’s control, correspondent Ian McLaren on the eve of the local launch of the all-new Ford Ranger Raptor set course for one of the rarest sites in the botanical world … How long ahead of time do
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Kwandwe Private Game Reserve Sometimes you need a stiff drink after getting really close to the King of the Beasts, admits Jim Freeman after one of his many trips to the wilds of the Eastern Cape. You might think you know lions but, till a male in his prime has stopped five
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From The Grenadier Pub at only 16 m above sea level to the highest pub in Africa – 2 876 metres above sea level – there could be no better place to take final pre-production models of the new INEOS Grenadier than up the steep Sani Pass into Lesotho, coincidentally on Moshoeshoe's Day … The small convoy
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