By Charleen Clarke Every so often, car companies launch a vehicle that truly polarizes opinions. Take, for instance, the Nissan Juke, Toyota C-HR and Elon’s Cybertruck. The Citroën C3 Aircross sport utility vehicle (SUV) is another of those cars; its […]
By Charleen Clarke I’m a bit of a weird creature. Despite the fact that I’m a motoring journalist, I always prefer to fly long distances instead of driving. Maybe it’s because I spend so much time behind the wheel of […]
The Road to the 2020 World Car Awards has concluded with the declaration of a double win for Kia Motor Corporation. The KIA TELLURIDE is the 2020 World Car of the Year and the KIA SOUL EV is the 2020 World Urban Car. Sadly, neither […]
Boys will be boys. This is an idiom we hear all too often. Well, all it took was a Renault Duster to confirm this statement – yet again. Allow me to explain … I recently offered to put together and […]
Carlos Tavares, CEO of Groupe PSA, has been named the 2020 World Car Person of the Year. The Person of the Year is chosen by 86 World Car Awards (WCA) jurors from 24 countries – including South Africa’s Charleen Clarke. […]
The “Top Three In The World” finalists for each category are: World Car of the Year Kia Telluride Mazda CX-30 Mazda3 World Urban Car Kia Soul EV Mini Electric Volkswagen T-Cross World Luxury Car Mercedes Benz EQC Porsche 911 Porsche […]
The finalists in the 2020 World Car of the Year contest have been announced at the Delhi Auto Show in India. A jury of 86 distinguished international automotive journalists – including South Africa’s Charleen Clarke – selected the finalists by […]
There are precious few vehicles with 4×4 ability for under R400 000. Suzuki offers two; the R305 900 Jimny 1.5 GLX AllGrip and the R379 900 Vitara 1.6 GLX AllGrip, while Mahindra offers the old-school Scorpio 2.2 CRDe 4×4 S11 for R329 999. At […]
The Eclipse Cross was the first of numerous models to be launched by Mitsubishi during 2019 and with it the brand hopes to take its share of the compact SUV pie. It slots into the Mitsubishi line-up between the smaller […]
Tyres are vital to the safety of the driver, passengers and other road users. Therefore, being tyre-savvy is important, which means understanding how to choose the right tyres, how to care for them properly and when to replace them. There […]
