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Kia Sonet facelift arrives in SA

Kumbi Mtshakazi, 14/06/2024 0 3 min read

The Kia Sonet receives a much-needed facelift that ties in with the brand’s design culture, since it first launched in...

Nafisa Akabor, 04/12/2023 0 5 min read

The Ford Puma is a brand-new model in South Africa that was introduced in Europe in 2019. The vehicle falls...

Nafisa Akabor, 16/11/2023 0 4 min read

The GWM Ora is one of the most exciting cars to come out in 2023. After months of delays, it...

Nafisa Akabor, 27/06/2022 0 4 min read

I attended the launch event for the Jeep Gladiator in Johannesburg on 22 June. It was my first encounter with...

Nafisa Akabor, 03/06/2022 0 4 min read

Ford has introduced a special edition model to its mini SUV range, the EcoSport Active. It is based on the...

Nafisa Akabor, 07/03/2022 0 6 min read

The BMW 2 Series Coupé launch took place last week in Cape Town and I had the opportunity to drive...

Nafisa Akabor, 11/10/2021 0 6 min read

The BMW X3 is a bit of a local hero, as the company likes to call it. It is produced...

Nafisa Akabor, 25/05/2021 0 5 min read

Nissan’s new compact crossover SUV, the Magnite was unveiled during lockdown last October and today I got to drive it...

Nafisa Akabor, 13/10/2020 0 5 min read

Volkswagen South Africa announced its new commercial vehicle range in August but last week it held an event in the...

Nafisa Akabor, 08/11/2019 0 5 min read

Mini South Africa revealed the facelift Countryman and Clubman earlier this week in Mpumalanga, including the John Cooper Works models....

Nafisa Akabor, 03/08/2019 0 3 min read

The new Ford Mustang is here and I drove it at the media launch in Montagu, in the Western Cape...

Nafisa Akabor, 10/03/2019 0 5 min read

I attended the new BMW 3 Series launch in Cape Town last week. It’s quite an important model in the...