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Reviews Electric Box On Wheels Startup Canoo Shows What They Can Do Without The Box
Electric Box On Wheels Startup Canoo Shows What They Can Do Without The Box
The may not sound like much to get excited about, but that basic concept will come to define a lot of the cars in our electric—and, later—autonomous future. That’s what the startup company Canoo is planning, and the results seem pretty cool, like a very modern take on the...
Apr 17, 2025
I Counted Every Toyota RAV4 I Saw In A Day And It Broke My Brain
I Counted Every Toyota RAV4 I Saw In A Day And It Broke My Brain
Over the course of a 1,100-mile road trip, we could have counted anything. Vultures. Thunderclouds. Trees. Instead, we tallied Toyota RAV4s, and 436 midsize SUVs later my brain is wallpaper paste. It was hard, actually. Harder than I thought. My eyes have been a little bloodshot these past few...
Apr 17, 2025
Tesla Owner Who Butt-Dialed A $4,000 Upgrade Hasn't Gotten A Refund So Far And Tesla's Handling This All Wrong
Tesla Owner Who Butt-Dialed A $4,000 Upgrade Hasn't Gotten A Refund So Far And Tesla's Handling This All Wrong
At some point, everyone who carries a mobile phone with them will have “butt-dialed” someone, committing the act of inadvertently making a call via unconscious but sophisticated buttock actions while a phone is in a pocket. The consequences are generally low, just subjecting someone to a muffled bit of...
Apr 17, 2025
Here's How California Could Implement A Zero Emissions Vehicle Mandate If It Really Wanted To
Here's How California Could Implement A Zero Emissions Vehicle Mandate If It Really Wanted To
As you’ve no doubt read on social media by now, the governor of California has sworn a blood oath that by 2035 he’ll grind every gasoline-powered car to dust with the might of his office and force every God-fearing American to submit to the electric car or be summarily...
Apr 17, 2025
Budget For Tires Because The 2022 Genesis G70 Could Be Getting A Dirty Drift Mode
Budget For Tires Because The 2022 Genesis G70 Could Be Getting A Dirty Drift Mode
There’s a redesigned sedan coming in the 2022 model year and, if we get anything like the car announced for the Korean market today, it should be a very fun, controllably messy good time depending on local law enforcement. While official specification for the U.S.-market redesigned Genesis G70 has...
Apr 17, 2025
Special reports
How to manage a car loan - Tips and tricks
How to manage a car loan - Tips and tricks
How to manage a car loan - Tips and tricksYou have decided to buy a car and have come to the conclusion that you will need a car loan to do so. But the myriad of options are confusing and you have hit a roadblock. Here are some tips and...
Apr 17, 2025
How to get the best fuel efficiency from a manual car
How to get the best fuel efficiency from a manual car
IntroductionWith a country obsessed with the fuel efficiency of their car, we surely are always on a lookout to extract that extra kilometre from every drop of fuel we feed our engines. But seldom do we realise, the fuel efficiency of any car is dependent on a plethora of factors....
Apr 17, 2025
Types of car loans - New car loan, used car loan and loan against car
Types of car loans - New car loan, used car loan and loan against car
Types of car loansCar loans can make buying that dream car, whether it be a necessity or for leisure, way simpler. Rather than paying up a rather large amount of money up front, which could take years of savings, car loans can help you get the car you want/dream immediately...
Apr 17, 2025
Temasek, Warburg Pincus and March Capital invest  Rs 325 crore into CarTrade
Temasek, Warburg Pincus and March Capital invest Rs 325 crore into CarTrade
HighlightsThe CarTrade Group, India’s largest online automotive group, has raised Rs 325 crore from investors Temasek, Warburg Pincus and March Capital Partners. It plans to use these funds for its expansion into the auto finance space and to invest into companies in the automotive space. Commenting on the fund raise, Mr....
Apr 17, 2025
How to drive a manual transmission car?
How to drive a manual transmission car?
IntroductionIndia has predominantly been a manual-car market, but with the influx of automatic transmissions, the 'art of driving a manual car' might be in jeopardy. Nonetheless, owning and driving a manual car is still a dream for many. However, it’s one thing to drive a car and another one to learn...
Apr 17, 2025
Automobile information
Fuel Price Decrease Predicted for June 2023
Fuel Price Decrease Predicted for June 2023
Mid-month fuel price data from the Department of Energy suggests South Africa could be in for a major fuel price decrease in June 2023. Somehow amidst all the complications South Africa finds itself in, there appears to be a spot of good news on the horizon. Mid-month fuel price...
Apr 17, 2025
Mitsubishi Triton Halo AT35 Prototype Unveiled for SA
Mitsubishi Triton Halo AT35 Prototype Unveiled for SA
Meet the Mitsubishi Triton Halo AT35 prototype, which was unveiled at Nampo 2023 and previews the most extreme version of the Japanese firm’s bakkie yet… The Mitsubishi Triton Halo AT35 prototype has been revealed at Nampo 2023 in the Free State, previewing what the Japanese firm’s South African division...
Apr 17, 2025
Toyota SA rapped over knuckles for ‘misleading’ Corolla Cross ad
Toyota SA rapped over knuckles for ‘misleading’ Corolla Cross ad
South Africa’s advertising watchdog has rapped Toyota SA Motors over the knuckles for a Corolla Cross GR-Sport Hybrid advertisement it ruled was “misleading”… The Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) has ruled against Toyota South Africa Motors after a consumer complained an advertisement for the Corolla Cross GR-Sport Hybrid was “misleading”....
Apr 17, 2025
Volkswagen Polo GTI Edition 25 Announced
Volkswagen Polo GTI Edition 25 Announced
This is the VW Polo GTI Edition 25, revealed to celebrate 25 years of Polo. While it may be assembled in South Africa, it’s not going to be sold locally. There will be just 2 500 units of the Polo GTI Edition 25 going on sale from the 1st...
Apr 17, 2025
Kia Sonet (2023) Specs & Price
Kia Sonet (2023) Specs & Price
The line-up of the Kia Sonet, which competes in the popular budget crossover segment, now comprises 6 derivatives and Kia South Africa is offering all versions of the model with a 0% deposit car-finance deal, starting from R5 399 p/m. The Indian-built Sonet was launched in the South African...
Apr 17, 2025
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