DieselDrive Magazine

If you have a look at what your money could buy for between R200 000 and R250 000, you’re pretty spoilt for choice. An economical compact family sedan or a sporty little 3-door if you prefer a little fire in your underpants? No wonder this is one of the most popular segments in the local market. [...]

In the past year, the market for compact SUVs has continued to grow in leaps and bounds. But where it was for a while dominated by premium entrants from Germany, 2010 saw the Koreans return with a mighty vengeance. When Hyundai launched the ix35 as replacement for the Tucson, demand immediately exceeded supply. After testing [...]

You’ve got to hand it to the Koreans. When we were first intorduced to their vehicles in South Africa, they offered fairly good value in relatively attractive designs, but weren’t always the popular choice. One of the reasons may have been the fact that they were as yet untested in South African conditions, which wouldn’t [...]