DieselDrive Magazine

Times flies when you’re having fun, so it’s no wonder that Peugeot’s ten-year anniversary in South Africa almost went by unnoticed. Yet despite low sales volumes and a less than stellar image in many a former Peugeot owner’s mind, the French manufacturer has done a remarkable job over the last ten years. Upon its return [...]

If I didn’t know that my editor would edit it out, I would have started this article with an expletive – a word I waxed lyrical for a long time behind the wheel of one of the best cars the world has ever seen. A car so beautiful that “panty dropper” would be a hideous [...]

The new-model madness of the Johannesburg International Motor Show continues. In this final installment, Christo Valentyn shares some more of his highlights. Kia   The biggest news at the Kia stand was the unveiling of the new Rio hatchback and the Optima sedan, the Rio due for local release in November and the Optima early [...]

MINI MINI was not shy with their interesting concepts and outlandish production models. The Paceman concept was under bright lights – a 3-door, 4-seat rendition based on the Countryman, and one set to hit production fairly soon, if recent MINI Concepts are anything to go by.   More realistically though was the new MINI Coupe, [...]

In this fourth installment of our JIMS highlights, Justin Jacobs gives his final thoughts on this year’s show.   Land Rover If there is one Land Rover that you need to set your eyes on it has to be the new Range Rover Evoque, which goes on sale straight after the show wraps up. Unlike [...]

The new-model madness of the Johannesburg International Motor Show continues. In this third installment, Christo Valentyn shares his thoughts.   Audi While not the biggest stand at this year’s JIMS, Audi’s stand drew plent of attention on the media days thanks to just about every Audi brand ambassador in the country making an appearance, including [...]

This year’s Joburg Motor Show had the media frantically busy over two days as each manufacturer had something interesting to unveil – whether it was a facelifted range, an all-new model, forthcoming attractions or an out-of-this-world concept. Brent Ellis shares his thoughts.   Nissan   Nissan South Africa was first on my list and has [...]

After a three-year absence, the much anticipated Johannesburg International Motor Show has returned and is, in our opinion, better than ever. The DieselDrive team attended the two jam-packed media days in full force to bring you three equally jam-packed reports of everything on offer. In this first installment, Justin Jacobs shares his thoughts.   General [...]

Renault South Africa has announced updates to its popular Scénic range of people movers. Widely regarded the world over as the father of MPVs, the Scénic now offers improved value for money and extra features, on top of what is already an attractive package. The quirky design of the Scénic has always been love or [...]

Peugeot South Africa has released a diesel-powered version of their RCZ sports coupe. Joining the two 1.6-litre petrol-powered models, the new 2.0 HDi derivative brings both cruising comfort and extra low-down torque the RCZ range. Using the same turbo-diesel engine employed in other Peugeot models and coupled to a precise 6-speed manual gearbox, the new [...]