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Aug 11

Road-tripping the Jaguar iPace

To find answers to five key questions about electric vehicle long-distance travel in South Africa. Having reviewed the Jaguar I-PACE Experience for a few hours in April 2022, I finally got the chance to take this all-electric SUV on a week-long road trip from Johannesburg to Durban and back during…

Electric Vehicles

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Driving the Jaguar iPace on a Road Trip from Joburg to Durban
Driving the Jaguar iPace on a Road Trip from Joburg to Durban
Electric Vehicles

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Nov 11, 2022

Mercedes-AMG ONE Sets New Lap Record at Nürburgring

Mercedes-AMG ONE Sets New Lap Record at Nürburgring 3.652 Seconds. That's the difference between the new 20.832 kilometre lap record set by racing driver Maro Engel driving a Mercedes-AMG ONE and the previous record holder, Lars Kern driving a Porsche 911 GT2 RS MR. Engel attained an officially measured and…

Motoring

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Mercedes-AMG ONE Sets New Lap Record at Nürburgring
Mercedes-AMG ONE Sets New Lap Record at Nürburgring
Motoring

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Apr 1, 2022

Jaguar I-PACE Experience Johannesburg

Putting the I-PACE BEV through its paces at Jaguar Land Rover’s home base is an awesome experience. Here’s why. Amazing, astounding, awesome, eye-opening, and fabulous are but a few adjectives that come to mind when describing the Jaguar Land Rover EXPERIENCE in Johannesburg’s northern suburbs. Entering the main building, the…

Jaguar

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Jaguar I-PACE Experience Johannesburg
Jaguar I-PACE Experience Johannesburg
Jaguar

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Mar 3, 2022

2022 European Car of the Year

This year’s COTY award winner is not an ICE. It’s a BEV. There’s no shortage of acronyms in the auto industry. Judging by the number of new electric vehicle (EV) press releases hitting my inbox, it seems that 2022 is shaping up to be a BEV of a year. ICE…

Cars

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2022 European Car of the Year
2022 European Car of the Year
Cars

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Jul 23, 2021

Made For Adventure — The Mahindra 4X4 Karoo

True to its catchphrase, the Mahindra PIKUP DC S11 4X4 Karoo Double Cab really is made for off-road adventure. With its 2.2L, 4-cylinder mHawk turbo-diesel engine delivering 103kW at 3750 RPM and an acceptable 320Nm of torque at 1500–2800 RPM, this vehicle compares favourably with others in South Africas’ “bakgat…

4x4

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Made For Adventure — The Mahindra 4X4 Karoo
Made For Adventure — The Mahindra 4X4 Karoo
4x4

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Nov 22, 2020

Wine Industry Sales and Sustainability in the Next Decade

Paul Mabray, the man credited with revolutionising Napa Valley wine marketing and giving it a progressive new digital face and force, believes that wine industry sales are not sustainable over the next decade as it is still too production-oriented. “We haven’t become sufficiently marketing-centric and that means we’re not yet…

Wine

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Wine Industry Sales and Sustainability in the Next Decade
Wine Industry Sales and Sustainability in the Next Decade
Wine

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Nov 11, 2020

Mercedes-Benz G-Class Celebrates 41 Years

Following my previous article ‘Unveiling the Mercedes-Benz SUV Range’, the G-Class deserves special mention. — To mark its 40th anniversary in 2019, Mercedes-Benz had unveiled a range of highlights for G-Class fans, starting with the special STRONGER THAN TIME model — including the exclusive G 400 d, J40 Edition offering the most powerful expansion stage of the efficient inline six-cylinder diesel engine yet.

Mercedes Benz

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Mercedes-Benz G-Class Celebrates 41 Years
Mercedes-Benz G-Class Celebrates 41 Years
Mercedes Benz

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Nov 9, 2020

Global Safety Stamp To Boost Post-COVID-19 Tourism Recovery

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has launched a self-certified Safe Travel Stamp based on worldwide industry protocols. …

Travel

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Global Safety Stamp To Boost Post-COVID-19 Tourism Recovery
Global Safety Stamp To Boost Post-COVID-19 Tourism Recovery
Travel

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Nov 6, 2020

Unveiling the Mercedes-Benz SUV Range

The compact car Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) family from Mercedes-Benz now consists of eight models globally that cover all bases: three wheelbase lengths, front and all-wheel drive, as well as petrol and diesel models. — I attended the Mercedes-Benz South Africa SUV range media launch at the AMG Driving Academy, Zwartkops Raceway on Wednesday 04 November. The vehicle lineup included: Mercedes-Benz GLA

Mercedes Benz

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Unveiling the Mercedes-Benz SUV Range
Unveiling the Mercedes-Benz SUV Range
Mercedes Benz

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Nov 3, 2020

Road-tripping the New Mercedes-Benz 400d SUV

Driving two routes from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth and back to Cape Town in comfort and style. — What a pleasure! After five months of forced Covid-19 lock-down isolation, being afforded the opportunity to test drive the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE 400d 4MATIC for a week in August was made all the more pleasurable by my new-found freedom. Well, almost new-found freedom. At the time, South Africas’ government had…

Mercedes Benz

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Road-tripping the New Mercedes-Benz 400d SUV
Road-tripping the New Mercedes-Benz 400d SUV
Mercedes Benz

7 min read

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