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2025 Volkswagen Golf Life Review: Affordable Sophistication in SA’s C-Segment

Jeremy DicksonApril 12, 2025

2025 Volkswagen Golf Life Review: Affordable Sophistication in SA’s C-Segment | DriveZA By [Your Name], Automotive Journalist The Volkswagen Golf has long been a benchmark for practicality and refinement in the hatchback segment. For 2025, the eighth-generation Golf receives a mid-cycle facelift (dubbed the Golf 8.5), bringing subtle design tweaks, tech upgrades, and a renewed […]

2025 Kia Picanto Review: SA’s Favourite City Car Gets Smarter

Jeremy DicksonApril 10, 2025

2025 Kia Picanto Review: SA’s Favourite City Car Gets Smarter | DriveZA Still the budget king, or have rivals like the Toyota Starlet stolen its crown? The 2025 Kia Picanto remains one of South Africa’s top-selling micro-hatches, offering budget-friendly motoring with surprising tech upgrades. But with rivals like the Toyota Starlet and Suzuki Swift upping […]

Renault Triber: The Taxi Driver’s Secret Supercar

Jeremy DicksonApril 8, 2025

Renault Triber: The Taxi Driver’s Secret Supercar | DriveZA How South Africa’s ride-hailing heroes transform this econobox into a street legend – images compliments of Law’s Custom Shop Let’s be honest—the Renault Triber is the automotive equivalent of a microwave meal: cheap, practical, and somehow still depressing. But somewhere between the Uber ranks and taxi […]

Isuzu Dragon Max: The Ultimate Retro-Modern Pickup Truck

Jeremy DicksonApril 7, 2025

Isuzu Dragon Max: The Ultimate Retro-Modern Pickup Truck | DriveZA The automotive world is full of restomods—classic cars rebuilt with modern performance. But Isuzu just rewrote the rulebook by transforming a humble 1988 TFR pickup into the Dragon Max, a stunning fusion of vintage style and cutting-edge engineering. The Dragon Max – where classic truck […]

LDV T60 Max Review: A Chinese Contender in the Bakkie Wars

Jeremy DicksonApril 1, 2025

LDV T60 Max Review: A Chinese Contender in the Bakkie Wars | DriveZA The LDV T60 Max Luxe – bold styling that doesn’t shy away from the bakkie establishment “The LDV T60 Max is a genuinely good bakkie that’s about R100k too expensive. Drop the price to Haval territory, and it becomes compelling. At R790k? […]

Last Call for Major Car Brands? Skyrocketing Prices Could Push You to Chinese Rides

Jeremy DicksonMarch 22, 2025

Last Call for Major Car Brands? Skyrocketing Prices Could Push You to Chinese Rides | DriveZA.net Your Financed Ride Might Be the Final Bow for Big Names Just signed the dotted line on a shiny Toyota Hilux or Ford Ranger? Congrats—but it might be the last time you fork over big bucks for a major […]

2025 Mini Aceman EV: A Battery-Powered Paradox That’ll Make You Question Physics

Jeremy DicksonMarch 21, 2025

2025 Mini Aceman EV: A Battery-Powered Paradox | DriveZA The 2025 Mini Aceman EV: Proof that EVs can still look confused about their identity The Car That Proves Germans Can Do Quirky Meet the 2025 Mini Aceman EV – an electric oddball that’s as British as a BMW-owned, Chinese-built, Leipzig-assembled car can be. It’s here […]

Kia Tasman: Ugly Duckling Story?

Jeremy DicksonMarch 18, 2025

Kia Tasman: Ugly Duckling Story? | DriveZA.net Kia’s First Bakkie Drops Late 2025—Ready for the Rumble? Buckle up, Mzansi—Kia’s Tasman is storming into South Africa late 2025, and it’s their first crack at a bakkie. Some are calling it an ugly duckling, but hold up—remember the Kia Rio in ‘99? That awkward newbie turned into […]

One of the best car glow ups ever: Opel Corsa

Deena KistasamiMarch 17, 2025

One of the best car glow ups ever: Opel Corsa | DriveZA.net One of the best car glow ups ever: Opel Corsa From Lite Legacy to GS Line Glory The Opel Corsa’s been a South African darling since the ‘90s Lite days—cheap, cheerful, and everywhere. Fast forward to 2025, and its 2024 facelift has landed […]

Last Chance to Own South Africa’s Cheapest Performance Car: Suzuki Swift Sport Axed in 2025

Jeremy DicksonMarch 13, 2025

Last Chance to Own South Africa’s Cheapest Performance Car: Suzuki Swift Sport Axed in 2025 | DriveZA.net The Clock’s Ticking on This Budget Rocket It’s March 13, 2025, and South African petrolheads are facing a gut punch: the Suzuki Swift Sport—our cheapest ticket to performance car thrills—is being discontinued by year’s end. Priced at R442,900, […]

2025 Volkswagen Golf Life Review: Affordable Sophistication in SA’s C-Segment

2025 Kia Picanto Review: SA’s Favourite City Car Gets Smarter

Renault Triber: The Taxi Driver’s Secret Supercar

Isuzu Dragon Max: The Ultimate Retro-Modern Pickup Truck

LDV T60 Max Review: A Chinese Contender in the Bakkie Wars

Last Call for Major Car Brands? Skyrocketing Prices Could Push You to Chinese Rides

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