CAR South Africa Magazine - May 2023

In this issue

CARMAG, celebrating its 65th year in 2022, is Southern Africa’s leading multimedia automotive consumer brand.

It caters for a wide spectrum of motoring enthusiasts and owes its lasting reputation to critical road tests and driving impressions of the latest models in South Africa.

GRENADIER GRANDEUR

If you are a loyal reader of CAR Magazine and I hope you are - you would have read my initial thoughts on the beautiful new off-roading beast that has finally made its way to market... the Ineos Grenadier.

6 mins

BREAKING THE RULES

After years of declaring it would never build an SUV, Ferrari has finally bitten the bullet and rolled out the Purosangue

7 mins

Dune decimator

More performance, more power and more extreme. Ford's new Ranger Raptor ups the ante as South Africa's premier performance bakkie

6 mins

New heights for Mahindra

Mahindra's latest utilitarian 4x4 SUV showcases what lies beyond the horizon for the Indian firm trying to establish its new identity.

3 mins

Fiat's crossover refreshed

Is Fiat's 500X still competitive in a sea of monotonous We find out, this time with an open top crossovers?

3 mins

Back to BASICS

Caterham is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. There's no better way to join in than taking one of these cars for a drive

3 mins

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Let's take a moment to marvel at Ferrari's first effort in the the SUV department, which already has two years' worth of orders in waiting

2 mins

Sandwich squeeze

With standout looks and school-run-smashing space, what's a GLB if stuck between the GLA and GLC?

4 mins

KIA SPORTAGE 1,6 T-GDI GT-LINE S

Despite fierce competition, the Kia Sportage continues to impress as a one-size-fits-all family SUV

3 mins

SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND ESTONE

Forty years ago, Stefan Bellof set a Nürburgring-Nordschleife record that stood for 35 years. Sadly, this daredevil attitude and breathtaking speed cost him his life following an unnecessary accident

6 mins

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CAR South Africa Magazine Description:

CAR is Southern Africa’s leading automotive-interest magazine – and has been since 1957. It’s aimed at petrol-heads of all ages looking for, expert reviews, road tests, driving impressions of the latest models available and great motoring content from the country’s leading motoring journalists.