Motoring

Entries and tiered online ticket sales are open for the 17th Simola Hillclimb in Knysna, with 2026 prices held until 30 November.

A reworked T8 plug-in hybrid and new Core entry models arrive on Volvo's 2027 XC60 and XC90, with pricing unchanged from MY26 in South Africa.

Electric Geely E2 Aspire hatchbacks have been delivered to Netcare Diagnostics for urban pathology specimen collection in three provinces.

The Kingsley Holgate Foundation has set off on a Defender-led expedition along the Drakensberg, delivering health and conservation aid to remote areas.

Before its Paris Motor Show debut in October 2026, Opel has shown the first images of its STX Concept, an estate study previewing the next Vizor design.

Three Jetour T2 Odysseys climbed Sani Pass in snow and rain as part of the Beyond Borders showcase, with the team stranded at the top for three days.

The concept car that Alfa Romeo will show at the 2026 Paris Motor Show in October will be called the Cuorerosso, the company has confirmed.

MEKOR Mazda Cape Town City opens on the Foreshore, giving Cape Town CBD buyers a third MEKOR Mazda dealership for sales, service and parts.

After TÜV NORD testing and weigh-ins held with the AA and NRCS, Jetour South Africa sets the T2 payload at 475 kg across the range.

Returning to the 2027 Dakar Rally with an improved 600 Series truck, Hino Team Sugawara aims to extend a record of 34 finishes from 34 starts.

Land Rover has opened South African orders for the Range Rover Sport Electric, with 404kW, 850Nm and up to 609km of WLTP range.

Sold in South Africa in Javan and Pantera trims that share a 108 kW turbo engine, the Lepas L6 compact SUV is priced from R469 900.

Twenty extra-heavy trucks from 13 makers will have their fuel use and productivity measured on the N3 in Truck Test 2026 as diesel hits record prices.

Running from 6 to 8 November 2026 at the Elgin Grabouw Sport Club, the Outdoor & Adventure Expo Grabouw has tickets on sale online through Ticketpro.

Running at Gallagher Convention Centre from 27 to 29 October 2026, Automechanika Johannesburg follows a CEO Breakfast in Cape Town on policy and affordability.

Priced at R1 354 100, the eight-seat Tourneo Titanium X AWD has been launched by Ford South Africa, adding all-wheel drive to its flagship people mover.

Priced at R996 000, Ford's new Tourneo Custom Kombi replaces the Tourneo Trend LWB with an eight-seat, 100 kW diesel automatic people carrier.

Styled after the Patrol, Nissan's Tekton compact SUV goes on sale in South Africa first, with turbo-petrol engines and prices from R339 999 to R529 999.

Mark Jones and Kes Naidoo finished fourth in NRC2 in both Algoa Rally rounds, moving the TGRSA Toyota GR Yaris crew up to second in the class.

Two each of the Fronx, Across, Swift, Dzire and Baleno will be pitted against each other by Suzuki in a fuel economy challenge in Pretoria in September.

A Cape Town Hyundai dealer is transporting Mitchells Plain Golf Foundation youngsters in a STARIA after they were seen travelling in a police van.

Two days of off-road training at the KZN TCON track saw Jetour Owners Club members in KwaZulu-Natal take T1 and T2 XWD SUVs through their paces.

Fresh from an unbeaten SARRC start, Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa enters three GR Hilux IMT EVOs in the Rally of Morocco, fourth round of the 2026 W2RC.