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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.

From the editor’s desk

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PROMISED SON • Confirmed for SA, we attended the debut of Mahindra’s new global pickup, the Lifestyler, in India

HERO’S WELCOME • With the McL 6GT, McLaren is remastering its founder’s beloved M6GT for the modern age

LARGE AND IN CHARGE • Audi’s Q lineup expands with the introduction of the supersized Q9

FEELING SUPERSONIC • Hennessey looks to the air to craft a new hyper grand tourer

THE ROAD TO RUIN? • South Africans regard road deaths as an unavoidable consequence of modern life. They are not. Instead, they are the result of poor legislation, enforcement and infrastructure, and a driving culture that increasingly normalises inconsiderate behaviour

CROSSING THE T’s • Armed with a fresh mandate to focus on products best suited to the African market, Volkswagen Group Africa is about to press play on a new chapter in its vaunted local manufacturing story. We visit Kariega for an exclusive insight into the brand’s new Tengo compact SUV

Breaking Brawn • Packing the highest towing and payload capacities of any bakkie in our market, as well as a nifty 4x4 setup, the Ford Ranger Super Duty isn’t just a workhorse, it’s legitimately overland-ready!

Jumping the Q • Chery’s characterful Q aims to get a jump on the entrylevel EV segment

Ballistic Bull • There’s something laugh-out-loud funny about a 2.5-tonne SUV that annihilates the laws of physics with such ludicrous nonchalance

Talk the Torque • Ford’s updated Everest range is set to include four derivatives featuring its impressive V6 turbodiesel powertrain. We sampled the Sport first

HIGH 5 • A cornerstone of the Audi brand, the Q5 introduced newfound levels of refinement and sophistication to the midsize SUV segment. Together with its Q5 Sportback sibling, the third-generation Q5 SUV aims to build on this legacy

Raising the Star • The CLA has emerged as the preferred candidate to carry the mantle as the entry point into the future-focused Mercedes-Benz family. Is it worthy of its mandate?

02 Kia Seltos 1.5T-GDi GT-Line S • As a consummate all-rounder, the previous Seltos was always going to be a tough act to beat but the new one looks to have done just that…

03 Tata Osprey Creative + PS • The middle-child of Tata’s SA model range has the right balance of price, features and positioning, but it could do with some extra polish

04 Kia Tasman 2.2D 4WD X-Pro • Its military-born styling may divide opinion, but Kia’s first tilt at the double-cab segment is a genuinely impressive one

Move is in the heart • Big, inline-six engines may no longer be in favour, but the halo Mazda CX-60 makes a strong argument for their relevance to modern motoring

Bus for Us • Whether packing in the extended family for a road trip, doubling as a tracking vehicle for photography or simply as a daily runaround, the Tourneo didn’t break a sweat

KIA TASMAN 2.2D 4WD X-PRO AT • With so much talk about the styling of Kia’s first double-cab, it’s easy to overlook just how accomplished this product is

FORD EVEREST SPORT V6 4WD • Updates to the Everest presented another opportunity to sample one over a few months; the new V6-engined Sport model

Renault Captur • Renault took advantage of the booming crossover segment with its Captur 10 years ago, but is it a viable option today?

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