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Brent Ellis, Author at SA Car Fan

The revised Toyota Land Cruiser 200 and Lexus LX ranges for 2016 were launched in Clarens, Free State, this week. Featuring substantial design revisions and a marked increase in luxury […]

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Launch Drive: Mercedes GLC, GLE and G-Wagon 2016

SUV and crossover vehicles are of course the hottest automotive property these days, and Mercedes-Benz is on quite a roll with theirs. Following the GLA in 2014 and this year’s […]

Launch Drive: Hyundai Santa Fe AWD Elite 2016

Hyundai Automotive South Africa has updated the Santa Fe, nearly three years after the current generation was originally launched to the South African market. Having sold 1 750 units since […]

Launch Drive: Ford Everest Tough but not Rough

There’s only so much you can do when you take a bakkie and turn it into an SUV, right? The ladder frame chassis which underpin bakkies like the Isuzu KB, […]

Test Review: Maserati Ghibli diesel 2016

Words: Brent Ellis Photography: Ryno Fourie I know, you’re not the only one who has difficulty taking that headline in. You read correctly – the gorgeous specimen of Italian […]

Launch Drive: Peugeot 208 and GT Line 2016

A more aggressive visage. A spruced-up interior. New wheels. An automatic gearbox. Turbo engines. These were the highlights at the Peugeot 208 South African launch for 2016, the French automaker […]

Launch Drive: Isuzu KB Range updated 2016

In South Africa, if you want a bakkie, the writing is on the wall: it’s either a Toyota Hilux or a Ford Ranger. Not only do these two bruisers […]

Road Test: Ferrari FF 2015

Tester: Brent Ellis Photographer: Ryno Fourie I’ve been on an exotic car binge lately. You know, those ultra-desirable and uber-expensive cars which most of us will never drive, let […]

Video: Toyota SA builds 335kW Hilux. Hello REX

Glyn Hall – of Hallspeed fame – has built a junior version of the Dakar Hilux, nicknamed REX. An excuse to celebrate the millionth Hilux sold in SA, the team shoehorned a 335kW,600Nm […]

Maserati Ghibli sparks brand re-launch in SA

In case you hadn’t noticed, Ferrari and Maserati are no longer married in community of property in South Africa. The local business unit decided to separate the brands last […]

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