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Volvo’s Smallest SUV Just Humiliated Sports Cars and Confused Off-Roaders

The new Volvo EX30 Cross Country has landed in South Africa wearing hiking boots, a Basket on it’s head, a Matte Graphite smirk, and just enough Scandinavian smugness to make your neighbour’s German SUV feel emotionally insecure. This, apparently, is Volvo bringing “the spirit of adventure into the electric era.” Which is marketing speak for: we made it taller, tougher-looking, and hilariously fast. Volvo EX30 Cross Country making sure it …

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The World’s Fastest Hillclimb Isn’t in Europe… It’s in Knysna!

Some people spend a long weekend braai’ing… others close a mountain and launch racing cars at it like they’re late for judgment day. Welcome to the 16th running of the Simola Hillclimb… the loudest reason Knysna’s birds have considered emigration since 2009. From humble beginnings with 1 500 spectators to a 2025 crowd of 20 244, this Garden Route gem has gone from “local jol” to full-blown international petrol pilgrimage. …

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From Zero to 20,857 in Three Years… OMODA & JAECOO Just Did a Fast & Furious on South Africa’s Sales Charts.

While some brands are still busy “building awareness” and hosting polite canapé launches in Sandton, OMODA & JAECOO South Africa have quietly been doing the automotive equivalent of speed-dating the entire country… and apparently, Mzansi said yes. Since rocking up in 2023 with big grilles and even bigger ambition, the brand has now smashed through 20,857 total sales. In under three years. That’s not momentum… that’s a turbocharged bakkie rolling …

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Danie “Pitbull” van Heerden – The Only Man in South Africa Who Treats Newton’s Third Law Like a Weekend Activity

© VMAG Studios 2026 Newton’s 3rd Law is the rule of payback in physics. Most fighters train to avoid being hit. Danie “Pitbull” van Heerden built an international career around standing perfectly still while another fully grown human winds up like he’s trying to send a WhatsApp message through your skull… and then connects. That is what we call a PK in Afrikaans Welcome to Power Slap. A sport so …

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