Wheels

Looks like the future. Lives like it missed the flight to get here.

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 …

Apparently 300 HRSPRS and a loud exhaust aren’t enough… now we’re measuring performance in hooves.

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 …

Five hundred SUVs have just rolled off a ship in Durban… and somewhere in Gauteng, a German executive just spilled his cappuccino. Yes, the first 500 LEPAS L4 units have officially touched South African soil at the Transnet Port Terminals in Durban. This isn’t just another container of “value-for-money” crossovers arriving quietly in the night. No, this is the South African debut of LEPAS… the premium brand under the mighty …

Yes, while Oom Gert is still arguing on Facebook about how “hybrids can’t tow a caravan to Klerksdorp,” the Chery Tiggo 7 CSH quietly rolled into the 2025 TopGear South Africa Magazine Awards and walked off with the Eco Warrior of the Year title like it had just popped out for milk and bread. And not because it hugged a tree. Because it embarrassed physics. During real-world testing by TGSA, …

Some SUVs shout about adventure… others actually bring the space to pack it.The iCAUR V27 is firmly in the second camp. Less chest-thumping, more “ja, chuck the bikes in… we’re leaving now.” This is a range-extender SUV aimed squarely at families, explorers, weekend warriors and that one friend who always brings everything. It doesn’t just promise practicality… it arrives with a tape measure, a spreadsheet, and a smug little grin. …

If cars had Instagram bios, the GWM Jolion Pro Limited Edition would read something like… “Confident. Slightly flashy. Still practical enough to fetch the kids.” And honestly… that’s exactly the point. This is not a reinvention. This is not a mid-life crisis with chrome. This is the Jolion Pro turning up in a crisp jacket, a fresh haircut, and just enough attitude to make the other B-SUVs shuffle awkwardly in …