Volvo EX30 video review – Reinventing minimalism

by admin | Jul 31, 2024 | automobile review, Car Reviews, electric car, News, Podcasts & Videos, Toby Shapshak, video review, Volvo, Volvo EX30

The thing that strikes you first about the Volvo EX30 is that it has no buttons. There are none on the outside, where you open the car just by simply pulling on the driver’s door handle. You lock it by putting your hand over that handle. Alternatively, you can place...

Nissan Qashqai (2023) review – Way past time to show them what they’re Nissan

by admin | Dec 20, 2023 | Car Reviews, News, Nissan, Qashqai, review, Reviews, South Africa motoring

Nissan might be keen on loads of EVs in the near future but as this year’s new Qashqai proves, the company has loads of petrol expertise that would go to waste. Stuff got to spend a little over a week behind the wheel on one of these SUVs. By the end of it, we were...

Volvo C40 Recharge Ultimate (2023) review – Technically comfortable, comfortably technical

by admin | Nov 1, 2023 | C40 Recharge review, car review, Car Reviews, electric vehicle, EVs, Reviews, South Africa, Volvo

The Volvo C40 Recharge is one of the latest battery-powered electric vehicles to make its way to South Africa. Stuff spent a few hours behind the wheel at the local launch event in the Western Cape several months ago. Recently, we spent a little longer with it, trying...

Volvo XC60 T8 Recharge review – What a hybrid workspace should be

by admin | Jul 18, 2023 | Car Reviews, Motoring, News, review, Reviews, South Africa, Volvo, XC60 T8

Volvo is trying to drag your attention away from other big names and the way the company is doing that is through electrification. The Volvo XC60 T8 Recharge is a stepping stone between the brand’s petrol cars and its burgeoning fully-electric lineup but it’s worth...

First Drive: Suzuki Grand Vitara Hybrid – Adding a level of grandeur

by admin | Jun 22, 2023 | car review, Car Reviews, first drive, FlySafair, Motoring News, News, Reviews, Suzuki, Suzuki Grand Vitara

Suzuki’s all-new Grand Vitara has hit South Africa’s shores, bringing with it a chance for Stuff to sample the automaker’s new flagship model; the 1.5 GLX 6AT AllGrip Hybrid. As the name suggests, this is an all-wheel driver, with Hybrid functionality to boot, making...

First Drive: Volvo C40 Recharge – Volvo’s back in Recharge

by admin | Jun 1, 2023 | C40 Recharge, Car Reviews, first drive, Motoring News, News, Newsletter, Reviews, South Africa, Volvo

Earlier today, Stuff got a chance to slip behind the wheel of the new Volvo C40 Recharge, soon to land on South African shores for the princely sum of R1,285,000. That’s not small change but Volvo’s vehicles typically hover close to that point, even if the gas...