It began in the early 1970s as a collaboration between the then Daimler-Benz AG and Steyr-Daimler-Puch in the Austrian city of Graz. 41 years later, the Mercedes-Benz G-Class has become the stuff of which automotive legends are made. By far the longest-standing passenger car model series built by Mercedes-Benz, the G-Class is the forefather of...
Category: Cars
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WeBuyCars — South Africa’s Used Car Market & The Platforms That Power It
The Market; The Outsiders — WeBuyCars; The Goliath — OLX Group & The Aggregator — Cars.co.za Hello there, Welcome back. If you are new, each week I write about tech-enabled startups in South Africa, or how certain technology trends might be relevant to South Africa & sometimes the founding story of innovative companies. I’ve been...
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HUAWEI Music Celebrates African Excellence with Fresh African Artist Showcase
African excellence in music is a topical subject at the moment, globally. Prominent musicians and record labels are key opinion leaders driving this global conversation. Africans can be extremely proud of the caliber of musicians coming from the continent, with several home-grown talents releasing smash hits and making waves internationally. In this vein, HUAWEI MUSIC Africa...
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Range Rover Velar. More Often Than Not, Disruption Comes With Design and Convenience
I love disruption, and more often than not, disruption comes with design and convenience. It’s interesting to watch brands get better with time while others become obsolete, disruption is necessary for progress and for change to happen. Nokia and BlackBerry were once one of the biggest mobile companies in the world; today I don’t have...
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iPhone 12 and 12 Pro: Apple’s latest get 5G, ‘ceramic shield,’ MagSafe magnets
No, your current iPhone won’t work on superfast 5G networks. But Apple’s new lineup — four devices in total — will. Apple’s iPhones just got a lot faster. During its virtual event Tuesday, the company unveiled its iPhone 12 lineup — and all four new devices come with 5G, including the ultra-fast millimeter wave version. The company’s 5.4-inch iPhone 12 Mini,...
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New Mercedes-AMG A 45s and CLA 45s land in South Africa
Mercedes has reclaimed its place as a solid brand in the luxury car segment. They’d lost favour over the years by overselling the idea of luxury over performance.What they never banked on, was the fact that their selling proposition would be to their detriment… people stopped buying their cars, and they became known as the...
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New Hybrid Model and Best-in-Class Performance For The Panamera
A unique symbiosis of contrasts: the new Porsche Panamera now covers an even wider spectrum. It combines the performance of a sports car with the comfort of an exclusive saloon. With the 630 PS (463 kW) Panamera Turbo S, the sports car manufacturer successfully supports its claim to best-in-class performance. The new top-of-the-range model betters...
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New Jaguar F-TYPE Ready to Seduce South Africa
The new Jaguar F-TYPE has arrived in South Africa with an even more dramatic design, improved dynamics and increased focus on driver engagement. Available in both Coupé and Convertible form, the two-seat sports car has evolved from its World Car Design-winning predecessor’s form with new super-slim pixel LED headlights featuring subtly revised ‘Calligraphy’ J signature...
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V-Class V 300d Now Available in South Africa
In 2015 Mercedes-Benz launched the V-Class into the South African market with a completely new approach to design, value appeal, comfort, and safety in the Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV) segment. Since then, the V-Class has gone from success to success exceeding sales targets globally, as well as within South Africa. The 2019 facelift refreshed the already...
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New Porsche 911 Targa, Elegant, Extravagant and Unique
Following on from the Coupé and Cabriolet, Porsche launches the third body variant of the new Porsche 911 generation with the debut of the all-wheel drive 911 Targa 4 and 911 Targa 4S. The distinguishing feature of the Targa remains its innovative, fully automatic roof system. Just like the legendary original model from 1965, it...