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Motoring News 15.8.2020 08:38 am

Numbers battle: Ford EcoSport vs Hyundai Venue vs Volkswagen T-Cross

Weigh up your options when you are in the market for a compact SUV.

Ford’s EcoSport is still one of the most popular compact SUVs in the country, and for good reason too. Now in the second half of its lifespan, it is still good looking, and it comes packed with tech and safety all included in the standard price.

Motoring News Subaru’s future product plans leak as prototype new BRZ surfaces for the first time

The biggest question remains: Will the 2.4-litre engine be normally aspirated or turbocharged?

Motoring News V8 engine development at Toyota allegedly stopped

Claim does not provide substantial details though and should therefore be taken with a pinch of salt.

Motoring News Biking with Bones – BMW R18 Dragster breaks cover

Renowned custom bike designer, Roland Sands, stripped down a BMW R18 to create a straight-line dragster.

Motoring News In the market for a compact SUV? Look no further

Who’ll reign supreme in our three-way shootout between the Ford EcoSport, Volkswagen T-Cross and Hyundai Venue?

Motoring News Thunder(ous) Ford Ranger makes landfall along with revised XLS and XLT

In a reversal of the previous XLT-based FX4, the Thunder slots-in above the Wildtrak on which it is based.

Motoring News Isuzu ‘monitoring’ rivals’ progress for possible Ranger Raptor rival, hybrid also likely

Ranger Raptor rivalling D-Max being looked at but nothing has yet been cast in stone.

Motoring News Confirmed at last: BMW teases first ever M3 Touring

Feedback heard as BMW officially confirms new M3 will be offered as a Touring estate.

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Motoring News Volkswagen Touareg an example of understated excellence

Volkswagen’s often forgotten large SUV an option you discount at your peril.

Motoring News Hyundai’s lesser N bomb falls on new Elantra

Elantra N Line not simply a cosmetically enhanced new model.

Motoring News Biking with Bones – Honda CRF450R’s timeline

The lightest four stroke motocrosser of its day, the original CRF450R set the stage for years of class leading performance.

Motoring News Volkswagen says goodbye to short-lived V8 TDI with Touareg Last Edition

Outputs from the 4.0 twin-turbodiesel V8 will remain unchanged at 310kW/900Nm.

Motoring News All-new Nissan GT-R on for earlier than expected arrival?

Next GT-R will have a hybrid powertrain of sorts, but nothing about this is known at present.

Motoring News Covid-19 slams brakes on planned entry-level Volkswagen T-Cross

Collapse of the rental car industry due to Covid-19 has ruined any hopes of introducing the more affordable T-Cross for now.

Motoring News Yes, this is it: All-new Volkswagen Golf R leaked

GTI’s 2.0-litre turbocharged engine will be used without electrical assistance, pumping out a reported 245 kW.

Formula 1 Hamilton warns ‘job not done yet’ despite Spanish GP pole

Lewis Hamilton warned that the “job is not done yet” after securing his fourth pole position this year and 150th front row start in sizzling heat and a gusty wind on Saturday ahead of Sunday’s 50th Spanish Grand Prix.

MotoGP Vinales takes pole, Binder left chasing at Austrian MotoGP

Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales clinched pole, while South African rider Brad Binder (KTM) was well back on the grid, for the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday.

MotoGP Brad Binder and KTM looking to exploit home advantage in rainy Austria

South African Brad Binder will try to serve up another dose of last weekend’s wizardry at his KTM team’s home Austrian MotoGP on Sunday, although torrential rain is forecast to drench the picturesque circuit in the shadow of the Alps.

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Motorsport Racing Point off the hook

The issue revolves around the brake ducts used on the RP20 that are copies of those used on last year’s Mercedes.

Motoring News Bentley Bentayga upgraded with more Speed

Bentayga Speed now the most powerful performance focused vehicle Bentley has ever made.

Motoring News Not-for-South-Africa facelift Kia Stinger finally shows its true self

Kia’s BMW 5 Series rival gains a number of small exterior and interior updates, but won’t be seen on local shores.

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Motorsport It all started when Brad Binder was only eight years old….

Family’s decision to move South Africa’s motorcycling sensation to Europe as an teenager turns out to be a masterstroke.

Motoring News Biking with Bones – New BMW S 1000 XR on sale now

S 1000 XR is radically lighter and more agile, as well as achieving an unprecedented combination of long-distance performance and sports capabilities.