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Pole To Pole Electric Vehicle Expedition Crosses Equator

Husband and wife adventurers, Chris and Julie Ramsey, have crossed the equator in their world-first expedition driving an EV from the 1823 Magnetic North...

Hamilton Exhausted, Says Next Six Months Are Crucial For Mercedes

An exhausted Lewis Hamilton wrestled his Mercedes to fifth place in the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday and said the team faced their biggest...

Oil Prices Rise, Tight Supply Back In Focus

Oil prices rose on Monday as investors focused on a tighter supply outlook after Moscow issued a temporary ban on fuel exports while remaining...

Around the World

Road Safety

Executive Chat

Latest Reviews

Pole To Pole Electric Vehicle Expedition Crosses Equator

Husband and wife adventurers, Chris and Julie Ramsey, have crossed the equator in their world-first expedition driving an EV from the 1823 Magnetic North...

Hamilton Exhausted, Says Next Six Months Are Crucial For Mercedes

An exhausted Lewis Hamilton wrestled his Mercedes to fifth place in the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday and said the team faced their biggest...

Oil Prices Rise, Tight Supply Back In Focus

Oil prices rose on Monday as investors focused on a tighter supply outlook after Moscow issued a temporary ban on fuel exports while remaining...

Motor Sport

Hamilton Exhausted, Says Next Six Months Are Crucial For Mercedes

An exhausted Lewis Hamilton wrestled his Mercedes to fifth place in the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday and said the team faced their biggest...

Toyota Withdraws Corolla H2 Concept from Race, Following Fire Occurrence

T oyota Motor Corporation has withdrawn its GR Corolla H2 Concept (hydrogen-powered Corolla) from the upcoming ENEOS Super Taikyu, a Japanese racing series. Powered by Hankook...

Dunlop Tyres Revved Up For Action at Backdraft Production Series

This year is Dunlop Tyres South Africa’s biggest track season to date, with yet another motorsport series added to its list of 2023 tyre...

Six Auto Manufacturers to join the Simola Hillclimb Action in 2023

The Simola Hillclimb’s stature as South Africa’s premier motoring and motorsport lifestyle event has been given a further boost for this year’s 13th edition,...

Features

Colour Blind Visitors Get Special Glasses at Mercedes-Benz Museum

Automotive history is diverse and colourful. This is also to be understood quite literally, as the fascinating colours, shades and contrasts in the Mercedes-Benz...

BMW iX5 Hydrogen Undergoes Test-Drives in the Desert, Embarks on Global Tour

The vehicles in the BMW iX5 Hydrogen pilot fleet, which launched in February this year, have completed an intensive round of hot-weather testing in...

When Will Level 3 Autonomous vehicle Arrive the Mass Market?

Now that Mercedes is rolling out driverless SAE level 3 technologies in Germany and the US, the question that everyone in the automotive market...

Choosing an Alternative Fuel – Part One

EUGENE HERBERT The move toward electric vehicles (EV) is well underway internationally. In recent years, major inroads have been made globally. In South Africa, Nigeria and...

My Life My Car

“Why I Drive Only Air-Cooled Cars”, by a Freak, Who Owns 150 VW Vehicles

It's hard to mistake Damon Dayton's affection for Volkswagen. His garage is chock full of vintage Buses and Beetles. He has multiple Volkswagen tattoos,...

Untold Story of Romano Artioli, The Man Who Revived Bugatti

In 1991, Italian-born Romano Artioli brought Bugatti back to life and created the EB 110 – at the time the fastest super sports car...

Meet The Engineer Who’s Bringing GT-R Exhilaration to Nissan’s Electric Vehicles

Naoki Nakada is definitely a car lover. As one of Nissan’s chief powertrain engineers, he’s been in charge of developing some of the brand’s...

How Grandmum Drove Through over 257,000 Km in Two Years

Every night around 9 p.m., Terry Krech sets out in her Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV to deliver an essential service to Twin Cities-area residents, and...

Motoring Advice

Rising Fuel Costs:Tips for Maximizing Fuel Efficiency

As motorists struggle with fuel pump price escalation globally, South African-based WesBank presents essential insights and practical strategies to empower individuals in their quest...

Does Cruise Control Save Fuel?

EUGENE HERBERT Internationally, many countries face steep increases in fuel prices, although Nigeria, unlike most nations globally, still subsidizes fuel to the tune of trillions...

Can Cops Pull Over Autonomous Vehicles?

EUGENE HERBERT A concern noted, particularly in areas where autonomous vehicles are already, or will soon be, a reality, is how these vehicles will be...

Fuel Saving Gimmicks You Should Avoid

EUGENE HERBERT It cannot be stressed enough that the only thing intended to go into your fuel tank...

Opinion

From Grin to Glare : Nigeria’s Auto Industry under President Buhari

By: FEMI OWOEYE For the past seven years, Nigeria’s automobile Industry wondered in the wilderness of policy inconsistency and somersault. Before President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office...

Why Digital Car Buying Will Always Need Some Human Interaction

MARK DOMMISSE Industries, in general, are aware of the need to address a variety of challenges presented by the digital world in which we now...

Nigeria’s Auto Industry in Catch-22: Open Letter to President Buhari

Your Excellency, unfortunately, you are not being rightly informed about certain contentious issues affecting the nation’s automobile industry. There is no doubt about this because...

Buhari’s New Move to Kill Nigeria’s Auto Industry

ROTIMI ASHER The history of Nigeria’s auto industry is a paradox. For three decades, the nation’s successive governments failed to key into the industry’s viability. And...

Motoring Humour

Prank Ghost versus Real Taxi Driver Ghost

I have not been paying my transport fares lately because of the trick I recently discovered. I'll chatter a taxi and will tell the driver to...

Traffic Law that Violates Human Right?

Chatting on Whatsapp, a member of a group of University school mates informed others of latest anti-one-way traffic law introduced in Lagos state.  Response...

Motoring Humour: Car Pushing Test for the Insane?

A psychiatrist wanted to know how many of his patients have been cured of madness. So he assembled them in a big classroom...

Man Left Wife at Petrol Station

A Macedonian drove six hours across Italy and into Germany before noticing he had left his wife at a petrol station. Ljubomir Ivanov , 35,...

LATEST ARTICLES

Pole To Pole Electric Vehicle Expedition Crosses Equator

Husband and wife adventurers, Chris and Julie Ramsey, have crossed the equator in their world-first expedition driving an EV from the 1823 Magnetic North...

Hamilton Exhausted, Says Next Six Months Are Crucial For Mercedes

An exhausted Lewis Hamilton wrestled his Mercedes to fifth place in the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday and said the team faced their biggest...

Oil Prices Rise, Tight Supply Back In Focus

Oil prices rose on Monday as investors focused on a tighter supply outlook after Moscow issued a temporary ban on fuel exports while remaining...

ManU Star, Rashford Crashes £700,000 Rolls Royce

Marcus Rashford crashes and ruins his £700k Rolls Royce but emerges 'uninjured' after colliding with a traffic island following Manchester United's win over Burnley. Marcus...

Occupants Survive, As 40ft Container Falls on Toyota Corolla in Lagos

Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Police and other emergency responders, on Sunday night, rescued 3 casualties from trapped saloon car...

Colour Blind Visitors Get Special Glasses at Mercedes-Benz Museum

Automotive history is diverse and colourful. This is also to be understood quite literally, as the fascinating colours, shades and contrasts in the Mercedes-Benz...

Bid for 2030 World Expo: Hyundai Showcases Art Cars in New York

Towards supporting the South Korean city of Busan’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo, Hyundai Motor Group is planning exhibition and road tour...

Nigeria’s Oil Revenue Rises by N188.71b

Nigeria’s earnings from crude oil sales increased by N188.7 billion in August 2023 due to the rise in the production of the product by...

Oil Prices Extend Gains toward $95 on Tight Supply

Global oil benchmark Brent crude neared $95 a barrel on Monday, with investors focused on the prospect of a widening supply deficit in the...

Reps Investigation: FG Agency Sells 82 Vehicles for N5.8m

The House of Representatives Committee investigating the ‘Disposal of Public Property by Agencies between 2010 and 2022 to unravel the extent of illegal auctioning...
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