Nigeria’s pickup segment just got a serious shake-up. Carloha Nigeria, the authorised dealer of Chery vehicles, has dramatically unveiled the all-new Chery Himla pickup at a high-profile launch on Orange Island, Lekki, Lagos and the message was loud and clear: the era of the ordinary pickup is over. Positioned as more than just a utility…
On its third long-distance road trip over 1,000+ kilometres, the VISION EQXX technology programme demonstrated that even the Arabian Desert is no obstacle to energy efficiency. On a challenging route profile encompassing busy city streets and open desert, the pioneering test vehicle delivered electric power consumption of 7.4 kWh/100km (8.4 mi/kWh)1 . This equates to…
FEMI OWOEYE (Editor, Motoring World International) The latest Range Rover is officially in Nigeria. After its recent media launch in Lagos, journalists, including the editor of Motoring World, were opportune to ride in and test-drive the luxury SUV. How does it feel riding in or driving this “icon of the luxury SUV segment”? Before I…
FEMI OWOEYE With the recent media launch of the new Nissan Navara in Nigeria, one can safely say that the nation’s pickup truck market is set to reach a boiling point. Late last year, I drove the latest Toyota Hilux through a hellish terrain in Ondo State. Less than six months after, Nissan Nigeria launched…
