While certain parts of SA are experiencing flooding, the City of Cape Town announced this week that they would be introducing water rationing in an attempt to battle the ongoing drought and impending water crisis. Unfortunately for responsible citizens who are trying to save water, that means that your faithful set of wheels is going…

The international market research group Ipsos recently released their annual customer service survey was released recently. Involving more than 7000 customer interviews, this survey mentioned a number of positive points about the South African automotive industry – we have a great variety of cars to pick from and a high standard of vehicle quality –…

So, you’ve bought a new or second hand car, or you’ve decided to a new or upgraded sound system for your car… But, you still can’t seem to get that perfect audio to flow through your car speakers. There’s nothing worse than sitting in road-raging traffic while being relegated to silence, because your car stereo…

Car maintenance does not take a break, whether you’ve just recently bought a new car or still commuting with your old faithful second hand car. Just as winter, South Africa’s summer season can present second hand car issues in your components such as your car’s coolant system, engine, tyres and many more. So, if you’re…

Do self-driving cars have any safety criteria in place? Would you trust a self-driving ride sharing service? Would autonomous vehicle owners still require a driver’s license? First launched in America, an autonomous vehicle shuttle service experienced an accident on its first day of operation. Self-driving on the road According to users of autonomous ride-sharing services,…

Tyre prices continue to soar and potholes are not making it any easier on car owners’ pockets – especially those who have to face Johannesburg’s eroded streets. Holding the weather’s pouring rain accountable for Jozi’s damaged roads, in July 2017, the City of Johannesburg prioritised pothole repairs by patching-up 117,483 potholes along the Soweto Highway…

Cape Town’s water drought is only worse and reports state that the City is driving rapidly toward ‘Day Zero’. While the eco-friendly majority of the Western Cape are following the Municipal’s stricken guidelines on water-saving, the benighted minority continue to live by the dense philosophy of ‘why should I cut down on water consumption when…

Volkswagen is going autonomous for the first time, with a design concept that reminds CarZar of the 1980s. VW has named its autonomous motor vehicle, ‘Sedric’. Kind of random but not so much, if you think about it. Volkswagen exerts its intelligence by combining the words ‘self-driving car’; hence, the creation of Sedric. In June…

CarZar is amped as the world’s biggest motoring show is back! Top Gear is taking over the automotive show industry without Jeremy Clarkson and his trio-team. Entering a new era of presenters, the helm sees Matt LeBlanc, Chris Harris and Rory Reid as the new faces of Top Gear; along with race car and F1…

South Africa’s Jozi has become a prominent statistic of smash and grab crimes – the most common street robbery and 14th most frequent crime, in South Africa. Smash and grabs have urbanized into a 24-hour norm around the busy intersections of Johannesburg’s metropolitan – Sandton and Centurion – or otherwise known as Jozi’s ‘S&G hotspots’….