As the end of the year approaches, many parents will be contemplating a fun-filled road trip with the whole family. South Africa borders a number of beautiful and exotic countries that can be reached via car. Each country has its own set of rules and regulations for crossing their borders. If you’re planning a cross-border…

At CarZar, it’s our business to make our client’s lives better in whatever ways we can. That’s why we love it when we get such positive testimonials from happy customers like Nico, Lucky and Precious! Nico: Doctor without borders Nico’s passion for saving lives – he’s a medical doctor who up until now was living…

With consistent fluctuations in South Africa’s automotive industry, it comes to no surprise that car owners will have to add additional fees to their cost of owning a car, on their 2018 new year’s resolution. The Government Gazette has revealed Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi’s proposed R30 increase in the country’s vehicle license transaction fee, which…

Think electric cars are slow? Think again. For many people, electric cars are the future: a cleaner, more efficient and better for the environment alternative to the internal combustion engine (ICE). In a world where very few deny that climate change is a problem, electric cars represent a step in the right direction, but for…

Snake, pong, tetris… For those of us who had the joy of owning a Nokia 3310 or spending afternoons at the arcade, these games were an important part of our childhood recreational activities. Most of us have moved on to bigger (but not necessarily better) things – except for someone involved in the manufacturing of…

Ford takes its ‘focus’ off Drift Mode and places its headlights on making a break through to the world’s first electronic handbrake. Drifting with the Stig in the Ford Focus RS in Drift Mode may seem like the ultimate machine to boast on the streets, but position your mind  in the seamless drifting experience of…

“Christmas is not a season, it’s a feeling”… And car owners are not going to be feeling merry and jolly after having to use their Christmas bonus to manage a tight budget between Christmas gifts and South Africa’s December upsurge in fuel prices. So much for an end of year family road trip to Blue…

Elon Musk has tapped into a new market for electric vehicles (EV) – we call it the ‘need for speed’. At the end of an event hosted for the divulging of TESLA’s new Semi Truck, Elon Musk clutched on the chance to surprise consumers with the new TESLA Roadster 2020 – otherwise known as the…

You may have heard of Black Friday coming up on the 24th of November – perhaps you’ve even saved up the entire month or year for it. Well, you should probably know that it’s not just the little gadgets and getaways accounted for this Black Friday. The total cost of new and second hand cars…

As proudly South Africans, we love our bakkies, especially the good old pick-up trucks that can get us rolling in the deep safari mud without any hassle. If a South African bakkie keeps you going within the agricultural sector or on weekend family road trips, then you’ll understand why South Africans call them, “faithful companions”….