Suzuki South Africa Blog & Insights

100 years of budget-beating Japanese quality and design

02 Dec 2020

Megan MacDonald

When a young and ambitious Michio Suzuki officially registered the Suzuki Loom Manufacturing Company in 1920, he surely could not have foreseen that...

HOW THINGS WORK: Nitrogen [VIDEO]

01 Dec 2020

Brendon Carpenter

The consensus out there is that nitrogen-filled tyres are better than standard air filled tyres, but did you know that oxygen already contains 79% of...

3 Points to consider when buying a second car for your family

26 Nov 2020

Megan MacDonald

You have been making do with one car between you and your family and now you have the desire and the means to take that step and get that second car...

How Things Work: Gearbox [Video]

23 Nov 2020

Brendon Carpenter

There is often confusion surrounding the inner workings of a vehicle’s transmission and the different types of transmissions that are available on...

What accessories add value to your journey? [UPDATE]

19 Nov 2020

Brendon Carpenter

Photo credit: Adrian Burford To some, there’s nothing more exciting than accessorising your new car (or even your more mature and trusty wheels), but...

How Things Work: Passive safety - Part 2 [VIDEO]

17 Nov 2020

Brendon Carpenter

In this episode of How Things Work, we’re taking a look at your car’s passive safety systems, specifically airbags, seatbelts and other soft-touch...

How Things Work: Passive safety - Part 1 [VIDEO]

09 Nov 2020

Brendon Carpenter

In this episode of How Things Work, we’re taking a look at your car’s passive safety systems. Peter Viljoen takes a look at the different types of...

Dejargoning the motorheads: your guide to petrolhead car speak

05 Nov 2020

Chelsy Pinto

For an outsider, being in the midst of a crowd of car lovers is akin to being in a foreign country as the language they speak can be...

How Things Work: ESP [VIDEO]

03 Nov 2020

Brendon Carpenter

ESP, ESC, Traction Control. Many people call it many different things. In this episode, Frankie du Toit from 947 joins Peter Viljoen, and they...

How Things Work: ABS [VIDEO]

29 Oct 2020

Brendon Carpenter

In this episode, Frankie du Toit from 947 joins Peter Viljoen as they take a Swift Sport for a spin on a skid pan to “brake” all the rules with...

How Things Work: Variable Valve Timing [VIDEO]

21 Oct 2020

Brendon Carpenter

Tappets, pulleys, belts and shafts. These are all words that you might have heard people say when Petrolheads speak ‘car’ or when your car has gone...