Whether you're buying your own first car or getting one for your kid, these options have the safety, reliabiliy, and affordability boxes checked.

Okay, time for a disclaimer. Average sale prices are in the $15,000 range, which likely puts this out of reach for a young enthusiast looking for their first driver's car. Additionally, these older ...

Dashboard of a car. Image by Tim Sandle. With first-time and young drivers being 2 to 3 times more likely to be involved in crashes than experienced drivers, choosing a reliable vehicle is critical to ...

For decades, a teen’s first set of wheels was a used Civic, Corolla or maybe a hand-me-down SUV. But in 2025, families are pulling into dealerships with a different ask: an electric car, as cheap as ...

From intern to editor, Damian Adams' story reads like a well-written novel where he steadily worked to become the youngest-ever editor of South Africa's leading motoring publication, CAR Magazine. He ...

Teens aged 16 and 17 are more than five times as likely to get into an accident when driving than other age groups, which is a scary statistic from a parent’s point of view. So when a teen is ready to ...

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