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Ernest Page

With a background in single-seater racing and drifting, Ernest Page not only loves the theory of cars, but the theory of driving them too. When he's not a freelance motoring editor or managing the @PerformanceWithPage Facebook page or Instagram account, he coaches high-performance driving techniques and has performed as a stunt/precision driver in over 40 movies and commercials. As of the 2017/18 Cars.co.za Consumer Awards - powered by WesBank, Ernest is a guest judge in the Performance Car and Fun Car categories.

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Toyota Corolla Hatch Heritage Part 1

Ernest Page

Jun 5th, 2019

Ernest Page drives South Africa's favourite Toyota hatchbacks to find out how much they have in common with each other and the recently-launched 2019 Toyota Corolla hatch. Toyota South Africa has just released... Read More

Nissan Navara Stealth (2019) Launch Review

Ernest Page

May 31st, 2019

Nissan wants to whip up more excitement about its underappreciated Navara. To that end, the brand has beefed up the visual appeal of its bakkie with special-edition Stealth derivatives. Ernest Page reports from the... Read More

Namibian Road Trip with a BMW X3 xDrive30d

Ernest Page

Apr 25th, 2019

BMW Driving Experience South Africa now offers multi-day tours that explore some of the most scenic landscapes in Southern Africa... Regular Cars.co.za contributor and #CarsAwards judge Ernest Page recently... Read More

New Renault Megane RS Lux: Does the new 4-wheel steering really work?

Ernest Page

Nov 9th, 2018

Renault's hot hatch game is strong but their products don't seem to have the traction or cult following in the South African market compared to say the overly-popular Golf GTI or highly-regarded Honda Civic Type... Read More

Isuzu D-MAX (2018) Launch Review [w/Video]

Ernest Page

Oct 31st, 2018

Since becoming independent from (the now departed) General Motors, Isuzu South Africa has become a fully-fledged subsidiary of the Japanese commercial vehicle brand. To align its product line-up with that of... Read More

Mazda MX-5 RF - Has Mazda Ruined the MX-5?

Ernest Page

Oct 26th, 2018

The much-loved manual Mazda MX-5 is no longer on sale in South Africa and customers can now only buy the heavier hard-top MX-5 version. In this review, Ernest Page takes the MX-5 RF for a whirl to find out if it can... Read More

Epic road trip in SA-made X3

Ernest Page

Oct 3rd, 2018

#CarsAwards judge and regular Cars.co.za contributor Ernest Page recently undertook a picturesque 1 500-km road trip across 3 provinces in a “Proudly South African” BMW X3, during which he put the... Read More

The BMW X3 is proudly South African, but driven by the world

Ernest Page

Sep 6th, 2018

BMW South Africa recently shifted its operations from producing the 3 Series business class sedan to building the all-new X3 executive SUV at its Rosslyn plant. We sent #CarsAwards judge Ernest Page to join a... Read More

BIAC commences X25 assembly in SA

Ernest Page

Jul 27th, 2018

China's 5th largest manufacturer, BAIC has begun assembly of its X25 compact crossover in Port Elizabeth as part of an R11-billion joint investment with the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). BAIC, which... Read More

6 versions of Civic Type R: How they stack up

Ernest Page

Jun 18th, 2018

We assembled all 6 versions of the Honda Civic Type R at Killarney to decide which one is best. To give you some more context, herewith a summary of each model we managed to source for our very special... Read More