Modern looking websites are expected in a modern age.
In this module, you will find a list of examples that showcase our more modern and technically robust direction we have taken during 2025
Our Recommended Design Approach
We will always recommend the sites below because they are built using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. This approach offers significant advantages over heavy themes and numerous plugins:
- Lightweight & Fast: Excellent performance for a better user experience.
- Minimum Plugins: Reduces complexity and potential maintenance issues.
- Highly Customizable: While not client-customizable via a theme builder, they are highly flexible for our development team to adapt and customize overall.
Selected Examples (HTML/CSS/JS Built)
Below is the 2025 list of sites, detailing their key features and design philosophy:
| Website URL | Design Notes | Key Features |
|---|---|---|
| CarMichael Demo Site | Classic Motors WordPress theme used by MANY digital marketing companies. We’ve rebuilt it from the ground up. It is now lightweight without all the troublesome theme and plugins). | Standard, proven layout. The VMG version is lightweight. |
| ShowCars | Very similar to the Classic Motors look but with changes in Navigation and Single Vehicle Page structure. | Standard, proven layout. The VMG version is lightweight. |
| StarFind Motors | Also very popular and similar to the classic Motors theme with minor variations. | Standard, proven layout. The VMG version is lightweight. |
| Jambo Motors | Based on the Motors WordPressTheme also used by MANY digital marketing companies, but much more simplistic. | Minimalist Motors Theme adaptation. |
| Hennie Steenkamp Motors | Simple design with a different Home page layout, more modern filters, and a revised Single Vehicle Page. | Modern filters and unique homepage. |
| The Car Guy SA | Very different design featuring ‘glass’ (see-through) elements. | Updated filters, option to add advertisements, and instant search (make, model & variant) on the Home page. |
| Lisa Auto Sales | Unique design with a minimalist, modern look and feel. | Features a floating filter, leaving more room for vehicle listings. |
| Big Apple Motors | Similar visual presentation to pengellyautos.co.za, but crucially, not built with Elementor. | Clean, theme-independent build. |
| Alpine Autohaus & Bakwena | A beautiful, bold design with elements similar to Motors, but more modern and fresher. | Different filter placement. |
| We Buy Bakkies | This site delivers abundant features, interactions, animations, and modern glass-like design elements. It is amongst the more expensive options. | Feature-rich showcase site |
The websites displayed above represent the quality and technical efficiency that we recommend as the VMG standard moving forward