Andrew Leopold

  • Sleek Renault Megane sedan will replace dull Fluence

    French automaker Renault has introduced its fourth-generation of its Megane which is all but identical to the hatchback in many areas. Beyond that, the Megane sedan gains a gently sloping roof line that into a slanted trunk lid and a rendition of Renault’s corporate horizontal tail lamps. The Megane sedan...
  • Launch Drive: Jaguar F-Pace transforms the brand

    What is it? Jaguar’s first ever SUV, the F-Pace will compete primarily against Porsche’s Macan and to a lesser extent, BMW’s X4. Jaguar describes the F-Pace as a car first and an SUV second – a slightly hackneyed saying but it certainly fuses many of the company’s expertise into...
  • Model X might be innocent in autonomous crash

    Another Tesla model has crashed while in autonomous mode. The Tesla Model X driven near Whitehall in Montana veered off the road into a wooden guardrail early on a Sunday morning, according to reports. This is the second high-profile Tesla accident in quick succession after a Model S collided with...
  • Watch active aero at work on new Ford GT

    Active aero. We know it as wings that go from a neutral position to a more vertical degree as speed increases but until now we’ve never seen their effect in a wind tunnel. This latest video shows their downforce-altering impact on the latest Ford GT – the same car that won...
  • Volvo’s partial autonomy will be fun to drive

    Here at SA Car Fan, we’re of the opinion that motoring is about to enter an extremely dangerous, irresponsible era. The transition to fallible autonomous systems and their owner’s blind faith in them is a deadly cocktail. We’ll see far more accidents as owners push the capabilities of these systems...
  • Isuzu could help develop the next Mazda BT-50

    The pick-up market is growing at a rather staggering rate; Fiat, Renault, Peugeot, Citroen and Mercedes-Benz are all launching, or planning on launching new pick-up models. With the relationship between Ford and Mazda’s no more, the Japanese carmaker has been on the lookout for a new partner in the...
  • Video: Dumb stuff people do in autonomous cars

    What’s the craziest thing you’ve done in an autonomous car? A facebook post, Tinder profiling or snap a few selfies? Here’s a  collection of Tesla owners doing slightly more outrageous acts, ranging from playing Jenga to sleeping. Not all go to plan and we could be witnessing the most irresponsible period...
  • Launch Drive: New Audi R8 V10 Plus at Kyalami

    The original everyday super car is refreshed and ready for action once more while building on the notion that fast cars needn’t be mercilessly bone crushing and sparsely equipped. The latest 2016 Audi R8 forms the tip of a new sub-brand, Audi Sport, which we’ll be hearing a lot...
  • More fire breathing SVR models in the pipeline from JLR.

    Jaguar Land Rover is reportedly planning to launch a new SVR model as frequently as every year through 2020. The current SVR extends to the Range Rover Sport SVR and Jaguar F-Type SVR. The expansion comes amid large-scale investment by JLR in its Special Vehicle Operations division, which designs...