Andrew Leopold

  • Hamilton talks through his dominant Mercs

    So it’s far from Red Bull’s ambitious (and controversial) ploy of driving last year’s F1 car around a public ski slope, but Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton come together for a clinical gathering of their two -maybe three – championship winning cars. Technical detail is vague and the whole thing is short...
  • Toyota C-HR will be first hybrid in sgement

    Toyota’s Juke rival is the latest to make the Geneva-leaked-list less than a week before its scheduled public unveiling. The Toyota C-HR carries through that futuristic concept look and has none of the weirdness of the Juke, instead putting its own spin on the design path of the Honda HR-V...
  • Launch Drive: Chevrolet Captiva (2016) in SA

    The Chevrolet Captiva is re-heating a similar recipe for 2016, one that saw more than 16 400 local buyers hooked by its mix of value, style and size. For 2016 General Motors opted to refresh the Captiva and make it more appealing in a market space that has burst its banks. The...
  • Video: Russian drifter plies his trade around city

    This video is all the talk right now and pulls Russia’s drifting scene into sharp focus. Russian drifter Sergey Kabargin drifts his Supra all over St. Petersburg and adds all the natural city curves and obstacles for a uniquely genuine drift production. It might be Russian-based but this is one language we all speak....
  • Drive Review: Volkswagen Caravelle T6 4Motion

    The sixth generation of VW’s family favourite – the Kombi, the ‘Bus’, Microbus, ‘Gus’ – is now available locally, 65 years after the first ‘Bulli’ rolled off the assembly line in Wolfsburg. Besides a broad range of engines, derivatives and transmissions, higher equipment levels, short and long-wheelbase derivatives the...
  • Is the new Toyota Hilux (2016) tough enough?

    What is it? The new 2016 Toyota Hilux represents the biggest investment ever made by the carmaker and at a crucial time too considering the fierce war at the top of the country’s overall sales. South Africa’s most loved bakkie receives a comprehensive makeover in all areas, rejuvenating a...
  • Rimac Concept One is yours for R18 million

    The world’s first all-electric supercar is here and it has over 745 kilowatts! Croatian start-up Rimac Automobili is set to unveil the production version of the Concept_One hypercar at the Geneva Motor Show. The all-electric hypercar features four permanent magnetic electric motors, one for each wheel, in the middle...
  • Geneva: New Levante SUV is crucial for Maserati

    The super-SUV market is becoming larger and larger each season, and this one is no exception. Allow us to introduce Maserati’s first SUV, the new Maserati Levante. Set to be officially revealed at the Geneva Motor Show, (but spotted testing Cape Town recently) Maserati’s first SUV is set to be...
  • Turbo Supra takes on Aventador SV in public

    The owner of this howling Toyota Supra modified to the hilt must still be smiling after finding it easy to  blow past a Lamborghini Aventador SV on a public highway. Still, as impressive as it may be, the exhaust doesn’t spit out blue flames like the Lambo, and in our...