Andrew Leopold

  • Video: Ferrari F1 turns up the noise for 2016

      Formula One has at last done something right; the new rules that make the 1.6-litre V6 turbo and hybrid engines louder, seems to be working. Ferrari is the first team to fire up their new engine for the fans through a new promo video and even though the clip...
  • Launch Drive: Opel Adam S (2016) 1.4 Turbo

    The Aldo Scribante race track in Port Elizabeth has played host to numerous car launches over the years and most recently to the all-new Opel Adam S. Unleashing their new car on the track proves just how confident Opel is in not only the car’s handling abilities but also...
  • Official pics: Volvo V90 moves out the box

    Is it already Valentines Day because lovers of all things Swedish and SUV can sense cupid’s work on the new Volvo V90, a week before its original reveal date. Thanks Internet! As the naming does suggest, Volvo V90 is based on the S90 sedan and rounder styling sees to it that the...
  • Small turbo engines for next Honda Civic

    Come 2017 an all-new Honda Civic will be available. Though relatively little is known about the newcomer, Honda will use the upcoming Geneva motor show to give an indication as to how the next-generation may look. Here in South Africa a weak Rand and poor exchange rates mean that...
  • Road Review: Audi RS6 (2016) V8 quattro

    So you are landed gentry and you don’t like travelling without your Labrador and the car must also work as the family carrier. But it must drill the Lord next door’s Lamborghini too. Got that? Yes – and so has Audi RS6. Wild wagons are nothing new and Audi...
  • Nitrous-fed Porsche 911 races a 918

    The driver of this Porsche 911 claims it’s the only one in the world fitted with nitrous and since that’s the craziest thing we’ve heard of, he might be right. The 75HP nitrous injection helps this 911 run low 10-seconds passes against all sorts of machinery including a Porsche 918....
  • No RS but Fiesta ST Plus to deliver more power

    A faster Ford Fiesta ST could be on the way and it won’t be badged RS. Details are vague at this point but some sources within Ford are hinting that the new model will fall under the name Ford Fiesta ST Plus. Ford has been cagey about developing a...
  • Tesla speaks to your watch and garage door

    If you’re not already aware, 2016 is the year of ‘making your car reverse out the garage by using your watch.’ BMW is doing it with the 7 Series, Mercedes with the E Class, and now Tesla with the Model S P85D. All this aside, this interface is one...
  • Now in SA: Ford Focus EcoBoost with Powershift

    Another day, another Ford. Or should we say another derivative flourish within the model range. This time around the Ford Focus range has been expanded for 2016 to include four new 1.0 EcoBoost Powershift models. The Powershift and EcoBoost combination is available on hatch and sedan models in both...