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  • Your Uber has arrived: We drive the 2018 Honda Amaze

    I’ll spare you any “Amaze-ing” play on words and just tell you why your next Uber ride, might be in the new Honda Amaze. The Sub B compact car segment is one that has been dominated by the Polo Sedan and Toyota Etios with Honda holding 5% of the...
  • Road Test: 2018 Haval H6C 2.0T Luxury

    I take the powerful Chinese SUV, the Haval H6C for a drive around the peninsula and walk away with some interesting thoughts… I’ve never driven a Chinese car before.  I’ve driven a few posing as Europeans but never an actual Chinese car so when Haval confidently called me to...
  • BMW X4 Makes it’s Debut in South Africa

    A few weeks ago we headed to Durban to sample the X4, and learn why the M40i model is in fact not just a flagship, but a focus of the BMW brand. M40i is very special, but not just because of that engine Engage Sport + Mode and enjoy the...
  • VW Arteon: The Prettiest VW Ever?

    It’s called the “Halo effect”, and according to proponents of this phenomenon,  attractive men and woman get treated differently in our societies.  They get treated better. Similarly, the difference can be experienced when driving an old beat up rust bucket, vs driving something like this, the incredibly attractive VW...
  • Quick Review: Polo GTi. Why even bother with a Golf?

    I drive the Polo Gti for a few days and realise that VW probably doesn’t make any bad cars, in fact, this one is so good, It makes me wonder what the point of a Golf GTi is. Over the years the Polo has grown and grown in size,...
  • Road Test: Frugal Qashqai is a no-brainer in todays climate!

    By now we’ve all lost track of how often fuel prices have been on the rise, and motorists are now, more than ever having to look for frugal alternatives that are also practical and spacious. Well look no further than the diesel-sipping Qashqai, it’s a keeper! Qashqai, Fords Ecosport...
  • Launch drive: Renault Megane RS

    Renault has just launched it’s Golf competitor, the Megane RS Lux. A slightly less hardcore version of the RS much like VW’s warmest hatch.  Later this year the ”Clubsport” version will arrive and cost exactly the same price. We take drive the Megane RS Lux around Aldo Scribante and...
  • Road Test: Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace 2.0 TDI 4Motion

    The Tiguan is one of my favourite SUVs, especially in R Design form and it’s basically a GTI with more space and all-wheel drive. The Allspace tries to pull a similar trick.  By feeling like a compact car, that seats 7.  But what’s It like to drive for a...
  • Yes, it really is a MAZDA!

      It must be hard for manufacturers to compete with one another. Everyone is doing things better, cheaper and faster. In the meantime, Mazda has quietly been working at improving and upgrading its cars and over the last few years a total revamp of most of its model line...