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Ray Leathern - Contributor at SACarFan.co.za

Ray Leathern has been test driving and critiquing cars for over five years now. He won the South African Guild of Motoring Journalists (SAGMJ) 'Highly Recommended for Internet' prize in 2012, is a member of the SAGMJ committee, as well as being a member of SA's 2012 Car of the Year jury. Ray's passion for motoring knows no bounds. What Ray writes, we read and we suggest you do too. FollowRay on Twitter.

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First Drive: Nissan Leaf EV

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First Drive: 2014 BMW 5 Series And 5 Series GT

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For those who crave the pig iron thrum of old-school American muscle, you have only one new car to choose from: the Chrysler 300C SRT8. It’s been my estimation for […]

Road Test: 2013 Land Rover Freelander 2 Dynamic Si4

Ever since the Range Rover Evoque arrived on the scene, you can’t help but get the impression the Land Rover Freelander has been tossed into the back of the cupboard […]

Road Test: Volvo V40 T5 Elite Geartronic

What the Volvo V40 does is democratise active safety away from the Germans and their big luxury cars. We approve. The Volvo V40 is not a station wagon, Volvo […]

First Drive: 2013 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Range

Ray Leathern meets the new E-Class boss, and he’s exactly the same as the old boss, except for the bits that are different. Mercedes-Benz has done such a convincing job […]

Meet The Ferrari Familia At Kyalami

Ray Leathern travels to Kyalami to meet and drive the Ferrari familia. Does he have the respect and skill to survive 12 hours with La Cosa Nostra? I’m watching ‘The […]

Fancy This Bathurst-winning Group A Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R Race Car?

Over the years the Nissan Skyline GT-R has garnered taglines like ‘Japanese Supercar’ and ‘beast-from-the-east’, which all do justice in explaining this mythical machine. But the one that stuck has […]