Ray Leathern is happy Renault persisted with the latest Megane hatchback. The new 1.6-litre dCi engine can’t help but sway the game in Renault’s direction with its frugal manner. If [...]
About Ray Leathern
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. Follow Ray on Twitter.Author Archive | Ray Leathern
Lotus Launches Fully-Loaded Evora Sports Racer
I was privileged enough to visit the Lotus factory back in 2008, on the very day the last of the first consignment of Lotus Evoras came off the production for [...]
Road Test: 2012 Suzuki Jimny
Very few people know that the man who engineered this little Suzuki was actually a fan of the talking Cricket, Jiminy Cricket, from Walt Disney’s animated classic, Pinocchio. That’s not true. [...]
Road Test: Suzuki Grand Vitara 2.4
Welcome to Suzuki’s biggest SUV and yet size-wise it’s still no bigger than an equivalent Volkswagen Tiguan, Kia Sportage, Nissan X-Trail and Toyota RAV4. Yes, the Grand Vitara is a [...]
Road Test: Infiniti EX37 GT
Ray Leathern finds the second act in Infiniti’s premium double bill less convincing than the FX. Welcome to Infiniti’s newest crossover utility vehicle (CUV). It’s called the EX37 and it’s [...]
Road Test: Lexus GS350 EX
Ray Leathern gets two handfuls of the new Lexus GS350 EX. He comes away from the experience thinking it’s a complicated, comfortable, but still a purposefully rendered piece of machinery. [...]
Road Test: Mercedes-Benz ML 350 BlueEfficiency
Ray Leathern ponders the enigmatic intangibles that make a great motoring experience just so, well… tangible.
First Drive: Audi S6 And S8 Quattro
Ray Leathern is happy to report that the brutal, bahn-storming, Quattro Audis he knows and loves are back with a vengeance in S-model guise. After two days of pile-driving through [...]
Road Test: Suzuki Swift Sport
The Suzuki Swift Sport is the halo model for the new Suzuki Swift range that was introduced to South Africa a year ago. I didn’t particularly enjoy the road behaviour [...]
Road Test: Fiat Doblo Cargo Maxi 1.6 Multijet
It’s a rare occasion that we review a commercial vehicle, but Ray Leathern loved the Fiat Doblo so much, we wonder if he shouldn’t trade in his Polo shirt for [...]
