The Indian conglomerate Tata Motors is responsible for some of the coolest Jaguars, Land Rovers and Range Rovers at the minute. Consider the new Range Rover, the Evoque, the Jaguar [...]
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
Road Test: Citroen DS5 THP 200 Sport
It’s not easy to pigeon hole the new Citroën DS5 but that’s exactly what Ray Leathern wants to do. It’s admission time and my admission is that I feel there is [...]
Road Test: Jaguar XKR Coupe
Ray Leathern reckons that despite the cool and calm GT look, Jaguar’s XKR coupé is as close as you’re going to get to good, old fashioned, hooligan, sports car behaviour. [...]
Road Test: Mazda CX-5 2.0 Active Manual
Ray Leathern finds the new Mazda CX-5 soft roader very incapable of zoom-zooming. Maybe it’s because you won’t find the Mazda badge topping a survey of the ten most recognized [...]
Aston Martin To Drop Virage
Aston Martin undoubtedly make cars that stir emotion by virtue of their evocative design and soundtrack. The problem is, there are only two engines and essentially only two cars, namely [...]
Road Test: BMW Z4 sDrive20i
Powerful, hardcore, sports cars are a dying breed. When the end of the world arrives and we’re all washed away into the sea, Ray Leathern wonders if the little, underpowered [...]
BMW Commits To M Badge, For Now
Psychology suggests that most people are change averse and that only under extraordinary circumstances will people embrace change. Well, for our very own car fan, Ray Leathern, BMW’s planned shake [...]
Road Test: Mercedes-Benz E250 Cabrio vs. Audi A5 2.0T Cabrio
Have you noticed how hard it’s getting to find real peace and quite in this world? I’m not just talking about calls, texts, email or twitter notifications on your mobile. [...]
Why Does Jag Always Promise The World?
If this were the teaser to a movie, you would definitely go and see it. In car terms, the Jaguar C-X75 is like Avatar, Terminator II and Titanic all rolled [...]
First Drive: Hyundai i20 Facelift
Not so long ago in the dark and murky past of 2009, South Africa was stuck in a recession. Banks weren’t giving anyone money and car salesmen spent most of [...]
