Ray Leathern is an A1 sympathiser and has been from the very start. What will he make of the über A1 Sportback S Line? Deep in the no-fly zone of [...]
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
SA Car Fan’s 2012 Mid-Year Roundup
Can you believe that it’s half way through 2012 already? At SA Car Fan we definitely can. We’ve been keeping ourselves pretty busy out on South Africa’s roads, burning a [...]
Road Test: Subaru XV 2.0 Lineartronic CVT
My personal opinion of engineers is that they’re hardly the life of a dinner party. They can hold their own if the conversation turns to ‘absolute zero’, gaming and bridge [...]
Road Test: Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupé
The history of AMG is a little more obscure than that of any other ‘in house’ tuning company. This Mercedes-Benz produced video on the history of AMG gives an interesting [...]
Road Test: Rolls-Royce Ghost
Many people equate brilliance in car terms, with 0 – 100 km/h times, top speed and now, funnily enough, eco considerations like litres per 100 km and CO2 emissions. There [...]
Road Test: BMW 328i Steptronic
Ray Leathern drove the new BMW 3 Series at the local launch and says he knows it’s, “one helluva car”, but dug a little deeper to discover whether it’s the [...]
First Drive: Lexus GS350 & GS450h
Ray Leathern drives the new Lexus GS models and manages to stay awake. In fact, he wasn’t just awake, he was pleasantly shocked by the new personality of the GS [...]
First Drive: Alfa Romeo Twin Clutch Transmission (TCT)
Up until now we’ve only really had the Germans who could pull off double clutch magic in an everyday road car. The Volkswagen DSG system being the most prominent and [...]
First Drive: Honda Civic Hatchback
It is as much a part of South African society as Mrs. Balls or Koo baked beans, it’s been here as long as we’ve had television and, if you weren’t [...]
