Ray Leathern admits he suffers from automotive-induced schizophrenia as a result of his blissful life as a motoring journalist. He recently tested the Range Rover Supercharged Autobiography, which he says [...]
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: Honda CR-Z
Our Ed. has tested the Honda CR-Z before and decided it’s neither an ideal hybrid, nor an ideal sports car, but could prove to be Honda’s next performance legend with [...]
Road Test: Jaguar XFR 5.0 V8 Supercharged
It’s bizarre isn’t it? Jaguar I mean. It’s bizarre that Jaguar has a history including great things like the Mk2, its racing D-Type’s at Le Mans, the gorgeous E-Type, maybe [...]
Road Test: Peugeot RCZ 2.0 HDi
Ray Leathern samples a French car that qualifies as a sports car in every possible way, except for its engine. We all love a good looking coupé. You’re on the [...]
Road Test: Chevrolet Lumina SSV Auto
It’s as old school as a carrier pigeon, but Ray Leathern tries to find some refuge in the simpleton, Aussie engineering, of the V8 Chevy Lumina SSV. This is a [...]
Road Test: Nissan Juke 1.6 DIG-T Tekna
When you first clap eyes on Nissan’s new, very imaginatively styled… and yet very unimaginatively captioned ‘B-segment crossover’, you can’t help but think it’ll land as far from the mark [...]
First Drive: Mercedes-Benz B-Class
When Mercedes-Benz introduced its original A-Class and B-Class city cars a decade ago, it had a difficult trick to pull off when you think about it. Building two relatively uninteresting, [...]
Road Test: Mercedes-Benz SLK 350 BlueEfficiency
This is an admission, no, an about face. After a personal impasse over the new SLK roadster and many clumps of pulled hair from red knuckled hands, I am finally [...]
Road Test: BMW 116i Sport Line
The arrival of a brand new BMW used to be as important as a general election. It only occurred once every couple of years and when it did, there was [...]
