• Audi Q3

    Road Test: The 2019 Audi Q3

    Audi is on one of their biggest product offenses of all time. It kicked off with the launch of the new Audi RS4 Avant and RS5 Sportback, as well as the new Audi Q8, but the German manufacturer is shifting their focus from the high-end models to their top-sellers...
  • Jaguar F-Pace SVR South Africa

    Drive Test: Jaguar F-Pace SVR (2019) is hilarious fun

    What is an old Jaguar F-Pace doing under latest reviews? Well, if you press your ear very close to this screen the venomous hiss and crackle of a supercharged 5.0-litre V8 might still be trailing in our wake – immortalised on paper like it is to my inner ear...
  • Volkswagen Golf R South Africa

    The Volkswagen Golf R – Unrestricted Performance Comes Standard

    Think of a hot-hatch. Chances are you thought of the Volkswagen Golf R first, and you’d be right to do so. The hot-hatch market is bigger than ever right now, and Volkswagen’s top contended has been upgraded to maintain its spot at the front of the pack. Volkswagen South...
  • Subaru WRX STI Diamond Edition SA

    Drive Test: Subaru STI Diamond Edition tuned to 260kW

    Apply the growing mindset that the SUV will save the sportscar and you might reach the conclusion that Subaru’s gradual expansion of lifestyle vehicles like the XV and new Forester would allow Subaru to develop and fund its WRX 90s niche into the year 2019. When that doesn’t come...
  • Mercedes-Benz V-Class

    Drive Test: Facelifted 2019 Mercedes-Benz V-Class

    Mercedes-Benz recently announced that their Mercedes-Benz V-Class luxury MPV would be receiving a facelift, and I headed down to Cape Town to sample the new van as soon as it arrived in South Africa.  The facelift brings the majority of changes to the design of the V-Class. Outside, there...
  • Lexus RC F South Africa

    Drive Test: Lexus RC F (2019) is a sheep in wolf’s clothing

    Is the RC F the closest Lexus to the LFA Yes, but that’s still very, very far away to ply the word influencer. In broad strokes the new RC F is aimed at the BMW M4 and Mercedes C 63. Like all sporty Lexuses, there’s of lick of a...
  • Mazda3 South Africa 2019

    Drive Test: New Mazda3 (2019) looks super sharp

    Whoa, is that a concept? Sharp eyeball-slicing styling around the front overhangs certainly canvasses many of Mazdas mouth-watering concept cars (less so on the sedan) as a very deliberate attempt to challenge the more conservative German brands.  New Mazda3 is capable of stirring the proverbial pot. Mazda South Africa...
  • Drive Test: New (2019) CLS 53 AMG is a smooth operator

    AMG Über Alles. From the athletic garnish high up the option list of every new model to the complete ‘one man: one engine’ rigmarole, AMG has evolved into three formalised tiers. Tier one is where the GT-model sportscars belong, tier two shepherds 43 and 53 badging, and above that...
  • Toyota Hilux GR-S South Africa review

    Drive Test: Hilux GR-S (2019) is your Dakar lite

    I thought GR was for sports cars That’s because there’s a necessary distinction to be drawn between GR (Gazoo Racing) and GR-Sport (GR-S). On the performance pyramid, Gazoo Racing is the tip, home to the Supra and Yaris, while GR-S is nearer the base, conforming to suspension and cosmetic...