• Mercedes C-Class 2018 rear South Africa

    Test Drive: Mercedes C-Class (2018) is the quintessential sedan

    We interrupt Mercedes’ SUV broadcast with a special report: they are still building sedans. Under the ceaseless explosion of SUVs and crossovers, the archetypal sedan is still with us, largely intact and the epitome of controlled ride with correct proportions and weight placement.  The C-Class remains Merc’s top-seller, not...
  • Ford Fiesta

    Drive Test: Ford Fiesta Ecoboost Titanium is a halfway ST

    Vantage and DBS Superleggera. Two models which recently differentiated Fiesta’s oval front grille from the ones sculpted to long, low V12-snouted Aston Martins. But for a supercar maker on the move, Aston is having far fewer headaches compared to Ford. Oh and it’s not the endless spate of Ford...
  • Drive Test: ZED ain’t dead with new (2019) BMW Z4

    The BMW Z4 has it easy. While it shares large helpings of the same architecture as the Toyota Supra, the weight of expectation on the new BMW Z4 is a lot lower. With the Z4 the internet is not erupting with vitriolic criticisms written by irate fans who have...
  • Drive Test: New (2018) Mercedes A-Class will answer back

    So vastly different from all previous generations is the latest A-Class that Mercedes debated giving it a new name. Ergo, in big vibrant font, this is revolutionary and for the first time will team up with a sedan version set for South Africa in early 2019. Even in a...
  • Renault Duster 4x4 in South Africa

    Drive review: New (2019) Renault Duster 4×4 brings more capability

    After spending time with the new Renault Duster 4×2 in the Lowveld last year, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that I would also have the opportunity to test the recently launched Renault Duster 4×4. The latest addition to the Duster product range promises an even more adventure-oriented package,...
  • Porsche GT2 RS

    Drive Test: Chasing Thunder with the 2018 Porsche GT2 RS

    First thing; ignore that price at the end of this feature. Even if you had the necessary R5.5 million from that recent entrepreneurial gambit with Bitcoin you can’t buy a GT2 RS. If only it was that easy – and no this isn’t like the 911R where really limited...
  • Drive review: Toyota RAV4 (2019) gets American influenced design

    When the first Toyota RAV4 was launched it had just 7 competitors, now it has 43. And even amongst all of that, RAV4 has always managed to jostle it’s way to the top of the pile. Over the years it’s morphed from just an SUV Adventure car to a...
  • VW touareg south africa

    Drive Review: VW Touareg (2018) has the tech to go with torque

    For all of Volkswagen’s conquering it does so effortlessly in South Africa with Polo and Golf, there’s an invisible psychological barrier which dissuades buyers from trading in and moving up VW’s ladder. C-Class over Jetta. X5 over Touareg. Customer migration in a segment where profits are high means Touareg’s...
  • BMW 3-Series in South Africa

    7 Things you may not know about the new BMW 3-Series

    Last week saw the launch of BMW’s big seller, the ever popular BMW 3-Series. Here are seven things you may not know about the new 3. #1. It can reverse autonomously for up to 50 meters. Ever pull into a friends driveway and mutter quietly: “I immediately regret this...