4×4

  • Drive Review: Discovery Sport could be all the car you need

    Another SUV but this one has a different slant Of the tougher variety compared to the run-of-the-mill family of SUVs because the Discovery Sport can be optioned with 7 seats as well as being able to cross terrain other than a soggy football field. Potentially this is the only...
  • Drive Test: New Lexus RX 350 will add years to your life

    Lexus has stiffened the new 2020 RX 350 F-Sport. Oh dear, does that mean it’s forgone all comfort to chase after a superfluous Nurburgring laptime?  Were that the case it would put the new Lexus RX on a collision course with macho opposition that frankly Lexus doesn’t want or...
  • Test Drive: Amarok Canyon (2020) is visually striking

    Special editions are no longer the preserve of elite supercars. In South Africa the bakkie segment is guilty of concocting its own bling elements or matte paintwork – sometimes at the same time – used to reinvigorate sales particularly at the end of a product lifecycle. Taking the bait...
  • 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,...
  • Meet Suzuki’s Giant Killer, the All-New Jimny

     The highly anticipated fourth-generation Suzuki Jimny is finally available in South Africa. After a successful 20-year run of the previous third-generation model, Suzuki looks determined to release another cult-classic, and after driving it, we can surely see that they’re headed in a good direction.   DESIGN The design of...
  • We drive the limited edition 2018 Hilux Dakar

    4x4s provide the ability to go anywhere, but if you’re like me, the only time you go off-road is when you’re at a 4×4 facility or on a course.  I find it admirable when people go “off the road” and explore uncharted territories like the Camel Men of old.  But...
  • Navara 4×2 Double Cab now on sale

    Nissan SA has expanded its Navara range with a 4×2 Double Cab model. The model features new technology, a more refined ride and a spacious interior. The interior of the new Navara is spacious thanks to its tilted rear-seats and impressive dimensions. It’s also packed with nifty technology, like...
  • Road Test: Mitsubishi Pajero Sport 2.4 D4 4×4

        It’s the urban-orientated ASX that permits Mitsubishi to build a serious off-road SUV in the mould of the Pajero Sport and unapologetically reference Pajero’s back catalogue of rugged invincibility while engaging with the same faithful crowd as before. There are a number of USPs too, which we’ll...
  • Is Renault’s Duster the most economical 4×4 on sale today?

    Renault’s Duster has flown below the radar when it’s economy, but it also has another trick up it’s sleeve. After experiencing the Duster on soft sand and bushveld I was convinced the dusters 4×4 lock mode would pretty much take me anywhere. It doesn’t have the ground clearance of more...