Peter Palm

CHOBE, Botswana – Thanks to its success in the Dakar Rally (and similarly gruelling off-road events), Toyota Gazoo Racing has become something of household name in recent years. And with the Hilux now celebrating 50 years of service in South Africa, it’s the perfect time to launch the GR-Sport ...

We adore this pint-sized but capable off-roader... The Daihatsu brand was first introduced to South Africa in 1983 when the local Alfa Romeo factory built the popular Charade and Charade Turbo. The Terios was introduced in 1997 as an affordable go-anywhere car and continued as a popular purchase in ...

We help choose the ideal car for your needs and your budget: this time, a compact crossover for under R300k... Know how much you can spend on a car but haven’t made up your mind which one to buy? Each month, we recommend two sensible options plus a quirky choice. Smaller crossovers and SUVs have ...

A versatile fastback with true French flair... In the early 1960s, Renault was known for its rear-engined, rear-wheel-drive 8 and 10 models. The inevitable switch to front/front started with the Renault 4, with the “16” models joining the party in 1966. Packaging To make full use of the ...

A puller, not a pusher, this big Audi found many fans... This second generation of big front-wheel-driven Audis was developed by a team headed by the famous ex-chairman of the Volkswagen Group board, Ferdinand Piëch. Although the initial entry-level C2-generation 100 models used a familiar four-cylinder ...

We help choose the ideal car for your needs and your budget: this time, a small crossover for under R250k... Know how much you can spend on a car but haven’t made up your mind which one to buy? Each month, we recommend two sensible options no older than three years, plus a left-field choice. ...

A pugnacious, locally designed workhorse... In 1972, General Motors decided to produce a bakkie in the land of braaivleis, rugby and sunny skies (as Chevrolet’s catchy advertising jingle described South Africa at the time). Originally nicknamed “The Pug”, the official name – ...

SITGES, Spain – Sometimes, facelifts are just that: purely visual tweaks often centred on the vehicle's countenance. But occasionally an automaker also uses the opportunity presented by a mid-cycle update to introduce under-the-skin changes. And the latter is exactly what has happened with the ...

Few things are sweeter than the sound of a well-tuned car engine. How does this cylinder-born symphony reach the driver? Moving from the rural ages to the industrial, the sounds around us gradually progressed from the animal to the mechanical. Although never as versatile, scary or enjoyable as nature’s ...