Terence Steenkamp

JOHANNESBURG – Interestingly, according to Peugeot Citroën South Africa MD, Xavier Gobille, the brand's research into the potential response to Citroën’s reintroduction to the South African market showed few motorists were aware it had ever left the country back in 2016. Many ...

BERLIN, Germany – Before I explain why the Taycan – part of a six billion euro group investment into current and future electric vehicles – is superb, let’s dispense with a potential chink in its armour: Porsche says the Turbo S can reach 412 km before its 93,4 kWh batteries need ...

STELLENBOSCH, Western Cape – Considering it’s 2019 and alternative propulsion tech is all the rage, it’s surprising how few rivals the Volvo XC90 T8 has at its price point. In fact, there’s only one: Lexus’ RX450h. Range Rover’s Sport P400e is nearly R400 000 ...

Long-term test (Introduction): Volkswagen Arteon 2,0 TDI R-Line DSG I have a confession to make: I adore sedans. As much as crossovers appeal with their do-anything ability and adventurous designs, few vehicle styles are as pleasant as four-door notchbacks (aside from station wagons, but that argument ...

MONTAGU, Western Cape – According to the Pythagoreans, the number 10 symbolised a new beginning. Ten can also represent a poisoned chalice – just ask the newest resident of 10 Downing Street... In the facelifted Ford Mustang, however, that number signifies a positive turn, as I recently found ...

MADRID, Spain - Any discussion on the Mercedes-AMG A45 S is inevitably peppered with hot hatch superlatives: its new 2,0-litre powertrain is the world’s most powerful series-production four-cylinder engine; its claimed 0-100 km/h sprint time dips under four seconds; it could cost more than a million ...

FLORHAM PARK, NEW JERSEY – The ribbon of tarmac ahead snakes left, then right before upstate New York’s lush greenery engulfs it in the far distance. We might have found the US’ bendiest road … and the speed limit is a miserable 45 mph. That crawl speed is made more frustrating ...

CAPE TOWN – Think what you will of the contradiction in terms that is the coupé-crossover, but buyers adore their combination of style and decent dose of practicality. BMW and Mercedes-Benz do a roaring trade in lowered versions of their stock SUVs (nearly half a million X6s have been sold ...

GEORGE – Do you know Ford SA sells more Ranger double cabs than Toyota SA does Hilux double cabs? Or that Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa contributes more than 1% to South Africa's overall GDP, a large percentage fed by local production of the Ranger? The big bakkie is nothing other than ...