DRIVEN: Lexus ES250 EX
FRANSCHHOEK, Cape Town – With the underrated Lexus GS no longer offered locally – and considering the previous ES sedan was the marque’s bestselling four-door… Read more →
Terence Steenkamp
When CAR's acting editor Terence isn't busy critiquing test vehicles' ride qualities or poking fun at technical editor Nicol, he spends his time daydreaming about owning a silver Mercedes-Benz 280SL "Pagoda".
DRIVEN: Renault Duster 1,5 dCi Prestige EDC 4×2
SABIE, Mpumalanga – In an era where technological one-upmanship, homogenous designs and an unrelenting quest for ultimate performance and efficiency often muddle the appeal of… Read more →
DRIVEN: BMW X4 xDrive20i and X4 xDrive20d Steptronic
DURBAN, KwaZulu-Natal – Coupé crossovers may have their detractors but they are undeniably popular. Here’s a statistic for the naysayers (welcome to the club!): since… Read more →
DRIVEN: Lexus UX200 and UX250h
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Lexus has long been a purveyor of fine SUVs. The first RX, for example, was launched 20 years ago just as the… Read more →
DRIVEN: BMW M5 Competition M xDrive M Steptronic
RONDA, Spain – Alongside the new BMW M2 Competition (read my impressions here), we also had a chance to experience the M5 Competition on the… Read more →
DRIVEN: BMW M2 Competition M-DCT
RONDA, Spain – Please join me on a trip down memory lane as we revisit Performance Shootout 2017 and specifically the first-generation M2. As has become… Read more →
Long-term test: Peugeot 3008 1,6 THP Active AT
Long-term test (Introduction): Peugeot 3008 1,6 THP Active AT I am sitting in the driver’s seat on the first day of 365 with Peugeot’s 3008,… Read more →
DRIVEN: Nissan Micra 66 kW Turbo Acenta
CAPE TOWN – Nissan should never have drastically altered the character of the Micra when it replaced the quirky third-generation car (the first offered here)… Read more →
DRIVEN: Hyundai i20 1,4 Active MT
FRANSCHHOEK – The Hyundai i20 is a bona fide success story in our market. Since its local launch in July 2009 – which, incidentally, I… Read more →
DRIVEN: Bentley Continental GT
AUSTRIA – The Continental GT is the most successful Bentley in history … With nearly 70 000 units of the first-generation model – launched in… Read more →