Terence Steenkamp

HERMANUS – Haval and its mother company, Great Wall Motors, report only aggregate sales figures to Naamsa each month. On the recent launch of the facelifted H2, however, local representatives lifted the veil to reveal Haval’s small crossover has been finding between 400 and 500 buyers ...

Long-term test (Introduction): Renault Duster 1,5 dCi Techroad 4x2 EDC Perhaps because of my endearing love of the first car I owned, a 1982 Mazda 323 hatch, or secretly pining for the mint-condition Citi Golf that I should never have sold, there remains something special about a back-to-basics, no-frills ...

ABU DHABI, UAE – I had first and last driven a Lamborghini Huracán for the January 2015 issue as the CAR crew wound its way from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth for our annual Performance Shootout road trip. Somewhat fortuitously, as we polished our plans for this year’s event along a ...

MAGALIESBURG – Let’s deal with the new flagship Velar’s name first: it should really sport the SVR label, reserved for Jaguar Land Rover’s most powerful performance models. Because the Velar SVAutobiography is an SVR in all but name. As evidence, consider the 405 kW and 680 N.m ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...