Driving Impressions

CAPE TOWN, Western Cape – In a bid to quench the global – and not to forget, local – market’s thirst for crossovers, myriad manufacturers have set out to stop every existing gap (regardless how small) in their respective SUV/crossover portfolios. Case in point: the Volkswagen ...

CAPE TOWN, Western Cape – Suzuki has become synonymous with characterful and fun-to-drive compact cars. In 2016, the Japanese automaker looked to transfer these characteristics into a package that falls in a segment – the small crossover segment – that’s become increasingly popular ...

CAPE TOWN, Western Cape – Born in 1979, the Geländewagen has soldiered on for more than four decades, with three generations of humankind coming to adore Mercedes-Benz’s terrain vehicle (the English translation for Geländenwagen, if you were wondering) which, in the year 1990, was ...

CAPE TOWN, Western Cape – It's become quite clear that South Africans want crossovers in their driveways. Current entry-level offerings in this body shape, though, are limited to the (rapidly expanding) sub-four-metre segment, which include the likes of the Suzuki Vitara Brezza, Honda WR-V and ...

GAUTENG – As highlighted by Peugeot at the local launch of the new 2008, according to a new car buyer survey, the number one characteristic influencing a consumer when purchasing a small SUV/crossover is its appearance. However superficial this may sound, owning a vehicle that demands a second ...

CAPE TOWN, Western Cape – "Affordable motoring" is a term I hear increasingly often. More and more buyers are looking for a car that won’t cost an arm and a leg to purchase outright and – just as importantly – will be cheap to maintain in the long run. Thankfully, there are ...

With just two confirmed examples left in the world, we drive the only Jensen Continental Tourer in South Africa... To many, the pre-Second World War era was a golden age of motoring design. Fuel consumption and aerodynamics weren’t priorities. The exuberance of car design back then resulted in ...

CAPE TOWN, Western Cape – "Change is easy. Improvement is far more difficult." Google this quote and you’ll find these eight words were spoken by Austrian-German engineer and founder of Porsche, Dr Ferdinand Porsche. However difficult improvement may be, the Stuttgart-based automaker ...

JOHANNESBURG, Gauteng - A 2 000 km road trip provides a wonderful opportunity to learn more about a given vehicle. That's exactly what we did with the updated Toyota Land Cruiser Prado. What's new? The most significant change is the drivetrain. The update of the 2,8-litre, four-cylinder turbodiesel ...