Driving Impressions

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 ...

PORT ELIZABETH, Eastern Cape – “Bakkie” is a term fully owned by South Africa. Yet, when applied to a V6-powered Volkswagen Amarok, it doesn’t seem to fit. Indeed, “pick-up” works better, but feels, well, a little too American. Whatever constitutes the most appropriate ...

CAPE TOWN – Back in 2003, the Atos was one of the key models that gave Hyundai a foothold, not just in our market but globally, becoming something of a go-to model for affordable but dependable motoring. Now, 16 years and more than 45 000 units later, the Hyundai Atos has returned to our shores ...

JOHANNESBURG – “Lite”. It's a term used to describe products lacking in certain aspects. Foodstuffs, such as low-fat margarine, are often labelled as such in relation to their similar but higher-in-calorie counterparts. This tag has also been applied to the new BMW M340i xDrive, with ...

MUNICH, Germany – When I stood alongside the first-generation BMW X6, I thought it was way too big for a coupé-style car. Perhaps we get used to all manner of disagreeable things but, when I first laid eyes on it, I did not have the same thoughts with this third generation that arrives locally ...

FRANSCHHOEK – Recently confirmed as the next point-of-focus in terms of Porsche’s all-electric future, the refreshed Macan package is set for a radical overhaul as it evolves to become the second all-electric offering – alongside the Taycan – in the Stuttgart-based company’s ...

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 ...

MONACO – The principality of Monaco on the French Riviera may span just two square kilometres but within its narrow borders reside some of the wealthiest people in the world. In 2018, it was speculated that up to 30 percent of Monaco’s nearly 40 000-strong population were euro millionaires. ...