Driving Impressions

MADRID, Spain – "Smoke him!” The famous line delivered by Vin Diesel in 2001’s The Fast and the Furious when a bright-orange A80 Supra lines up next to Italy’s finest represents something more than just winning a street race.The Supra is a cult car that allows the “working class” to mix it ...

JORDAN – The new, fourth-generation Hyundai Santa Fe wears a face that is quite unlike that of its predecessor, as well as one fairly far removed from anything else in the Korean brand's current range. And this is the sort of approach we can expect from Hyundai from now on, with its new models set ...

CAPE TOWN – Analogue or digital? That question applies to many things in life, from wrist watches to cars. Compare, for example, the W166-generation Mercedes-Benz GLE350d I had the privilege to pilot for a weekend with the recently revealed new-generation GLE. Apart from the obvious styling differences, ...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Lexus has long been a purveyor of fine SUVs. The first RX, for example, was launched 20 years ago just as the market for premium crossovers exploded and every manufacturer scrambled for a slice of this profitable pie. In 2014, soon after the RX entered its fourth (current) generation, ...

CAPE TOWN – It's become widely accepted that the almost immediate (and since sustained) sales success of the original Cayenne of 2003 allowed Porsche to continue investing heavily in the development of its sports cars, ultimately keeping the brand in rude financial health.At least that's how countless ...

JOHANNESBURG – After sampling the 132 kW Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace 2,0 TSI Comfortline 4Motion DSG, we head north to drive the more powerful version. The question is, is the extra grunt really necessary?Behind the wheelWe ended our initial driving impression of the Allspace with the line: "With the ...

JOHANNESBURG – To celebrate BMW South Africa's switch from producing the 3 Series sedan to building the X3 SUV at its Rosslyn Plant in Pretoria, we had the chance to drive several X3 models for more than 1 000 km through Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Limpopo. What better way to learn about a vehicle than ...

CAPE TOWN – By now, you would probably have read our driving impression of the subtly facelifted Hyundai Creta. Well, we also had the chance to sample the updated Tucson on the day.When we jumped out of the Creta into the Tucson 1,6 TGDi Elite 7DCT, it quickly became clear where the extra money went. ...

CAPE TOWN – In many ways, popularity is important. You may just get added to the wedding-of-the-decade guest list, be picked for a top sports team or have your name put forward when a promotion is on the cards. Obviously, you still need the talent to back up the initial trust.The Hyundai Creta has ...