Car reviews

JOHANNESBURG, Gauteng – Looking for a B-segment hatchback? Well, you’re positively spoilt for choice at the moment. In years gone by, C-segment hatches seemed to be the go-to purchases but that's no longer the case, thanks in part to the continued rise of the crossover. However, smaller offerings, ...

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 ...

Toyota and Isuzu join the beefed-up bakkie race. The former brings Dakar experience while the latter gets its mojo from Iceland... It began with the Ford Ranger Raptor. It was the first bakkie that could back up its bulked-up appearance with pukka off-road racing performance (in contrast to the many ...

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 ...

BMW has placed a hefty burden of responsibility on its revived 8 Series. Does it deliver? We test the M850i... Penned by the brand’s most senior designer, the new 8 Series range faces a responsibility that goes beyond something as simple as paying homage to the magical E31 8 Series Coupé ...

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 ...

German-influenced it may be but the new Toyota Supra has a character distinct from its Continental twin... The realisation dawns a few minutes after you first set off in the A90-generation Toyota Supra: it feels different to a BMW Z4 M40i. Sure, the exhaust note is clearly Bavarian and you’ll ...

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 ...