News from around the wheel
Isuzu made waves in the local press when it was announced that, following the departure of Chevrolet from South Africa, they would be acquiring General Motors’ manufacturing plant in Port Elizabeth, where they would continue to build the KB bakkie, as well as investing further capital into the brands presence on the African continent. And... Continue Reading →
Last week, a very talented and notorious South African journalist by the name of Miles Keylock, referred to me as 'the demon of motoring journalism'. I took it as a compliment. Proceeding with his lecture, he went to talk about the use of language and how we make use of language to project a... Continue Reading →
I’m going to let you in a bit of secret when it comes to motoring journalism. Though I’m sure it may come as a shock to some of you, but like film critics or people who supposedly can differentiate the vintage between two identical bottles of wine by simply sniffing it, test driving cars... Continue Reading →
I return home to Cape Town to find Jeremy Clarkson sitting on my desk. Bless my mother for remembering my reading habits. The Top Gear Years is actually one of the nutter’s latest offerings. I have been reading Clarkson for the last seven years, in which his books have tackled every topic he has ever... Continue Reading →
One can comprehend my surprise and shock that, upon returning home to Cape Town for the September holidays, I discovered that the old man had gone car shopping in my absence. How dare he! How dare he exclude me, the self-proclaimed motoring guru of the family, from the selection and process of finding a new... Continue Reading →
Many of you dear readers may not recall this, but in my review of the Hyundai Creta a few months back, I took a few shots at how the preferred type of car for the commuting city soccer mom was a either a mini- or regular-sized SUV, even though the majority of SUVs driven by... Continue Reading →
At the end of July, CAR Magazine ran an online story into how using the configurator on the German automaker's website, they took a base-model BMW 3-Series and attempted to make it as expensive as possible by way of optional packages and equipment. the result of this little experiment was that this luxury sedan, which... Continue Reading →
Yeah, this is the first time I’ve heard of this car as well. Truth be told, the time it took for the Velar to go from official debut to the production line begs belief, with the all-new SUV now available to order from Land Rover dealerships just six months after it was unveiled at the... Continue Reading →
The B-segment SUV market was recently refreshed with the launch of BMW’s all-new X3. This week sees a response from Audi. The launch of the second-generation of their medium-sized 4x4, the Q5. Launched globally back in 2008 and introduced in South Africa the year after, the Q5 has sold more than 1.6 million units worldwide,... Continue Reading →
Entry-level motorists have been awarded a refreshed offering with the arrival of the new Kia Picanto, the third generation of the South Korean brand’s budget hatchback. On the outside, The Picanto has demonstrated the current evolution of car design from curves to edges, taking on an even more youthful approach to its design than... Continue Reading →
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