Torquing Cars Jaguar has a lot riding on the success of the new Jaguar XE – the first serious foray into the D-segment saloon segment (I said serious, the X-Type was anything but). It may not be a volume seller in the local market; what with brand bias giving the BMW 3 … Read more
When last I sampled the Opel ADAM S, it was on the confines of a race track on launch – a controlled environment chosen by the manufacturer in which to extol the virtues of their latest hot supermini. But out in the real world, and against real competition, things could … Read more
It is with a heavy heart we have to report that South African racing icon and all round good guy, Gugu Zulu, has died whilst climbing Mt. Kilamanjaro as part of the Nelson Mandela Foundation initiative, #Trek4Mandela. Gugu Zulu and a team of 45 other South Africans, including his … Read more
It’s Europe’s best selling SUV, which isn’t surprising when you consider it’s bigger brother is one of the best selling SUVs ever. But with an increasing weight behind moving to greener technologies, the Volvo XC60 is yet to adopt the full range of Volvo’s Drive-E engines. Ahead of the full … Read more
Hyundai were well ahead of the curve before I think even they knew it. Before the world got obsessed with crossovers and micro-SUVs, Hyundai released the Hyundai Tucson. There have been 3 generations since that first model in 2005, with a brief flirting alphanumeric name change to the IX35 in … Read more
The Opel ADAM ROCKS is second latest model to join the boutique ADAM offering – the latest is the ADAM S we’ll be testing in a few weeks’ time. But gimmicky naming aside (they are getting you to inadvertently proclaim your love for the ADAM), we’d like to know if … Read more
It’s 10:30 in the AM, Sandton and surrounding areas are their usual congestive chaos. I await the street light’s imminent change to green in silence – the norm for modern cars equipped with stop/start technology. But the silence continues as I pull away, and then reach the next intersection… and … Read more
