Less than 10 of the 500 units globally are heading to SA. Back in the 1970s, Alfa Romeo was so popular in South Africa that there were more Alfas on SA roads than any other country in the world except Italy. In the decades since then, the brand has faded … Read more
Not just discontinued it but killed its legacy in the country completely. A little while back, a Mazda MX-5 landed in my garage at work. No, it wasn’t my own MX-5, Sakura, but rather a white MX-5 RF on loan from Mazda SA as a press test unit. Those who … Read more
I didn’t just mess up, I went full retard and broke an Aston Martin embargo. There is nothing more sacred as a motoring journalist than an embargo, or at least, if there is, I’m nowhere near high profile enough a writer to know what it is. It’s something that’s been … Read more
By now, I’ve introduced you to Sakura the MX-5. In the little more than 2 years that I’ve had my NB MX-5, I’ve come to love the experience. Getting back into an old MX-5 after a slew of modern test cars simply cements in my mind that I bought the … Read more
The automotive world is changing. Bit by bit, day by day, things are deviating from the car scene I knew growing up. Station wagons are the enemy, naturally aspirated engines are dying, and the engine as a whole is being phased out in favour of electrification. Worse still, the world … Read more
Growing up in my household, we cared little for football or rugby or whatever other sport may have been on TV. No, when I was a child, Formula 1 was a religion, and you were a devout follower of one of two sects: Ferrari or McLaren. Either way, come race … Read more
And how a simple phone call reminded me of why I chose this career. Just this past week, a Facebook memory reminded me that a little more than a year ago, I spent just under half an hour on the phone with Christian von Koenigsegg, talking everything from the Gemera … Read more
