Driven – Renault launches ltd. edition Kadjar XP

After last year’s launch of the Renault Kadjar – the French version of Nissan’s Qashqai – Renault South Africa has designed to sweeten the deal and thicken the local product offering with a new limited edition model, the Kadjar XP Limited Edition.   The new model variant will be available … Read more

Review: Toyota RSi returns, as an Etios…

The RSi badge is a hallowed one for Toyota enthusiasts.  Just the mere whisper of it sends them into frenzied talk about the old wedge shaped AE82 Conquest RSi.  But those days are long gone, and Toyota has long since had anything worth declaring as a bona fide hot hatch.  … Read more

Volvo S90 vs Franschhoek Pass (Video)

  Franschhoek Pass – one of South Africa’s most scenic driving roads.  As beautiful as it is perilous – perfect then for the stunning new Volvo S90, which is exactly the car we used to tackle the pass on launch.  Our thoughts on the pass, and the new Volvo, in … Read more

Review – Mercedes-AMG CLA45 4Matic

I’m at a complete halt; left foot on the brakes, right foot at the ready over the throttle.  Twist the drive mode selector on the centre console to Sport+, prod the ESC switch to engage Sport ESC mode, and wrap my hands around the leather and Alcantara clad steering wheel.  … Read more

Video Review – Suzuki Grand Vitara 2.4 Summit

The Suzuki Grand Vitara is getting on a bit in age – now 9 years on since its initial introduction.  Along the way minor updates have kept it fresh, but is it fresh enough to keep up with the current crop of small-midsize SUVs?  We found out in our latest … Read more

Video – Driving a 1978 BMW M1 (E26)

It’s not everyday you get offered the chance to drive a classic sports car.  It’s less often still that it’s one of 453 BMW M1s – a mid-engined supercar that started out life as a BMW/Lamborghini collaboration for a one-make racing series.  But this week wasn’t like every other week… … Read more

First Drive – BMW 740e iPerformance

The Cape weather is fair, mildly overcast with the odd speckle of rain as I silently cruise down Baden Powell Drive, coast side in the BMW 740e iPerformance.  The reason for the silence is more than just the supreme sound deadening in the latest BMW 7 Series – it’s because … Read more

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