First Drive – Volvo XC40 Lands in SA

It’s not every day a car brand launches into a new territory, particularly when that brand is Volvo – the Swedish brand known as much for playing it safe as they are for safety itself.  And yet at the launch event for the new Volvo XC40 in Fourways, I found … Read more

First Drive – Mini Countryman in SA

MINI purists will remember when the original MINI got a little bit bigger.  The brand grew the tiny commuter into the likes of the Clubman, and the original Austin Mini Countryman – affectionately known as ‘Woody’.  But when new Minis, no longer as tiny as they once were, got bigger … Read more

Review – Mercedes-Benz GLA250 4MATIC

So you’re thinking of buying an A-Class?  Don’t.  There are many better hatches available, and even within the Mercedes-Benz stable there’s something better.  It may be considered a crossover, but the Mercedes-Benz GLA250 is a Mercedes hatchback done right.  I’ll explain…   I’ve never really been much of a fan … Read more

New Mazda CX-5 revealed

The Mazda CX-5 was hardly long in the tooth, having only been launched originally in 2012.  But alas, 4 years down the line and there’s a new CX-5 that has debuted at the LA Auto Show.  Mazda claim it to be an ‘all new’ Mazda CX-5 – but the likelihood … Read more

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