AS the days and the months and the years roll by, so we re-set our expectations of technical items that we encounter in everyday use. It’s not long ago that mobile phones sported screens little bigger than a postage stamp - if you can remember what those look…

IF ever a brand stood out for representing the Korean commercial renaissance in the automotive world, it is Hyundai. It’s not that long ago that the brand was seen as a cheap alternative to established European and Japanese brands but in the last decade in particular, Hyundai has…

HAVING spent biggest part of my life in an advertising agency environment, I’m more than familiar with exaggerated claims. I raise this apparent irrelevancy in the aftermath of having tested a Honda Civic Sport sedan for a week and then gaining access to the Honda website to acquire…

I HAVE always thought that in South Africa at least, Mazda as a brand has not attracted the level of showroom traffic it deserves. (more…)

I guess not too many people have ever reached the ripe old age of 120 years and not too many car manufacturers are still on the go after all that time, so Opel’s SA importers decided to commemorate this significant passage of time by dressing up its established…

THE more recent history of the Ford Kuga in South Africa at least has been concentrated on rather hot peripheral issues that have done much to tarnish the image of Henry’s mid-size SUV which is a shame as this latest iteration is a very fine example of the…

I’ve spent many, many hours cruising French autoroutes and congested British motorways in an Audi RS5 and could think of few other, if any, high performance cars that could despatch huge distances with such disdainful ease. (more…)

THE Mahindra brand has been making inroads in the South African market with an expanded range of offerings now headed by a refreshed XUV500 model carrying the W10 identifier on its rump to signify it is top dog. (more…)

IN the world of motoring, emotion often overrules good sense such that people buy cars that are impractical and fast-depreciating, and perhaps even unreliable. The lure of flash styling means the heart overrules the head, but for years, the high-performance Golf formula has provided buyers with a blend…