| BMW i3 – A 5-Door Sedan Urban Electric Car |
| When you notice the unorthodox naming convention, a prefixed lower case ‘i, the association is even less BMW, despite the 3. If they added a zero, it could have been a Hyundai i30. |
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| The Chevrolet Chevy II – A Compact Automobile (Part 1) |
| The Chevy II came on the scene in 1962 and was an instant smash in the emerging economy car class. Not only was it rock-solid and reliable, but with the Corvair combined to sell nearly 620,000 units. This gave Chevy an unbeatable one-two punch in this market niche. |
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| New Audi Quattro – The Legend Returns (Part 3) |
| Around midday, both sports cars meet at the local filling station. The new car has a 90-liter tank, which is big enough to provide a 644 km/l range, despite the hefty average fuel consumption of 7.08 km/l. |
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| New Audi Quattro – The Legend Returns (Part 2) |
| Most concepts are cramped compromises, but the F13 is different. Even though the rear passenger compartment is no roomier than that of the A5, driver and passenger enjoy the spaciousness of an A7. |
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| New Audi Quattro – The Legend Returns (Part 1) |
| When Audi invented the Quattro back in 1984, it changed everything: rallying, road-car dynamics and Audi’s reputation. Thirty years on they’ve done it again – and we’ve got the only drive |
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| 118d Vs A 180 CDI – Face Value (Part 3) |
| This is where it gets really interesting. The BMW we expect to be a sprightly performer, while we hope that the little Mercedes will fill the shoes its badge brings. I started with the 118d, because it was the first to arrive. |
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| 118d Vs A 180 CDI – Face Value (Part 2) |
| Given the badge, it is only fair to expect the best quality interior and materials around you, no matter which of the two you get into. And, yes, they don’t disappoint. |
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| 118d Vs A 180 CDI – Face Value (Part 1) |
| Does owning a smaller car from a premium brand take away from the experience? We take Stuttgart’s and Bavarla’s smallest offerings in the country around town to find out |
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| KTM RC390 : Racer built to thrill |
| And while one second is an eternity in racing, consider this: The superbike racer - a 1,000cc, fully modified production bike - produces in excess of 200bhp while the puny Moto3 machine - a 250cc, single-cylinder bike - pushes out only 50bhp, 10bhp less than BMW's 650cc C600 Sport scooter. |
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| MERCEDES-BENZ ML400 : Burly Benz offers brisk ride |
| The last M-class we drove was the ML350. While we could not complain about its level of refinement, we did have an issue with the adequacy of its 3.5-litre V6 motor, which had to haul 2.1 tonnes of German sheet metal. |
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| BMW i3 : Electric charger |
| W's i3 was launched here barely four months ago and it is already the best-selling electric car on the market, with orders breaching the two dozen mark. |
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| 1996 Toyota 4Runner – A Mid-Size Sport Utility Vehicle |
| There’s this principle that people attending business school will quote endlessly. The story goes like this: a chief executive may only be able to take a company to a certain level, and sometimes it takes new blood to bring the company to a higher plane. |
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| 1996 Ford Ranger – A Good Truck |
| This truck has no name, no identity. What was once a vision by its previous owner has now turned into nothing more than a pristine example of an unfinished dream. |
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| 1995 Mustang – Rival Son |
| For Joey Keown, he didn’t have to wait too long after pedaling around the neighborhood before he had his first Mustang, this ’95. His parents bought the then-wrecked car when Joey was just 12. |
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| 2015 Mustang – The Sixth Generation Of The Iconic Pony Car (Part 1) |
| Because it fades away the moment you see the new car, it’s good to recall that originally the sketch pads were blank. Ford could have gone anywhere with the ’15 Mustang’s design, but as we see, they avoided many temptations and executed a sublimely evolutionary step forward. |
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| 2014 Roush RS3 – Size Four Teen |
| The great thing about this job is that we get to drive the baddest Mustangs on the planet. Unfortunately, when we’re able to drive the baddest Mustangs’ little brothers, they might not shine as bright as their more powerful stable-mates. |
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| 1991 Ford 5.0 GT – Solar Flair |
| Truly one of the greatest aspects of the high-performance car hobby is the vast array of visions, priorities, and preferences that differentiate one car and owner from the next. Taking this theme one step further, one may conclude that no two cars are the same. |
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| Infiniti FX30D S Premium – Nosy Neighbour (Part 2) |
| Once opened, we visited the Infiniti Cape Town dealer on two occasions, the first for the FX30d’s scheduled 15 000 km service and the second to attend to a few niggles. As this dealership doesn’t have a workshop, the vehicle was sent to a nearby Nissan franchise for its service. |
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