Although big, petrol-powered SUVs are in the news these days for all the wrong reasons, they retain great inherent appeal. After all, when buying a fairly pricey, luxurious SUV, you want a degree of performance and... Read More
Volkswagen’s GTI badge remains one of the most famous and iconic in the automotive world, but even VW itself has admitted that recent products have not done the moniker justice. As Golf 3 and 4 evolved into plusher,... Read More
Now that Range Rover is in the Ford stable, it was only a matter of time before the previous BMW engines got the boot. In its revised form the Range Rover sports not only an engine from British stable mate Jaguar, but... Read More
If all people went car shopping while wearing their sensible shoes, the roads would be dominated by diesel hatchbacks such as this VW Golf 1,9 TDI. In many ways they represent a perfect all-round package, offering... Read More
If you thought Volkswagen’s iconic GTI badge has been through some trying times of late, then spare a thought for Opel’s GSi moniker. Following a decade of near invincibility on South African racing circuits,... Read More
To say the first-generation Mercedes-Benz A-Class had a problematic birth is to put it mildly. Not only did it tip over in that controversial Swedish “Elk-test”, the interior quality was never quite regarded as... Read More
For BMW, its 3 Series model is the goose that keeps on producing the golden eggs. No wonder, then, that generation after generation it is the model BMW is most cautious about. Even knowing that, fans of the brand must... Read More
