Make the Journey Your Destination
Namibia is a harsh country. With temperatures ranging from above 40 degrees to well below zero, and some of the most challenging road conditions in the world, Land Rover could not have chosen a more apt place for the launch of its New Defender. William Greenjoined the convoy in Kaokoland. While all
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If the popular lifeguard drama Baywatch, celebrating its 30thanniversary this year, was produced in South Africa, Camps Bay in Cape Town – with the impressive The Bay Hotel as a backdrop and an iconic Shelby Mustang on set – would have been the perfect location for it … It has been thirty years since the
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While the latest Eclipse Cross might be faster than a cheetah in going from a standing start to 100 km/h, there are similarities, writes Jim Freemanafter he visited the “J-Cubs” at Kuzuko, a private reserve in the Karoo, in the new turbocharged model from Mitsubishi. There are distinct similarities between the turbo-equipped
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[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTRW1MAo2oM[/embedyt] Mercedes-Benz has taken a new route with its latest junior AMGs by equipping them with a newly-developed in-line power plant, displacing the V-engines used over the last two decades. Designated the 53 range, we decided to put one of these models to the test on the R53, from Swartruggens
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Last month Maserati completed a nearly 10,000 km Tribute to China Grand Tour held to mark the fifteenth anniversary of the Italian manufacturer in the Chinese market and to pay tribute to the traditions and cultural heritage China and Italy share. The Grand Tour, starting in Shanghai, a city famed for
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Big-wheel conversions of local one-ton bakkies by the Icelandic company Arctic Trucks have been around for nearly a decade. But now Isuzu South Africa has introduced the Arctic AT35, the toughest D-Max thus far, as a fully-fledged model in its range, built on a dedicated line in its Port Elizabeth assembly
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Looks-wise the new Range Rover Evoque may be an evolution of the fastest-selling model in the history of Land Rover, yet it offers increased rear legroom, more load space, superior off-road capability, and state-of-the-art connectivity. We experienced the newcomer on a short, diverse route in Gauteng, including a novel 4×4
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New Audi moves the coupé universe Since the arrival of the first crossover coupés with their tapered rooflines a few years ago, his opinion of them has vacillated between lukewarm and loathing, admits Bernie Hellberg Jr. Until the recent arrival of the stellar Audi Q8, that is … in his view
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The UX designation for the latest model from Lexus was derived from the guiding concept to describe its mission as an Urban X-over (crossover) aimed at the modern urban explorer … So we took the hybrid-powered UX 250h SE to explore the Exe River, nowadays known as Hex River Valley. It was around 1700
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Originally conceived as a crossover version of the Impreza the Subaru Forester has matured with every passing generation. But has it stayed true to the Foresters code? To find out, we took it on an 800 km round trip to Foresters Arms in Swaziland. From a boxy station wagon to a full-blown
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