Padtoets: 2022 Volkswagen Caddy Cargo 1.6 Panelvan

“Volkswagen se gewilde nuwe Caddy is as te ware ’n wenresep, wanneer dit kom by die vervoer van groeiende families, of om talle persone oor ’n afstand te neem. Met die nuwe Caddy reeks, is die voertuig nou selfs nog meer ruim en gemakliker, te danke aan die MQB platform, wat ook in die Golf 8 en Polo gevind word.

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Padtoets: 2021 Ford Ranger 2.0 Bi-Turbo D/C Stormtrak

Die huidige Ford Ranger is al op die mark sedert 2011 en is steeds ’n treffer in terme van verkope. Hoewel die nuwe generasie Ranger amper hier is, verkoop die huidige Ranger modelle steeds baie goed. Ford het onlangs die “Stormtrak” weergawe bekend gestel as ietwat van ’n laaste “hoera” vir hierdie generasie.

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Time to hit the road less traveled with the Mahindra Karoo Dusk, Dawn, and Storm

We recently attended a day of off-roading with the new Mahindra Karoo Dusk, Dawn, and Storm editions. Taking it through the steep gravel angles and soft sands of the Klipbokkop farm near Worcester, we had to share our impressions about this newcomer.

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Padtoets: 2022 Opel Zafira Life 2.0 TD

Sedert “General Motors” uit Suider Afrika beweeg het, het die Opel naam redelik vinnig vanaf die mark beweeg. Om te moet bieg,, is dit die tweede Opel, wat ons getoets het in ’n tydperk van drie jaar. Die Corsa 1.2T Elegance, waarmee ons laat in 2021 getoets het was nie juis die goedkoopste voertuig in die klein luikrug segment nie. Ons onlangse toets met die Opel Zafira het egter vir ons rede gegee om weer opgewonde oor die vervaardiger te word.

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Jaguar I-pace road trip 

“Electric is the future”. This is becoming quite a prominent saying among the global motoring community. Yet, some might believe that higher income countries (HICs) will adapt to this technology much faster than middle- and lower income countries, such as Southern African regions. While this might be true, the electric vehicle (EV) movement is also being fast-tracked in Southern Africa, with Jaguar being one of the main motivating car manufacturers, as they aim for a 2025 switch.  

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New Suzuki Jimny GL the perfect balance between ultimate adventure and standard luxuries

With a huge cult-following in Southern-Africa, the very capable and nimble Suzuki Jimny just expanded its model line-up with the new GL and Rhino edition variants. This comes as more customers are looking for slightly more added extras than the GA, as well as the automatic gearbox, only found up until recently, in the GLX variant.

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Everything you need in one car: Land Rover Defender 90 D240

After more than three years, my wife and I decided to scrape all our camping gear together and to hit our favourite place, the Cederberg Mountains, for a weekend of camping. Feeling like newbies to the camping scene, we packed this Land Rover Defender 90 (2.0l Turbopetrol, 8-speed automatic) to the roof with gear.

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