We simply can’t stop her! Our lady journalist grabs one key after the other and is eager to tell you about her experiences behind the wheel. This time it’s the turn of a sparkly white convertible Mazda.
Claire Maasch
Sprint Review: 2019 Range Rover Velar D300 SE R-Dynamic
Hot on the heels of her Kona sprint review, our lady journo gives you her impressions of this luxurious Land Rover product.
Sprint Review: Hyundai Kona 1.0T Executive
When Hyundai S.A. gave us another turn in their Kona 1.0T Executive, we threw the keys at our lady journo and she came back with this report…
Tested: Mercedes-Benz E220d
I’m partial to Mercedes-Benz E-Classes, I have to admit that upfront. In fact, I’m privileged to own a ’99-model E430. Consequently, I’m either about to give the latest E-Class a very biased review, or I’m very well positioned to give my opinion on Merc’s latest release. You may choose.
Tested: Jaguar XF 25t R-Sport
The luscious cruiser
I’ve always attempted to deviate from the norm. It’s more fun that way. Why settle for what everyone else has? Why follow the crowd? Sure, it’s a lot safer, people won’t point fingers at you but I think you lose your sense of identity by being so-called ‘normal’ and quite frankly, that’s too boring for my taste.
Sprint Review: Volvo XC90 T5 Inscription
A whole lot of impressions, very few words.
What’s it about? Volvo have got canny with presenting a big SUV with a small 2litre, 4-cylinder engine and making it so stylishly desirable and fantastic to drive that you’ll want one… if you’re happy to pay the hefty price tag that is. We tested the T5 Inscription, an upper power level version of the new XC90 and were suitably impressed.
Sprint review – Landrover Defender 90 Limited Edition
Many impressions, very few words. Short and sweet!
What it is: A bright orange with black short wheel base Landy. Unfortunately unavailable for purchase (unless you can bribe someone to sell you theirs second hand) as they’ve all been snapped up!
Tested: Audi A4 1.4 TFSI Sport Line S-tronic
The fresh take
It is said that first impressions count for a lot and are made within the first 30 seconds of entering a place. If I were to have based this review of Audi’s new A4 1.4T FSI purely on first impressions, I’d have the following to say of it:
Sprint Review: Opel Corsa 1L
Opel Corsa 1L Enjoy EcoFlex
I’ve always associated an Opel Corsa with those vibrant sea-green or metallic purple bubble-like cars that almost every acquaintance and student seemed to drive at some point in the late 90s. The new Opel Corsa is a far cry from these simple cars and I absolutely loved our recent test model.
Sprint Review: Isuzu KB 3.0 D-Tec 4×4
One new car, lots of information
As a city kid that was transplanted to a farm at the tender age of 10, a bakkie has always held a certain kind of magical fascination for me. I think it stems from those early days of embracing farm life on a massive estate that mixed dairy, sheep, fruit and grape farming into one fabulous whole and which was managed by friendly farm managers who didn’t mind nosy kids tagging along for a ride on the back of their sturdy farm bakkies.