If you’ve made it to this text, you’ve probably got more than a passing interest in the Honda HR-V. So in order to lighten your purchasing decision, allow me to pose a few positives and negatives about this accomplished crossover.
Reviews
This is probably our favourite section but – SHHH! – please don’t tell the others! You’ll find our reviews on everything from hatchbacks to supercars in Afrikaans, English and German:
Sprint Review: 2026 Leapmotor C10 Design REEV
Have you ever heard of Leapmotor? Me neither. I do know that a C10 was a square Chevy truck, or a budget GWM hatchback, and now describes this brand-new range-extended electric vehicle…
Sprint Review: 2026 Haval H6 GT 1.5T PHEV Ultra Luxury 4WD
What on earth is a PHEV, a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle? It’s the best of both worlds, and perhaps the saviour of the electric vehicle…
Sprint Review: 2025 Audi Q8 55 TFSi quattro Black Edition
YOU are now looking at a 2025 Audi Q8 (55) TFSi quattro Black Edition in Sakhir Gold Metallic… and… yeah, how can we talk about anything else besides this colour?
Kind-of Long-term Test: 2025 Suzuki Grand Vitara GLX Auto
Why did I use “Kind-of” as the heading for this long-term test? Because Suzuki Auto South Africa gave us this silver 1.5 GLX Automatic for exactly one month. Shorter than usual, yet long enough to test its merits…
Sprint Review: 2025 Volkswagen Tayron 1.4 TSi DSG
Unless you haven’t noticed, I recycle these reviews for narrations on short form videos; and vice versa. Which means that the review of this new VW Tayron will take the form of a few popular questions…
Sprint Review: 2025 Changan Hunter D/C 2.0 4WD A/T CE
While the established brands in our southern African market fight for dominance at the top end of the double cab market, Changan has just arrived with this affordable and refreshing option…
Sprint Review: 2025 Volvo EX90 Twin Performance Ultra
You are now looking at a 2025 Volvo EX90 Twin Performance Ultra in Sand Dune Metallic, and here are a few notes I made during our week-long test.
Resensie: Die Changan CS75 Pro
As die naam Changan bekend klink, maar jy dit nie heeltemal kan plaas nie, onthou jy hulle waarskynlik as “Chana” van ‘n dekade of wat gelede. Vandag fokus Chana hoofsaaklik op kleiner kommersiële voertuie. Vanaf 2025 het Changan egter weer Suid-Afrika betree onder die Jameel Motors-vaandel en in byna al die hoofsegmente meegeding.
Sprint Review: 2025 Audi A5 TFSi quattro Black Edition
14 months. That’s how long it took a peer-level panel of experts at my daughter’s school to finally gather the courage and ask “Isabel’s Dad, is that your car?” while pointing at this Daytona Grey metallic Audi A5.