‘n “Regte Land Rover”
Wederhelf vertel toe onlangs aan ‘n vriendin dat ons (ook) ‘n Land Rover het. Toe ons op ‘n dag by hulle aankom, was hulle opmerklik onthuts omdat hulle ‘n Defender besit en ons nie ‘n “regtige” Land Rover besit nie!
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:
Tested: 2011 BMW 320d
The remarkable delight
BMW’s and their drivers tend to have a nasty stigma attached to them and they don’t come more dubious than a bottom-drawer Three Series. Hence I was excited to test a 320d and finally research if it has any indicators or if the fog lights are permanently on.
Tested: 2011 Chevrolet Orlando 1.8 LT
The toothless assault
Many car manufacturers like to make a big noise about their latest product and urge you to buy the best thing since sliced biltong. Most of their marketing efforts are just steam-powered self-promotion but occasionally a grain of truth slips through…
Tested: 2011 Volkswagen Golf R DSG
The bumpy rocket
Last Monday I got up with a spring in my step, put on my best shirt and zipped through to Volkswagen in town to pick up my new Polo press demonstrator. Unfortunately there was a bit of an internal mix-up and instead I got handed a key marked “Grey Golf R”. Oh well.
Padtoets: 2011 Nissan Qashqai
Nissan Qashqai nou opgekikker!
Soos die geval met Volkswagen se Touareg het Nissan ook sy Qashqai na ‘n nomadiese stam vernoem met die verskil dat eersgenoemde na ‘n Saharagroep verwys terwyl Nissan se Qashqai (uitgespreek “Kashkai”) na ‘n nomadiese stam in die suidweste van Iran verwys.
Tested: 2011 BMW X3 xDrive35i
The storm trooper
Time for some history lessons. BMW stands for Bayrische Motoren Werke, which means Bavarian Motor Works. Bavaria is a province of Germany and saw the birth of BMW in 1916. The white on blue propeller badge pays tribute to aircraft engines which the company produced in its early years.
Tested: 2011 Audi A1 1.6 TDi Ambition
The memorable gem
After many thoughts of rejection, years of feeling inadequate and a growing inferiority complex, I finally whipped out my big red pen and made an X next to the word Audi. That’s right – for reasons unknown, this is my virgin test of an Ingolstadt car.
Tested: 2011 Volkswagen Scirocco R DSG
The unbelievable potential
This weekend I had the fortunate experience of testing a car that I had recently experienced on its media launch. Living with a car for a few days is completely different to chasing five identical cars through carefully selected scenery in an adult adaptation of who-can-get-there-first.
Testfahrt: Volkswagen Scirocco R DSG
Das unglaubliche Potenzial
Diese Woche hatte ich das große Glück einen Wagen zu testen den ich auf seiner Pressevorstellung kennengelernt hatte. Ein paar Alltage hinter’m Steuer sind etwas unterschiedlich zu einer Jagd auf fünf identische Autos durch ausgesuchte Bergpässe.
Tested: 2011 Volkswagen Passat TSI Comfortline DSG
The jerky pleasure
Pull up a chair and settle down in the middle of obscurity and the apex of pleasantness. Volkswagen’s Passat has always been an agreeable motor car which few people understood, especially since the favoured four-door Volksie sedan on local shores has long been the Jetta.