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Just like my previous and virgin test of a Jaguar, our new test vehicle left me slightly confused and stumped. The Jaguar XJ has been lauded with praise and welcomed by the automotive world but I wasn’t sure about the extra dose of cool and that huge, elongated bum.
Die huidige Daihatsu Terios is reeds vanaf 2006 op die Namibiese en Suid-Afrikaanse mark en is gevestig as ‘n betroubare en gewilde Sportnutsvoertuig. Die nuwe langbakweergawe is beskikbaar in beide 4×4 en 4×2 weergawes, laasgenoemde met sinvolle agterwiel- aandrywing.
Van ons ouer lesers sal nog Peugeot se Super Seven stasiewa onthou wat destyds deur Samcor gemaak is, dieselfde maatskappy wat ook Mazda en Ford produkte in Gauteng gebou het. Uit dieselfde, aanvanklike stal, en op dieselfde lees geskoei, kom die Mazda 5 wat ook ‘n sewesitplekvoertuig is.
Wie gewohnt beginnt mein heutiger Bericht über den Land-Rover Defender 110 mit einem Geständnis: ich bin stolzer Defender Besitzer. Somit forderte ich meine Kollegen auf, den kantigen Brite zu testen, doch da alle etwas beschäftigt waren, werde ich es so objektiv und vernünftig wie möglich machen.
As per usual, I’m launching straight into a confession with this week’s review of the Land-Rover Defender 110: I actually own a Defender. I encouraged colleagues to write about the boxy Brit but somehow everyone was busy, thus I’ll try to be as objective and rational as possible.
By wyse van spreke het ek die lewenslig in ‘n ou, groen 1937 Ford V8 die lig gesien. Op daardie stadium het die skoolkinders op Kamieskroon hom al die bynaam “Genade” gegee. Maar loop het hy geloop – al het dit soms ‘n tyd geneem om aan die gang te kom! En toe trou ek ook met ‘n vrou wat uit die Ford tradisie kom.
What happens when you give a kite-surfer to a nun or an ipad to your granny? The same thing that happens when you give a bachelor a seven-seater family MPV to test: they have no idea what to do with it. I had no clue how to review the new Mazda 5 until I had the following brain wave:
Many of my reviews start with confessions or apologies and this one’s no different. The last Volvo I tested was an utter disappointment but I’m not about to apologise for poking holes in it, much rather confessing that I wasn’t looking forward to testing this V60 estate.
Om na die Peugeot 3008 te verwys as Franse “flair” by uitnemendheid is miskien om jou kop te ver uit te steek aangesien dit ‘n term is wat heelwat verskillende persepsies kan uitlok. Maar dan moet daar ook in gedagte gehou word dat die term “flair” (wat moeilik in Afrikaans vertaalbaar is) ook heel dikwels gebruik word om na die hoë risiko rugby te verwys wat eie aan die Franse is – en soms heel rampspoedige gevolge kan hệ.
If I mention the word Jaguar do you also think of a spotted tiger and stodgy British cars? More senior readers might lean back, tug on their pipes and reminisce about Le Mans D-Types, sexy E-Types and Mark Twos but you’ll be hard-pressed to locate a fanatical S-Type or X-Type owner.