Tested: 2010 BMW X5 M

The king of overkill

Do you enjoy fishing with dynamite? Does every bathroom in your house feature a shiny flat TV? Do you regularly use tens or twenties to light your cigars? If you’re the type of person who likes to gracelessly wallow in life’s excesses then I’ve got brilliant news for you. I found your next car.

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Testfahrt: BMW X5 M

Der König des Wahnsinns

Besitzen Sie mehr als drei Armbanduhren? Befindet sich in jedem Badezimmer Ihrer Wohnung ein glänzender, flacher Fernseher? Gebrauchen Sie regelmässig Zehner und Zwanziger um Ihre Zigarren anzuzünden? Wenn Sie gerne aus dem Vollen schöpfen, dann habe ich gute Nachrichten für Sie: ich habe Ihr nächstes Auto gefunden.

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Tested: 2010 Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT

The pleasant surprise

Prepare to be surprised in a pleasant way, especially if you aren’t familiar with the latest GT version of the Subaru Legacy. This mid-size sedan never really made a big impression on me right up to the minute that I set eyes on our burgundy metallic test mule with its taught body panels and where-can-I-buy-those 18-inch mag wheels.

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Tested: 2010 Subaru Impreza 2.0 RS AWD

The light-weight contender

Think before you speak, something I should’ve done last week before I had to eat my own words with a hefty side dish of umm’s and ah’s. When the friendly Subaru chaps dropped off a pearl-white Impreza sedan I immediately mistook it for a WRX, hence I pointed out their blunder: “No, no, I’ve tested this before” I alleged. “No, no, you haven’t!” they retaliated.

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Tested: Renault Grand Scenic dCi

The versatile van

Last week I was presented with a bit of a problem. The instance that the cheerful Renault guys dropped off a brand-new Grand Scenic at my home I realised that I had no proper means of testing it. With so much room at my disposal it became abundantly clear that I had no wife and hence, even fewer children to strap to its modern seats.

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Tested: Nissan X-Trail 2.0 DCi LE

The wedding planner

Ideally you only get married once in your life and the general consensus is that you share the memorable day with loved ones and friends. As a fully paid up member of the latter group I was kindly invited to attend the big day of two great friends in an idyllic getaway resort on the wrong side of Riviersonderend.

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Testfahrt: Nissan X-Trail 2.0 DCi LE

Heiraten sollte man eigentlich nur ein Mal im Leben, und die beliebteste Art den großen Tag zu verbringen ist mit Familie und Freunden. Als ein vollständiges Mitglied der letzten Gruppe wurde ich freundlich zur Trauung zweier tollen Freunde gebeten, in einem idylischen Ort auf der falschen Seite von Riviersonderend.

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