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Are we alone in the universe? Who shot JR? Can a man do the dishes without complaining? What’s the meaning of life? These may be questions of grave importance but they pale in comparison to the following: should you buy a diesel or petrol car?
Toe die Audi A7 sy neus weswaarts in die pad indruk het verskeie beelde, metafore en vergelykings hulle in my verbeeldingswêreld kom tuismaak en terselfdertyd beelde uit die onlangse en langer verlede opgeroep.
Time for a quick course in German. Volk means Nation and Wagen means Vehicle; more or less. Combine the two with the obligatory “s” in between and you get Nation’s Vehicle or, if you like, People’s Car. Despite a faint whiff of socialism, that’s what Volkswagen stands for – the nation’s vehicle.
Recent events have encouraged me to take a fresh look at soft-roaders and their capabilities which are often misunderstood, sometimes even by yours truly. The brand-new Audi Q3 I just tested will hopefully help us to dismiss some of the following myths:
Compact executive sedans enjoy great popularity in South Africa and chances are good that you’re no more than twenty paces away from a 3-Series, A4 or C-Class. And rightly so, these arch enemies have never been closer and more accomplished than today.
Om met só ‘n nuwe kraakvars maar feitlik onbekende motor soos die Infiniti FX langpad te ry, het sy verrassings. Op die vakansierit na die Oos-Kaap was ons dikwels deur verbygangers gestop, een man het spesiaal omgedraai en my agternagesit om te kom vra: Nou wat se ryding is dit dié! Dan elke keer dieselfde antwoord: Dis Nissan se vlagskip, soos Lexus die vlagskip van Toyota is!
Vandat die Range Rover Evoque verlede jaar op die mark gekom het, het dit wêreldwyd groot belangstelling uitgelok en was dit met hoë verwagtings dat ek die Evoque onlangs in ontvangs geneem het.
It’s been a long time coming and I was honestly getting concerned that halfway through the year I hadn’t found any pleasant surprises yet. Sure, thundering AMG’s and seven-figure Jags may apply but it wasn’t until last week that I stumbled across a hidden gem: the Opel Astra GTC.
Recently I was accused of being biased towards certain genres and brands of cars but easily defended my preferences with the fact that a car must ultimately serve its purpose. Some brands do it better than others and my love for two-door coupés is simply because they should be beautiful and sophisticated.
Today I’d like you to meet a small car with a gigantic name, the teeny-tiny Audi A1 1.4T FSi 136kW S-Line S-Tronic. As I don’t intend retyping that novel of a name in every second paragraph, the small German with its big heart will henceforth be referred to as the A1 136kW.