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What wonderfully changing weather we’ve had recently, hopefully spring will grace us with an extended presence before the agony of summer sets in. Yes, you may safely assume that I dislike summer and yes, you may safely assume that I am waffling severely.
Elke jaar verskyn daar in die matrieks se Latyn-vraestel die vraag: Noem twee motors met Latynse name. Die antwoord is natuurlik Audi en Volvo. En dan word die betekenis ook gevra. Vir Audi is dit om te hoor; vir Volvo is dit om te rol!
Having recently had the pleasure of testing the big Range Rover Vogue, I am severely pleased that I don’t possess the bank balance to afford such a car. Yet. With the 2010 Range Rover Sport Supercharged taking up most of my driveway, I’m glad I don’t have to choose between the two.
Right in the middle of BMW’s dime-a-dozen 3-Series and stock-portfolio 7-Series you shall find the obviously named 5-Series. With many experts pinning the recession’s automotive pain threshold around N$500 000, BMW shifted the middle-child Five away from Three and in the better-heeled direction of the new Seven.
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.
Peugeot van Suid-Afrika het vergeet om ons te nooi na die bekendstelling van hulle jongste model in Suid-Afrika. Maar dis nie die ergste nie; sover het ek nog nie van hulle gehoor dat hulle vir die kanniedood Peugeot 404 vanjaar ‘n 50-jarige partytjie gaan geen nie. Hierdie model, wat in 1960 bekendgestel is, het in Suid-Afrika (en Oos-Afrika) baie diep spore getrap.
Ná veertien dae en 9 000 km in Suid-Amerika het Volkswagen met sy renweergawe-Touaregs dit weereens gedoen; hulle het die eerste drie plekke in die wêreld se taaiste tydren gewen!
Sometimes you get a second chance; a second chance for success, to say sorry, or with an old flame. When I cautiously dropped into the new BMW Z4 sDrive35i it felt like I was getting a second chance with a beautiful girl; only in my absence she had frequented the gym.
Somtyds kry mens ‘n tweede kans. ‘n Tweede kans vir sukses, of jammer sê, of met ‘n ou liefde. Toe ek versigtig in die nuwe BMW Z4 sDrive35i klim, voel dit asof ek ‘n tweede kans met ‘n beeldskoon meisie kry; maar in my afwesigheid het sy gym toe gegaan.
It happened again. For the second consecutive time I couldn’t test a BMW for seven days on one filling of its fuel tank. This time it wasn’t the fault of the vehicle in question (average consumption 9L/100km) but rather my insistence on driving around rather aimlessly in this poser of a car.