Chinese Chery now SA's cheapest car [Henrie Geyser] China has arrived in South Africa with its Chery range of well-equipped hatchbacks, medium-sized sedans and small SUV's at prices that are sending shudders through the already ailing new car market which now also has to compete with a mini hatch that sells for only R59,900.
Slick ‘n quick Megane GT [Henrie Geyser] The Renault Megane GT slots perfectly into Renault's extensive model line-up - not quite as rebellious as the Clio Sport and substantially cheaper than the Megane Sport or the wildcat Megane F1, but still a lot of fun to drive. 12 May 2008 16:09
VW Tiguan sets new standards [Henrie Geyser] Volkswagen South Africa has at last entered the popular and rapidly growing local SUV market with its eagerly-awaited Tiguan - and like the brand's big, broad-shouldered Touareg, this cheeky little newcomer is a fine piece of Teutonic automotive engineering. 5 May 2008 15:41
Merc's top-of-the-class new Estate [Henrie Geyser] One of the saddest things to have happened in this country was the death of small country hotels with their chatty barmen, smoky snooker rooms and well-worn dart boards. And with them went to the old-school Monday-away-Friday-back reps and the station-wagons that they - and so many other South Africans - loved so much.
XF is Jaguar at its absolute best [Henrie Geyser] The new Jaguar XF is a brutally beautiful automotive sculpture with all the magical allure that has always made the leaping feline cars rather special.