Coupé turns Mini into Mighty Mouse

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] The new Mini Coupé is an absolute neck-twisting, jaw-dropping little beaut - and it not only looks like a chop-top hot rod but it goes like the clappers and sticks to the tar like a hot hatch.Have your say 12 Jan 2012 12:30

Accord is as smooth as Santa's sleigh

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] My Festive Season transport was a rather big Japanese sleigh which was spacious enough to accommodate a large Father Christmas and three equally portly assistant present distributors and comfortable enough to bring them all the way from the North Pole to Cape Town - AND it had enough luggage space for all the presents for an entire suburb.Have your say 3 Jan 2012 12:44

Chevrolet bakkie oozes class... in all but name

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] General Motors SA has launched a nifty new small bakkie called the Chevrolet Utility to take over the market leadership role held by South Africa's favourite small bakkie, the Opel Corsa which has come to the end of its life cycle.Have your say 12 Dec 2011 06:06

Chinese SUV impresses, niggles and all

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] The Chinese carmakers have arrived in South Africa and they are here to stay. If you have any doubt about that you only have to take a look at the latest GWM 2-litre diesel which has just arrived on local shores. Not only does it brim with safety and classy features - it is priced well below anything else in its range.Have your say 5 Dec 2011 11:41

Yaris swaps ho-hum for brrm-brrm

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] As a motoring scribe my work involves driving some of the sexiest, fastest and most desirable cars on the planet, but it also means that I regularly have to enter the bottom feeder end of the market to drive small, often a tad silly, budget commuter prams with coffee mill engines. Yet, strangely enough, it's in this market segment where unexpected pleasant surprises pop up every now and then.Have your say 18 Nov 2011 09:28

Smoking Joe Merc C63 AMG

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] If any of the great composers such as Bach, Mozart or Vivaldi was still around today I reckon one of them would have produced a musical masterpiece after hearing a hot V8 engine howling in anger - particularly if it was coming from under the bonnet of the latest Mercedes-Benz AMG C63 thundering down the main straight of a race track.Have your say 14 Nov 2011 11:48

Ranger outguns the opposition

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Makers of spirited cars constantly strive to find the optimum balance between comfortable drive and dynamic handling while bakkie-makers these days face the challenge of building capable workhorses that are also comfortable and safe - something which Ford has achieved with remarkable success with its newly launched Ranger bakkies.Have your say 8 Nov 2011 12:05

Juke is a Jack Russell with lipstick

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] To some it looks like the automotive version of a Japanese Sumo wrestler while others (including yours truly) think it carries the same weight on the sexy scale as catwalk model Lara Stone in high heels and French lingerie. But one thing is sure - the way-out new Nissan Juke which has just arrived here is going to set the tongues wagging in a big way.Have your say 1 Nov 2011 10:15

New baby Beemer tops its class

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] The BMW 1 Series has shed its drab, rather cheap-looking interior and boring boxy body to mature into a really sexy premium compact hatch with a snazzy, youthful cabin and a cute and cocky stance.Have your say 24 Oct 2011 07:24

Chinese Geely is full of surprises

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Driving the little Chinese entry-level Geely GL for the first time is like expecting a dish of predictable sweet and sour pork and being served a delicious meat and prawn chow mein instead.Have your say 3 Oct 2011 08:36

What a charming Accent

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Most of us find foreign accents sexy, whether it hails from France, Italy or Ireland. But Korean? Aikona, I wouldn't have thought so...at least not until along came Hyundai with a rather special Accent.Have your say 26 Sep 2011 14:10

Spruced up Fortuner difficult to beat

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Toyota very cleverly booked its Fortuner range in for a bit of botox enhancement and a snip and nip of plastic surgery but, other than that, it wisely decided not to tinker too much with the successful formula that has made it South Africa's darling SUV.Have your say 20 Sep 2011 10:38

A7 - the beautiful blue-blooded beast

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] The three Teutonic Tarzans of the luxury sedan world are slugging it out again, this time in the new sloping back category where BMW's candidate is its 5 Series GT, the Mercedes-Benz hopes are pinned on its three CL models and Audi steps into the ring with its A7 Sportback.Have your say 14 Sep 2011 11:22