On a visit to the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2001, a number years before I became a motoring journalist, I took the opportunity to visit both the Mercedes-Benz and Porsche museums in Stuttgart; a short t...
I have been a full-time motoring journalist since 2006 and I have an intense interest in most things regarding cars. I enjoy a fast motorcycle ride now and then. Oh, don't ask me which is the best car I have driven; it is question with at least an hour's answer!
On a visit to the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2001, a number years before I became a motoring journalist, I took the opportunity to visit both the Mercedes-Benz and Porsche museums in Stuttgart; a short t...
The most powerful 2,0-litre production engine. This single fact is probably the main specification that gets so many of us excited about Mercedes-Benz’s A45 AMG as well as the CLA45 AMG. As I’m ty...
During the past three weeks I’ve posted two blogs on the first two generations of the iconic 911 Turbo. The last in line of the air-cooled generation is the 993, the first Turbo model to feature all...
Last week we featured the iconic 930 Turbo, the first Porsche road car to feature a turbocharged engine. This week we move one step further to the second generation 911 Turbo, called the 964. Some rea...
Behold the unmistakeable sight of widened arches, bigger Fuchs wheels and an iconic whaletale that make for well-known characteristics of the original 911 Turbo, released nearly 40 years ago in 1975. ...
A week ago, I covered two Volkswagen Beetles and a Lamborghini Murciélago that I spotted in the online classifieds. This week, I turn my attention to another two cars. Again, one is affordable and th...
I love my job. And if you like all things cars, it is quite extraordinary to be exposed to all the new metal from a Ford Figo to a Porsche Carrera 4S. But, as deputy editor Mike Fourie points out in h...
World War Two is one of the main historical reference points of the previous century. Many countries had to rebuild their towns and cities after it, as well as their infrastructures, while companies w...
I’m quite excited about this vehicle. You might ask: “Really, because of a bakkie?” Let me explain. South Africa is a bakkie-mad nation. Not only do the sales charts indicate as much but around...
Let’s get the facts out of the way. It is the fastest I’ve been in a car yet, and also a good few kilometres per hour faster than the fastest car I’ve driven. While working for the Afrikaans tit...
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