Modern bumpers TAKE a look at any photos of cars from around three decades back and you can’t help but notice that most of them were fitted with plated steel “bumpers” that resembled, in some instances, titivated sections of railway line. These bumpers invariably stood proud of the…

FEW will mourn the passing of the year 2020 no thanks to that wretched virus that halted travel, mangled businesses and claimed lives the world over. Hopefully, the pattern won’t be repeated in 2021, but the early signs are not good as additional restrictions are being introduced across…

MAZDA'S move into more premium territory has set the brand apart from most of its Oriental rivals and the top spec CX-5 that has just passed through my hands shows just what a fine job the Japanese company has done.  Out of the 40 or so cars I…

THE Chennai-sourced Ford Figo has never struggled for market acceptance for the simple reason that it started out life with a very sound set of Fiesta genes and anyone with a modicum of car knowledge will know that this model has always been a front runner in its …

ANY manufacturer that isn’t represented in the compact SUV segment simply isn’t going to get the cash tills ringing as a traffic jam builds up with all the model choice now available to buyers at the lower end of the price scale. I use the description “lower” as…

MOST of us car buffs tend to take note of what we’re sharing road space with because it’s all part of the web of intrigue that surrounds purchasing decisions in the automotive world. It therefore stands to reason that we’ll all be more than familiar with a multitude…

QUITE why a high-riding 7-seat SUV should incorporate a “Sport” moniker in its model nomenclature is a story for another day as everything about this capable and capacious vehicle is more orientated to cruising or off-roading. (more…)

THE Eclipse Cross happens to be the best-seller in the Mitsubishi SA stable, but as I recall stating every time a Mitsubishi is entrusted to me, the brand doesn’t galvanise buyers in the numbers it ought to, especially given the SA public’s inherent trust of Japanese-sourced vehicles. (more…)

IT’S not often the Germans get beaten off the line when it comes to cars and tech but in this case, Jaguar got the jump on them when they launched the pioneering all-electric Crossover/SUV — dubbed I-PACE — some two years ago, with the first examples arriving in…

BMW is one of those brands that long ago became the victim in some quarters of negative mass perception. I’m sure you know what I mean. It gets singled out as the brand that’s most often driven with undue aggression. It’s the brand that will be heard, but…