Picture your ideal car. Now imagine it doesn’t exist. Instead of settling for something else, you decide, instead, to just build it yourself. This is pretty much what Sir Jim Ratcliffe did when he decided to build the Ineos Grenadier. I’m not jealous, you’re jealous. THE STORY GOES LIKE THIS… In 2017, INEOS Chairman Jim Ratcliffe, a car enthusiast and experienced adventurer, identified a gap in the market…
I recently had the pleasure of driving the Kia Sportage GT-Line from Or Tambo airport to Palala Boutique Game Lodge situated where the Limpopo and Palala Rivers meet, close to the Botswana border. We were heading to a wedding and banked on about a four and a half hour drive. We did not factor in the road works, the cash-in-transit heists, the dirt roads or the torrential downpours.…
Guys, I have been a motoring journalist for over 14 years, so naturally you would think I would know all about car oil, right? Well I am a bit clueless if I am honest. Can you blame me though? I test drive new cars. For a week. It is very seldom that I have to put oil in any car I test drive. BUT that doesn’t excuse my…
I am going to kick this off with a confession; I am not a fan of the Karoo. I know many people are. I know people feel that place in their bones, in their souls. I am not such a person. I hate any landscape that is dry and barren. I am all about the sea and bodies of water. I need greenery and shade. I feel almost…
In many parts of the world, owning a car is no longer seen as a luxury, but rather a necessity. The UK is recorded to have a total of about 38 million registered vehicles, with about 81% of its adult population living in a household with a car. The stats in South Africa are obviously quite different, but they certainly are growing. Either way, it is important to ensure…
I joined forces with Audi South Africa to tell my deeply personal story about connection. It might seem odd being on a car website, but once you see the video, you will see what it is all about. In a nutshell, the Audi A4 launched with Audi Connect, which represents the digital connection between driver, vehicle, and infrastructure. Audi asked me to help them connect to a charity…
