Jeep Patriot 2.0 CRD
Jeepers creepers – no low range! The Patriot is officially Jeep’s first shot at a four-by-fun – the kind of car that provides the look and feel of a sports-ute but without requiring too ... read more
Posted: 26 January 2008
Jeepers creepers – no low range! The Patriot is officially Jeep’s first shot at a four-by-fun – the kind of car that provides the look and feel of a sports-ute but without requiring too ... read more
Posted: 26 January 2008
The days of the bakkie are numbered. Or at least the days of that uniquely South African word being used to embrace four-door pick-ups could be numbered, because in the case of the Drifter and the Tri... read more
Posted: 25 November 2007
Utilitarian and seriously capable If you’re really passionate about rugged 4x4ing you’ll appreciate the Toyota Land Cruiser 70, but if you’re looking for something with which ... read more
Posted: 25 November 2007
Forget about the Chinese invasion of cheap and (hopefully) cheerful light commercials and focus for a moment on the big and brash offerings from the US of A – heavyweights like the Hummer H3 and now... read more
Posted: 25 November 2007
The Supercab remains a slightly curious vehicle, what with its stretched two-seater cabin with dual cargo boxes behind the seats and truncated loadbed compared to traditional single cabs. But this wil... read more
Posted: 24 November 2007
Catering for the more matured If you want to dominate a market, invent a new one. That’s exactly what Jeep has done with the Wrangler Unlimited – a stretched four-door interpretation of their ... read more
Posted: 24 September 2007
About the only thing the new Outlander has in common with its predecessor (apart from the name, of course) is its looks. While they are completely dissimilar, at the time of their introduction both st... read more
Posted: 24 September 2007
Activity, rather than utility The X5 takes BMW’s sports activity vehicle (SAV) philosophy to a new level, and a change to lightweight double wishbone front suspension gives it a more rounded per... read more
Posted: 24 September 2007
Appealing new icon arrives Jeep must be smarting: they’ve spent over 60 years building a brand and in a tenth of that period Hummer arrives and becomes an instant icon. And Jeep also recently lo... read more
Posted: 24 September 2007
Pitted against each other For around half-a-million bucks you can buy yourself a really smart four-by-four station wagon. Take these two as examples: the Volvo XC90, which will even leave you with R40... read more
Posted: 24 July 2007