Motoring Archives - The Mail & Guardian

Every playground has a bully

Motoring Luke Feltham - 20 Dec 2020

The luxury Audi A6 sedan puts up a strong argument that the segment still has something worthwhile to offer

Touareg: Explore your dark side

Motoring Luke Feltham - 19 Dec 2020

The popular SUV continues its push to compete alongside the other big German boys

A Landie icon is born

Motoring Sipho Kings - 31 Oct 2020

Replacing one of the most-loved cars in history, the new Defender pulls off the near impossible task of doing almost everything better

Audi Q8: Perfectly cool

Motoring Luke Feltham - 30 Oct 2020

The Audi Q8 is designed to be the king in the elite SUV class. But is it a victim of its own success?

BMW X3 thrives in the M stable

Motoring Luke Feltham - 28 Oct 2020

The compact SUV is so at home with its new badge that’s it’s surprising it didn’t happen sooner

Car review: Shot of S-Presso lacks punch

Motoring Luke Feltham - 27 Sep 2020

Suzuki’s budget offering doesn’t do much much wrong but is not particularly memorable either

BMW M8 review: Ruthless aggression in a silk suit

Motoring Luke Feltham - 26 Sep 2020

Taking the German manufacturer’s new prized asset around the track is an outrageous experience

Tesla cuts battery costs on road to cheaper model

Motoring Glenn Chapman - 26 Sep 2020

The car manufacturer is betting on lowering battery costs to bring down the price of its electric vehicles

New Bentley Bentayga – The definitive luxury SUV

Motoring Special Reports - 9 Sep 2020

The Bentayga combines the abilities of a performance grand tourer with a luxury limousine, a spacious family car and an off-roader

Amarok evolves: Dark Label vs Canyon

Motoring Luke Feltham - 30 Aug 2020

Since its arrival in 2010 the Amarok has hit that sweet spot of being a capable workhorse that doubles as a plush daily-driver. VW is now taking that thinking further towards its logical conclusion and has offered the Dark Label and Canyon special editions in recent times.

The Audi A7: Meet the new Don

Motoring Luke Feltham - 29 Aug 2020

The German manufacturer has made a cunning play to become the new godfather of this niche

Jaguar I-Pace is an advert for the future

Motoring Luke Feltham - 28 Aug 2020

This is not a future we should run away from: thanks to the I-Pace we know what’s possible if we let go of our stubborn traditions.

These Suzuki Vitara delights have surprising ends

Motoring Luke Feltham - 9 Aug 2020

The Vitara Turbo’s tagline is “Drive the Fun”. But as corny as that sounds, the surprise comes when you realise that it’s not wrong at all (except grammatically, of course).

The Audi TT’s last dance

Motoring Luke Feltham - 8 Aug 2020

With its breed quickly becoming extinct, the Audi TT is as close as you’re going to get to a bad boy. This flashy player has one last run in the team before they are replaced by a new practical, statistical-friendly crop.