Automotive
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The Final Word
I would like to give my side of the story regarding Danie Pienaar’s letter “My farm boy heart is not happy” (Drive Out #111).
2 min |
June 2017
Drive Out
Drinks And Cars: You Know It's Not Going To Work
After almost 18 years of writing about different kinds of vehicles, I have literally driven thousands, in various conditions. From places like Nürburgring race course in Germany, the Namib Desert, and deep water in Moremi to the biting cold of Iceland (there is a reason they don’t call it “Sunland”). Eventuall you start to know things about vehicles. Not a lot, but at least a bit more than the average guy who goes to buy cigarettes and bread in his slip-slops.
3 min |
June 2017
Drive Out
A Canopy With Cool Curves
If you’re struggling to find a proper canopy for a Mitsubishi Triton’s unique load bin, you should do what Charl Carstensen did and build one yourself.
4 min |
June 2017
Drive Out
Klein Tafelberg 4x4
Drive Out named Klein Tafelberg one of its top 10 trails a few years ago and not much has changed here since then. You can still drive this postcard-pretty trail every Saturday under the guidance of the farm owner, Stephen Burger.
2 min |
June 2017
Drive Out
Sweating In Swaziland
Whether it’s one of South Africa’s fiercest 4x4 trails, the Northern Cape’s deep sand, or the rocky riverbeds of Limpopo, the Nissan Patrol forum isn’t scared of a challenge – something they proved again in Swaziland recently.
10+ min |
July 2017
Drive Out
Lightning Strikes Twice
It doesn’t matter how often you travel, you always need to be prepared for the unexpected. Because the moment you become too complacent is the moment that fate steps in, just like our Drive Out journalist found out.
2 min |
July 2017
Drive Out
High Five, Discovery
Drive Out was the first local publication to test drive the new, fifth-generation Land Rover Discovery. Jaco Kirsten gives his impressions.
4 min |
July 2017
Go! Camp & Drive
Simple Sophistication
Modern-day motoring is a technologically advanced affair, but Jan Ebersohn from Stellenbosch remembers just how capable his old-school Volvo was.
2 min |
January 2018
Go! Camp & Drive
A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
As the demand for SUVs of all sizes continues to increase, Alfa Romeo has decided to vie for a piece of that market pie. Kyle Kock gets behind the wheel of the Stelvio.
2 min |
January 2018
Go! Camp & Drive
Silver Dream Gracer
A fourth member of the Range Rover family has arrived. Cyril Klopper has a look at the most stylish Landie yet.
3 min |
January 2018
Go! Camp & Drive
Endless Adventure
No matter if the vehicle is an older model or the caravan is one of the larger ones on the market, these readers have managed to find a sweet spot with their rides.
2 min |
January 2018
Drive Out
Not Just a Cruiser
The Toyota Land Cruiser is renowned for its power delivery, even with a standard engine. But what if that isn’t enough? We found someone who wanted to see just how much punch he could fit under the bonnet of his Cruiser.
2 min |
January - February 2017
Drive Out
Oases in the Cape's Own Wilderness
If you think that the Cederberg is a beautiful destination, you should push through past Matjiesrivier, and then change course for Wuppertal, just before you climb up the escarpment to the Tankwa Karoo. That’s exactly what EVAN NAUDÉ did.
10+ min |
January - February 2017
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Bom Dia Mozambique!
When you think of coconut trees, white beaches and coral reefs, you tend to think of exotic islands. But EVAN NAUDÉ found all that and more right across the border.
8 min |
December 2016
Drive Out
Isuzu, the next chapter
The Isuzu KB range has just undergone some changes as part of its midlife model upgrade. Jaco Kirsten looked at the spec sheet.
2 min |
December 2016
Drive Out
Over Van Zyl's Pass, Trailers & All!
Some tour guides want nothing to do with you if you ask them to take you over Van Zyl’s Pass with an off-road trailer. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be done, says Yvonne Erasmus.
8 min |
December 2016
Drive Out
A Different Kind Of Jeep
It’s a first for Jeep and something that will make the purists choke. But how does the Renegade actually perform? JACO KIRSTEN tries to answer the question.
4 min |
June 2017
Drive Out
Buffelsfontein
If you’ve ever driven to the West Coast National Park or taken the N7 north up the West Coast, you’ve driven past Buffelsfontein. But not many people know there’s a fun 4x4 trail hidden behind its gates, because Buffelsfontein is mostly marketed as a nature reserve as well as a conference and wedding venue.
2 min |
June 2017
Drive Out
Leeuwenboschfontein
This guest farm between De Doorns and Montagu is a popular getaway and 4x4 destination about two hours’ drive from Cape Town. When you turn right onto the R318 about 22 km after De Doorns and head south in the direction of the farm, it’s pure Little Karoo around you. About 27 km further you turn left on a long, straight dirt road to the farm entrance, where the renosterbos stands thick everywhere.
2 min |
June 2017
Drive Out
Welgelegen 4x4
Welgelegen 4x4 is situated 10 km from the northern suburb of Brackenfell, on the Bottelary road in the direction of Stellenbosch. Make sure you get a sizeable bag of biltong from Die Vleiswinkel (31 Kruis Street, Brackenfell) on the way, because Welgelegen’s obstacles will burn your energy quickly.
1 min |
June 2017
Go! Camp & Drive
Still The King Of SUVs
The new Honda CR-V might not get everyone’s pulse racing, but neither will it send your blood pressure through the roof by dropping you in the dwang. It’s this reliability that’s made the CR-V one of the most popular SUVs ever.
4 min |
October 2017
Go! Camp & Drive
Ready To Pounce Once More
With the second-generation Kuga being on the market for three years now and that nasty pyrotechnics business last year, the revamped Ford Kuga couldn’t have arrived at a better time. Kyle Kock takes it for a spin.
3 min |
November 2017
Drive Out
Crawl Before You Can Walk…
If you think driving a 4x4 comes naturally to most people, you’re wrong, reckons Jaco Kirsten. And that includes himself.
3 min |
July 2017
Drive Out
10 Must-Dos Before Going On Tour
To go on an overlanding trip requires a long list of things to pack and organise. Here two travel gurus list the top 10 things you need to do before hitting the road.
9 min |
July 2017
Drive Out
New Land Rover Engines
More petrol power for your Landie
1 min |
July 2017
Drive Out
CX-5 Evolves Further
The Mazda CX-5 competes in a segment filled to the brim with vehicles like the Hyundai Tucson, Toyota RAV4 and VW Tiguan. But does this Mazda have something its competitors don’t? Charles Thompson did some digging.
4 min |
July 2017
Drive Out
Better Late Than Never
Mitsubishi recently launched its Triton locally – a few years after it was made available overseas. Jaco Kirsten drove it and tried to establish if it can compete with its peers.
5 min |
July 2017
Drive Out
Wheeling It!
We’ve had our Mazda BT-50 for just over a month, and we used the opportunity to put some proper tyres on it.
2 min |
July 2017
Drive Out
To Avoid The Crowds
As a young man Dicky Swanich crossed the country behind the wheel of a truck, but now that he has reaped the rewards of years of hard work, he is able to tour how he wants to in his kitted-out Toyota Hilux.
3 min |
July 2017
Drive Out
Back From The Plastic Surgeon
The Mazda BT-50 has just been upgraded. JACO KIRSTEN gave it a good look-over, drove a few kilometres in it and spoke to some people from Mazda.
6 min |