Roger Biermann If five years ago you’d told me Mercedes-Benz would be selling a Nissan Navara-based double cab bakkie in the South African market, I’d probably have told you you’d sooner see the legalization of marijuana in the country. Surprise, surprise, I’m no good at prophesying the future, and we live in … Read more
The most economical vehicle we’ve ever tested is the Suzuki Dzire. Let’s not waste any time getting to the crux of this review – in the six years I’ve been reviewing vehicles for Torquing Cars, driving hundreds in the process of all shapes and sizes, the Suzuki Dzire is the … Read more
“What is it?” I’m asked for about the 60th time in a week, with a finger pointed at the Mercedes-Benz X-Class I’m currently driving. “It’s the Mercedes-Benz…” don’t-call-it-a-Nissan-Navara “X-Class, the new double cab pick-up from Merc.” It was made plainly obvious to me upon collection that the guys and girls … Read more
When a high volume mainstream manufacturer drops a new model on the market – every one is important, regardless of the volumes it sells, or lack thereof. However for the relatively small scale manufacturers on the market, some models are vastly more important than others. For a brand like Suzuki, … Read more
It’s not every day a car brand launches into a new territory, particularly when that brand is Volvo – the Swedish brand known as much for playing it safe as they are for safety itself. And yet at the launch event for the new Volvo XC40 in Fourways, I found … Read more
We’ve just gotten to grips with the stonking Mercedes-AMG GT S, and the last thing it left us thinking was, “I really wish this has an extra pair of seats,” yet that’s exactly what Mercedes-AMG has gone and given it. Feast your eyes on the much anticipated Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door … Read more
Mercedes-AMG have gone and done it; they’ve brought a sledgehammer to a knife fight. Against the scalpel that is the Porsche 911, the white coats from Affalterbach have flown into the fray with all the grace of Thor wielding his mighty hammer – Mjolnir – with all the thunder and … Read more
