Johan Marais: The same stories keep cropping up…
Snakes have a long history of getting a bad press, going back to Adam and Eve and, of course, that story about the Egyptian cobra that killed Cleopatra. In recent times newspapers, magazines and the...
View ArticleSteve Hurly: Lifting Issues
Is there a reason why motor manufacturers and insurance companies don’t like vehicles’ body mechanics being lifted higher than the standard design? Are they just killjoys, or do they know something the...
View ArticleAustralia gets a limited edition Patrol
Nissan has built a limited edition Patrol for Australia. It’s called the Titanium and it’s based on the ST derivative in the Australian line-up. The Titanium has a steel bumper with spotlights and an...
View ArticleHolden Announces Changes to Colorado and Colorado7
Australian company Holden has announced some updates to its Colorado and Colorado7. Of course, we don’t get the Colorado or Colorado7 in South Africa. Instead, we get the Isuzu KB and Chevrolet...
View ArticleThe Hunt Oil Road
In 1997, Paul Sampson and John Hepburn met in the Birdsville pub. As it turned out, both had a love for the Australian outback, and now they make a trip every year in their Toyota Land Cruisers. Cedric...
View ArticleSpirit of Africa Goes International
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is taking the Spirit of Africa Trophy to an international stage, by inviting teams from Australia, Namibia and Botswana to compete against South African winners in the...
View ArticleVolvo working on kangaroo detection [w/video]
Volvo is working on an interesting bit of safety technology, called Kangaroo detection. It’s meant for the Australian market only, where it seems people often crash into kangaroos, but we think this...
View ArticleLandCruisers form part of a mobile network
Much like our Richtersveld, the Australian Outback is a wild and inhospitable place and there is no cell phone reception or WIFI networks available. Toyota has created a roaming LandCruiser Emergency...
View ArticleIs your mate’s car kangaroo proof? Volvo is working on it.
Volvo have invested an enormous amount of resources into ensuring that their cars are among the safest on the road and according to the Swedish brand’s Vision 2020 strategy, the company has a goal that...
View ArticleHaving a gas. Or not.
Our recent sojourn to Australia to drive the new Nissan Patrol Y62 also saw us experience liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) hybrid powertrains. The Aussie government did, until recently, offer a subsidised...
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