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WE put this issue together on the eve of South Africa’s nationwide 21-day lockdown. This ruling has had a huge effect on the way we do things. As you can imagine, a big part of putting this magazine together is travelling round Southern Africa, check

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EDITOR Reuben van Niekerk DEPUTY EDITOR Gerhard Horn MANAGING EDITOR Alan Valkenburg PROOFREADING Margy Beves-Gibson REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS Johan Badenhorst Kingsley Holgate FOUNDING EDITOR Jannie Herbst ART DIRECTOR Tauriq Loofer JUNIOR DESIGNER Mhlan

Kingsley Holgate is South Africa’s most famous adventurer, a renowned humanitarian and author. The 73-year-old founded the Kingsley Holgate Foundation, which aims to “save and improve lives through adventure”. He has handed out thousands of mosquito

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Jaguar recently introduced a feature-packed Chequered Flag special edition of the F-Pace in South Africa. The new Chequered Flag takes inspiration from Jaguar’s rich racing heritage with assertive exterior styling that includes a Sport front bumper a

The all-new Volkswagen Caddy recently made its international debut. It may seem familiar on the outside but it now runs on VW’s MQB platform, which means a completely new vehicle underneath. In terms of engineering and specification, the Caddy’s exte

Kia has finally released details of its all-new Sorento. The first and likely most important engine for our market, is the tried and trusted 2.2-litre turbocharged four-cylinder diesel, delivering 147kW and 440Nm of torque. This engine will be mated

A few months ago, Toyota introduced the Land Cruiser double cab in Namib specification and has now given the single cab the same treatment. The single cab Namib is equipped with the now-famous 4.5-litre V8 turbodiesel mated to a five-speed manual tra

Kia Motors South Africa has introduced an infotainment upgrade to its Sportage range. In addition, customers who have purchased a pre-update model will have the option of retrofitting the system to their vehicles at a price of R6 325. Specifically, t

The facelifted Suzuki Ignis recently made its international debut. This upgrade includes changes to both the styling and powertrain. The facelift model retains most of the design elements that made it so popular while adding a new SUV-style five-spok

The Defender will land in SA in the longer 110 guise in the coming months. The shorty 90 will follow later in the year. For the first year of production, the 110 will be available only with an independent, air suspension set-up. A coil-spring version

“I like the overall design but I think the designers could have paid more homage to classic design cues of the original, at the front.” – Johan Kriek, owner of two Land Rover Defenders. “I think it’s an absolute travesty that they call this thing a D

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