This year Porsche launched their roughest and toughest 911 ever: the Dakar. Inspired by the 1984 Paris-Dakar overall win and just in time for the iconic brand’s 75th birthday. It’s Stuttgart’s first two-door, four-wheel drive off-road production vehicle.
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Mercedes EQS 450+ & EQB 350 – Silent Mercs
The first all-electric Mercedes-Benz luxury saloon is the S-Class of electric cars and promises a range of more than 780km. I took the current flagship from it’s birthplace to Germany’s capital city.
Land Rover Defender Namibia trip – Back on track
In 2016 I said good-bye to the old Defender by taking the last Heritage model on a trip to Namibia. Now I finally repeated the 7000km journey in the new Defender.
Jeep Gladiator & Toyota Land Cruiser LC79 – Rough and tough
I took South Africa’s most talked about bakkies off the beaten track. The hyper-cool Jeep Gladiator and the legendary Land Cruiser LC79. Which one would you choose?
Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT – Enjoy your flight
The brand-new Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT recently nullified all previous SUV lap records in the Green Hell of Nurburgring. And not later than when the petrol attendant saw me off with a ‘Enjoy your flight’, I knew, I was in a very special car.
Jaguar F-Pace SVR – British Purrfection
Is the newest Jaguar F-Pace SVR still as insane as ever? Dieter Losskarn found out by spending some quality time with the pawsome Brit.
Bentley Continental GT Speed – On Speed
The need for speed was felt by Dieter Losskarn in the fastest Bentley ever. The British Power Coupé Continental GT Speed is an absolute dream to drive.
Audi RS e-tron GT – Ring Leader
The Bavarian car manufacturer with the four rings recently launched their most powerful production car ever. LossKARn had a first taste of the fully electric Audi RS e-tron GT.
BMW 2-series Coupé – Last of its kind?
Despite rapidly increasing electrification efforts, BMW just launched another one of their iconic ‘small’ cars. LossKARn reckons, that the new M240i Coupé is an appropriate way to say goodbye to internal combustion engines.
Toyota Land Cruiser LC300 – The Master of Sandton
After 14 years Toyota finally presented a new Land Cruiser, the LC300. In two versions: a road-orientated big-grilled show car, the ZX, and a more off roady GR-S. GQ experienced both of them to find out whether they are still the masters of Africa.