Motoring, Travel & Lifestyle
Is it true that crime doesn’t pay? Dieter Losskarn asked four of South Africa’s most popular thriller authors. Roger Smith, Deon Meyer, Michele Rowe and Andrew Brown are getting away with murder on a regular base. Photography: Guido Schwarz (Meyer, Rowe, Brown), Dieter Losskarn (Smith) The night they were hijacked, Roxy Palmer and her husband, …
Continue reading “South African crime writers – Murder they wrote”
Chevrolet’s facelifted Trailblazer flagship Z71 offers tons of street cred and a bullish stance. Blacked-out 18 inch wheels, door handles and mirrors as well as cool decals make a clear statement: Fortuner and Everest, I am here to get you – on and off the road.
Audi completes its SUV portfolio with the rather cute entry-level Q2 crossover. The Q3 is not amused.
Since the automobile was born, ambitious inventors tried to make them swim as well. There were many unsuccessful attempts that ended in deep water. Only one non-military amphibious vehicle was ever put into production on a commercial base: the German Amphicar. LossKARn cruised in one on the Rhine.
The sleek luxury limousine S90 is the second all-new Volvo, after the XC90. I met Thor’s S-class in the most appropriate surroundings, the Cape Winelands between Franschhoek and Stellenbosch.
Guns & Grapes I once again had a blast in the Winelands. To prove that those ballistic pleasures are not exclusively a male domain, Kathryn accompanied me on my latest Shootopia Shooting Adventure. A weapon is a bit like Internet porn. You love it, but you deny enjoying it. It’s worse in Europe. As soon …
Continue reading “Guns & Grapes – Shootopia Shooting Adventures”
Two Oceans Aquarium dive Big Blue Diving in the new Ocean exhibit was a bit of a guilty pleasure for me. Photography: Guido Schwarz The Black Musselcracker eyeballs me in what I can only interpret as disgust. I think he knows. I must say, I feel much less guilty walking past some cows, grazing in …
Continue reading “Big Blue – diving in the Two Oceans Aquarium”
With the new Porsche Panamera on its namesake: Mexico’s La Carrera Panamericana. I covered one tiny section of what is widely regarded as the most grueling road race on earth.
Cape Town is without a doubt one of the most beautiful cities in the world. And it not only offers picturesque mountains, sandy beaches and endless blue skies, but also an amazing classic car scene. South Africans of all skin colours are true petrol heads. The perfect location to shoot Grand Prix Original’s 2017 collection. …
Continue reading “Behind the scenes – Grand Prix Collection shoot in Cape Town”
For the first time in 50 years BMW offers a bike under 500cc. And the new G 310 R takes boring out of small bikes. I experienced the one-cylinder roadster on Mullholland Drive in California’s Santa Monica Mountains. Another urban legend put to rest. America is not just made up of dirt-straight highways going all the …
