Magazine

September 2008
Autozine September
<!--break-->Sixty years, especially for a young editor like me, is truly a milestone. Well, I’m not confessing my age here (that’s a secret) but commending Land Rover. The brand has literally roved the global landscape for this long, and slowly mutated into one of the hardiest car brands. In this edition, we celebrate Land Rover’s 60th anniversary behind the wheels of the Defender, Freelander, Discovery 3, Range Rover and Range Rover Sport. We leave it to you dear reader to judge whether to count Land Rover’s years in life or life in years. Ok, you are right. These cars don’t come cheap, like the Toyota Vitz in our used car review. Let’s get into the theatre for a review of the Harry Potter and The Order of the Vitz.  With the high price of fuel on every motorist’s mind, we bring you yet another stingy sipper in our commercial review ‑ the Suzuki Maruti. Modern cars are being designed to consume less fuel without compromising performance. So, what would make a man who has laid his hands on more than a dozen car models stick to an ageing Volvo? Find out in our new column, Old is Gold.

 

Land Rover
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

As Land Rover celebrates its 60th birthday, Michael Mwai looks at the then and now of an icon that has defied time


I took one look at the Land Rover line-up and was convinced that these were the warriors sent to protect their own. The Land Rover Defender is due for review again in 2010 but looking at the past 60 years, they might just throw in a more efficient engine and let us continue enjoying the ragged nature of this workhorse.

 

Macharia Maina's Car
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Accident survivor Macharia Maina bubbles with enthusiasm that belies the trauma he has been through in life. He tells AUTOZINE about the road safety lessons learnt and challenges of running his Real Estate business.
Total Vitz
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
There is something unsettling about riding a broomstick at 140kph. Not unless you are a wizard in Harry Porter. Actually, it’s foolish. You get this feeling that the broom will break at its chassis, blow away or disintegrate into smithereens.
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