Autozine July

What started as a routine day recently turned into a professional test. We had been preaching about fuel economy on these pages and we finally had a chance to prove how well we understand the gospel.

 

We arrived at Shell Station off Waiyaki Way, the flagging off point, primed for the day.Our car was a Mitsubishi Nativa, which we had to drive 160 kilometres on the least amount of fuel. The lessons we learnt that day, if applied by every motorist can save the Kenyan economy up to Ksh50 billion a year.

Experts say this is the money lost through poor driving coupled with traffic jams. With the benefit of Guinness World Record holders John and Helen Taylor who transversed the globe in 78 days, we bring you the top tips on fuel economy which, if applied, will ensure you don't have too much month at the end of the money.

Amazon Motors has been in the dealership backwaters, not a glittering showpiece in spite of the fact that it holds the rights to sell one of the world's best cars, Volvo. But it hasn't been resting on its laurels. Now, we've exclusively learnt that they are bringing in the car that thinks ahead of an accident and responds accordingly; the Volvo XC60. We give you a sneak review in our centre pages. But before the XC60 lands, its premium competitor, the BMW X6 is up and running. We test drove it to assess its claimed coupe and off-road attributes and give you our take.

Your favourite column on classic cars, Old is Gold is back with a rendering of a BMW E12. We've dug into our picture archives for a comparison between this 1981 machine with its 2008 scion to show you just how much BMW has changed.

Enjoy!