Road Tests

Road Test Figures: Audi RS Q8 performance

The 2025 model-year RS Q8’s most notable update is an injection of more power and torque. We put the RS Q8 performance through its paces […]

Posted by Marius Boonzaier - 27 June 2025

ROAD TEST: Audi SQ8 TDI quattro Tiptronic

Racing car technology such as lightweight carbon fibre or LED and laser lights developed in endurance racing eventually filters down to production cars. Of course, […]

By CAR magazine - 30 December 2021

GROUP TEST: Mini JCW Countryman and Audi RS Q3 Sportback

As their badges – RS and JCW – would suggest, both the Audi Q3 and Mini Countryman are top-dog crossovers, fitted with bombastic turbopetrol engines […]

By CAR magazine - 28 December 2021

Audi RS6 Avant Quattro tiptronic rolling

ROAD TEST: Audi RS6 Avant quattro tiptronic

Only a step separates the ridiculous from the sublime. It’s an old saying that’s been regularly paraphrased from the musings of Napoleon Bonaparte to the […]

By CAR magazine - 23 September 2021

ROAD TEST: Audi RS Q8 TFSI Quattro Tiptronic

Violent. That’s the only way to describe the jolt caused by the Audi RS Q8 launch control system. In many ways, the burly SUV defies […]

By CAR magazine - 17 September 2021

ROAD TEST: Audi S7 Sportback vs Mercedes-AMG E53 Coupe

When it comes to combining performance and comfort in the automotive sphere, few marques are quite as adept as the performance arms of the Mercedes-AMG […]

By CAR magazine - 28 July 2021

ROAD TEST: Audi Q3 Sportback 40 TFSI falls short in places

When it comes to exploiting niches in the automotive market, few do it better than the German Big Three, particularly Audi. The Ingolstadt firm has […]

By CARintern - 29 May 2021

Audi A4 40 FSI S Line Front Three Quarter

ROAD TEST: Audi A4 40 FSI S Line is a well-sorted alternative

Audi updates its A4 sedan in an attempt to ward off the ever-increasing crossover threat. Audi says its A4 represents the very “core of the […]

By CARintern - 15 May 2021

ROAD TEST: Audi Q8 45 TDI vs. BMW X6 M50d vs. Range Rover Sport SDV8

Two premium coupé-crossovers take on a familiar, boxier favourite… Arguably the original coupé-styled SUV (or sport activity vehicle in BMW speak), the first-generation X6 was […]

By CAR magazine - 27 January 2021

ROAD TEST: Audi A6 40 TDI S tronic

Audi’s latest A6 finally arrives on local shores and steps right into a daunting dual role… Having touched down in South Africa more than two […]

By CAR magazine - 8 January 2021

TEST: Audi S6 TFSI Quattro and Mercedes-AMG GT53 4-Door Coupé 4Matic+

Is the subtle stealth of Audi’s S6 or the GT53’s showmanship the key to finding the perfect performance-comfort balance, that holy grail of motoring? The […]

By CAR magazine - 9 December 2020

ROAD TEST: Audi A7 Sportback 55 TFSI Quattro S tronic

Better late than never, is the second-generation Audi A7 Sportback all the executive sedan you need? Laden with a similarly broad marketing mandate as the […]

By CAR magazine - 1 April 2020

ROAD TEST: Audi TT Coupé 45 TFSI S tronic

It might be the entry-level model in the refreshed Audi TT range but it stakes a claim as the pick of the bunch… When the […]

By CAR magazine - 20 March 2020

ROAD TEST: Audi A1 Sportback 40 TFSI S line vs. Mini Cooper S 5-door

Audi and Mini offer their compact five-doors with brawny 2,0-litre engines. Which is the best premium, small hot hatch? It’s a bit of a neglected […]

By CAR magazine - 21 February 2020

ROAD TEST: Audi A1 Sportback 35 TFSI S tronic

Audi’s second-generation A1 has a broader appeal but lacks a final degree of polish… Having served as the stepping stone into Audi ownership for close […]

By CAR magazine - 17 January 2020

ROAD TEST: Audi Q3 35 TFSI S line S tronic

One of Audi’s bestsellers has been revamped bumper to bumper, making us question what is our favourite boutique midsize SUV… Launched in 2011, the first-generation […]

By CAR magazine - 27 November 2019

ROAD TEST: Audi Q8 55 TFSI Quattro Tiptronic

It’s taken Audi a while to enter the coupé-crossover segment with the new Q8 but its timing couldn’t have been better… The second-generation BMW X6 […]

By CAR magazine - 15 August 2019

ROAD TEST: Audi RS4 Avant and Audi RS5 Sportback

You can now order your favourite RS derivative with a choice of rear-ends. Which version offers the broadest appeal? 1994 was an auspicious year for […]

By CAR magazine - 19 July 2019

Long-term test: Audi SQ5 3,0T FSI Quattro Tiptronic

Long-term test (Introduction): Audi SQ5 3,0T FSI Quattro Tiptronic Sporty SUVs. They’re now most certainly a thing. Indeed, this SQ5 finds itself scrapping for attention […]

By Ryan Bubear - 5 January 2019

ROAD TEST: Audi S4 Quattro Tiptronic

Can Audi’s top-spec A4 Sedan seamlessly blend comfort and performance? We evaluate the Audi S4 Quattro Tiptronic… The influx of SUVs and crossovers across many segments […]

By CAR magazine - 6 April 2018

TEST: Audi TT RS vs. Jaguar F-Type 221 kW R-Dynamic

Although similarly priced, these fresh contenders are entirely different takes on the front-engined coupé concept

By CAR magazine - 9 February 2018

ROAD TEST: Audi SQ5 3,0T FSI Quattro Tiptronic

It might not be light, low to the ground or have only two seats, but the SQ5 is perfectly pitched at its target audience… When […]

By CAR magazine - 17 January 2018

Long-term test: Audi Q2 1,4T FSI Sport S Tronic

Long-term test (Introduction): Audi Q2 1,4T FSI Sport S Tronic This is Audi having fun… See that chamfered shoulder line on the rear door, neatly […]

By Terence Steenkamp - 1 January 2018

ROAD TEST: Audi Q5 2,0T FSI Quattro S tronic Sport

The second generation of one of Audi’s bestselling models promises greater refinement ahead of a fierce tussle

By CAR magazine - 29 November 2017

ROAD TEST: Audi S5 Coupé vs. Mercedes-AMG C43 Coupé

They may be alternatives to their fire-breathing siblings, but these business-suited sports coupés are spoiling for a fight…

By CAR magazine - 18 August 2017