Monaco, Chinese car invasion, Toyota Land Cruiser FJ
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South Africa's longest-running motoring radio show - 25 years on air.
Roger Haden (Motoring Journalist | South Africa's Most Senior Motoring Journalist)
Grant McLeary (Driving Dynamics | Founder and Lead Instructor)
Johnny Shand (Bike Man West Rand | Suzuki Dealer and Motorcycle Specialist)
Colin Windell (Veteran Motoring Journalist | Motoring Editor)
Stefan Bellman (South African Expat | Guest Contributor)
A weekly dose of pure petrolhead content from Motoring Today on Radio Today 1485 - South Africa's Toyota-sponsored motoring programme running for 25 years. This episode covers the Chinese car invasion of the SA market, the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix, the new Toyota Land Cruiser FJ, motorcycle sales and MotoGP results, four-by-four driver training, and essential road tips. If you love cars, bikes and motorsport and want straight-talking insight from people who have lived and breathed motoring for decades - this one is for you.
Veteran journalist Roger Haden unpacks the biggest motor industry story of the moment: South Africa recorded its best May car sales since 2013 - over 51,000 units - driven heavily by Chinese brands. With 16 Chinese marques already in the country and 26 projected by year end, Roger delivers a clear-eyed consolidation warning: BYD, Chery and GWM look set to stay, but buyers of fringe brands risk being left stranded when those brands fold - just as happened with an earlier Chery attempt. He also flags a troubling pattern of software and electronics glitches in expensive European cars rushed to market to compete with Chinese technology.
Grant McLeary of Driving Dynamics - 40 years and close to 100,000 drivers trained - talks about the state of driver skills in South Africa, the K53 system's failures, and why professional four-by-four and on-road driver training matters more than ever. Colin Windell delivers a detailed walk-around of the new Toyota Land Cruiser FJ: a compact ladder-frame off-roader built on IMV architecture, powered by a 2.7-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine, positioned as a mini Prado for lifestyle and overlanding buyers aged 30 to 45.
Johnny Shand of Bike Man on the West Rand covers Suzuki's rise to number two in the SA car market, the growing Chinese motorcycle threat, commercial delivery bike demand, and Marc Marquez's extraordinary comeback at MotoGP - plus Brad Binder's KTM clocking 366 km/h, faster than a Formula One car. The episode also recaps Monaco Grand Prix results including Kimi Antonelli's fifth consecutive win, Rally Japan won by Elfyn Evans in a Toyota Gazoo car, and a historical look at the 1939 Volkswagen Beetle controversy and the 1994 Imola tragedies involving Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger. Practical tips cover scanning 10 to 15 seconds ahead, tyre pressure checks, warning lights, four-way stop rules and smooth driving technique.
Roger Haden (Motoring Journalist | South Africa's Most Senior Motoring Journalist)
Grant McLeary (Driving Dynamics | Founder and Lead Instructor)
Johnny Shand (Bike Man West Rand | Suzuki Dealer and Motorcycle Specialist)
Colin Windell (Veteran Motoring Journalist | Motoring Editor)
Stefan Bellman (South African Expat | Guest Contributor)
A weekly dose of pure petrolhead content from Motoring Today on Radio Today 1485 - South Africa's Toyota-sponsored motoring programme running for 25 years. This episode covers the Chinese car invasion of the SA market, the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix, the new Toyota Land Cruiser FJ, motorcycle sales and MotoGP results, four-by-four driver training, and essential road tips. If you love cars, bikes and motorsport and want straight-talking insight from people who have lived and breathed motoring for decades - this one is for you.
Veteran journalist Roger Haden unpacks the biggest motor industry story of the moment: South Africa recorded its best May car sales since 2013 - over 51,000 units - driven heavily by Chinese brands. With 16 Chinese marques already in the country and 26 projected by year end, Roger delivers a clear-eyed consolidation warning: BYD, Chery and GWM look set to stay, but buyers of fringe brands risk being left stranded when those brands fold - just as happened with an earlier Chery attempt. He also flags a troubling pattern of software and electronics glitches in expensive European cars rushed to market to compete with Chinese technology.
Grant McLeary of Driving Dynamics - 40 years and close to 100,000 drivers trained - talks about the state of driver skills in South Africa, the K53 system's failures, and why professional four-by-four and on-road driver training matters more than ever. Colin Windell delivers a detailed walk-around of the new Toyota Land Cruiser FJ: a compact ladder-frame off-roader built on IMV architecture, powered by a 2.7-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine, positioned as a mini Prado for lifestyle and overlanding buyers aged 30 to 45.
Johnny Shand of Bike Man on the West Rand covers Suzuki's rise to number two in the SA car market, the growing Chinese motorcycle threat, commercial delivery bike demand, and Marc Marquez's extraordinary comeback at MotoGP - plus Brad Binder's KTM clocking 366 km/h, faster than a Formula One car. The episode also recaps Monaco Grand Prix results including Kimi Antonelli's fifth consecutive win, Rally Japan won by Elfyn Evans in a Toyota Gazoo car, and a historical look at the 1939 Volkswagen Beetle controversy and the 1994 Imola tragedies involving Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger. Practical tips cover scanning 10 to 15 seconds ahead, tyre pressure checks, warning lights, four-way stop rules and smooth driving technique.
