DieselDrive Magazine

French cars have been a part of the South African motoring landscape for several years already, regularly surprising me with cars that are not only unique and quirky but also exceptionally good. But what has often surprised me most is the models that became the most popular, especially because they’re usually the ones I thought [...]

Marrying the past to the future is not a strange concept in the motoring industry, especially when you look at the cars from yesteryear (MINI, Fiat 500, Toyota FJ Cruiser) that has been successfully recreated with modern styling, modern engines and forward thinking engineering. French carmaker Citroën certainly has a lot of highlights in its [...]

Creating a four-door, family-sized hatchback is not exactly nuclear science. Ensuring that this hatchback’s styling is en vogue, that its cabin has an addictive ambiance and that it’s driving dynamics are de rigueur is however a completely different matter. In case you’re wondering why I’m using so many terms from the French language, it’s because [...]

The French have always been a funny bunch. A language that can make the worst relationship dispute sound like a love poem, food that could make peace in Afghanistan and flair like no other nation in the world. Their cars are unique, too. Citroën has always been the most loony of the big three French [...]