Drive Out #59 | August 2012

Product Description

• WHEELS The Mazda CX-5 hits the market hard, the Mercedes M-Class is easy on the juice (really!), the Citroën Aircross offers very good value for money and the Triumph Tiger Explorer is a powerful new adventure bike
• 4×4 ACADEMY Get your official papers the Drive Out way
• NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE It’s now much easier to explore the undiscovered northern parts of our neighbour
• EASTERN CAPE KAROO This stepchild of the Karoo is an underrated gem
• WEEKEND Grab a local guide, drive around Kamieskroon and do some serious flower-spotting
• GEAR Which 4×4 tools do you need to take on an expedition deep into the bush? We talk to the experts
• WORKSHOP We’re giving away our third bakkie! See how the Hilux gets new tyres and suspension
• DIY (PART III) The restoration of a Land Rover Series III seriously tests your patience – for a year and a half
• MY WHEELS Is it a Patrol? A Hardbody? Or maybe a Corvette?
• READER STORY Yes, it is indeed possible to fit a family of four into a Jimny and drive the Namaqua Eco Trail (okay, okay, with a trailer)
• 4×4 TRAILS Take a break to Zevenfontein near Robertson and Loch Maree near Askham
• PHOTO MECHANIC This is how you take decent pics of a campfire
• GRAVEL STORIES Read about a place as much as you want; nothing comes close to the real deal
• BOSKOS Do the hard slog at home and enjoy the fruits of your labour in the bundu