Seatbelt for suitcases are among new accessories now
available on the Land Rover Discovery Sport.
As a perfect road trip family vehicle, the right accessories can enhance
their holiday driving experience even more. Land Rover also offers a centre
armrest cooler for rear passengers. Finished in premium leather, this stylish
refrigerator will keep your drinks and snacks pleasingly chilled on your
travels.
There is also an iPad holder that clips into the
headrests of the front seats, allowing rear-seat passengers to enjoy some
hands-free entertainment, while sipping on some cool refreshments. . A handy
set of side window sunshades further enhance the comfort of rear passengers.
Seatback stowage is also made available to help keep
drinks, cables, plugs and toys organised in the rear. The Discovery Sport
already boasts nearly 35 litres of stowage compartments for small items and
boast s of an advanced Climate control unit with sensors which keeps the cabin
of the Discovery Sport at the perfect temperature.
Tosan Aduayi is the founder of Trendy Africa Magazine
and has been an Auto columnist since 1994
Bentley’s EXP 10 Speed 6 concept car has been
awarded Gold in the Transportation category of the German Design Awards – one
of the most highly respected design competitions in the world.
The German Design Council selects a panel of
international design experts to judge the entries. They selected the EXP 10
Speed 6 for the Gold award as a result of its timeless, iconic Bentley design,
clever use of new materials and aesthetic dynamism.
The door panels are not
covered with leather, but instead with high-quality wood.
The EXP 10 Speed 6 is a British interpretation of a
high-performance two-seater sportscar. It showcases the future direction of
luxury and performance using the finest materials and advanced hybrid
technology – a powerful, exquisite and individual concept.
Tosan Aduayi is the founder of Trendy Africa Magazine
and has been an Auto columnist since 1994
Land Rover Ambassador Kinsley Holgate spent 39 days on a grueling journey through six countries after departing from Gauteng’s Lesedi Cultural
Village, in a fleet of Land Rovers to reach the Heart of Africa. Majority of this unique humanitarian journey was completed in specially outfitted Land Rovers, with the last section of the forest trek
requiring the team to park their vehicles and proceed on foot. Kinsley Holgate and his team set out to find the beating heart of the African
continent in the vibrant rainforests of the Congo, as scientifically determined by the Department of Environmental and
Geographic Science at the University of Cape Town.
Joining the expedition were 14 Ba’aka
pygmies, who played the role of porters as they carried tents, bedrolls, water,
food, satellite phones and, of course, three GPS devices to help pinpoint the
exact location of the Heart of Africa. Despite their great knowledge of the
forests they call home, the pygmies had no concept of what Africa looks like on
a map, not to mention where its heart would be found or the co-ordinates that
were scribbled in the margins. With the help of the expedition’s interpreter,
Nazaire, the team discovered that the pygmy porters had never travelled beyond
their familiar forest routes. So what lay ahead was completely unknown for
everyone.
The first casualty of the on-foot forest
trek was Mike Nixon, who was stung in the mouth by a bee. This eighth sting of
the day proved too much for his system. A quick dig through emergency rations
saw an Epipen being administered, preventing the swelling from affecting his
airway.
At this point the pygmies decided to
share their three big fears: forest leopards, forest elephants, and being
bitten by the Ndolo – or Gaboon viper – for which they had no cure. Undaunted,
the expedition crew proceeded, albeit a little more informed of the potential
dangers ahead. For seven days, Holgate and his crew
suffered through the last 17km of their journey. Constant rain and
skin-piercing vines made for slow progress, with the team taking more than six
hours to travel just one kilometre.
“After 9 000 kilometres in our
Land Rovers, across six countries, it’s the last 17 kilometres that nearly killed
us,” said Holgate. “It became a physical and emotional nightmare of endurance,
and the longest seven days of my life. A whole week of grabbing roots to drag
us along our bellies, digging through deep mud, and crafting our own pole
bridges.”
The team eventual reached their destination using three GPS co-ordinates reading “17.05291°E,
2.07035°N”; as supplied by the University of Cape Town,
and verified by the International Geographic Union. The Heart of the African continent now stands in
the vast, 200 000 square kilometre rainforests of the Congo.
Tosan
Aduayi is the founder of Trendy Africa Magazine and has been an Auto columnist
since 1994
