Peta Lee
Peta Lee is a motoring columnist for Fair Lady as well as for the Independent Newspapers group countrywide. Her columns also appear on the IOL motoring website. She’s long had an affinity for anything with wheels, going right back to the 80s when she co-edited a now defunct magazine called Car Owner in Peta has also been features editor of Drive magazine and written for Car, Wiel, Topcar and Chequered Flag magazines. Fast cars and offroad racing are her passion – she scooped the Offroad Pressman of the Year award several times – but so are her nine-year-old daughter Jordan and her menagerie of animals. Her CV includes stints with Femina, where she was assistant editor, the Sunday Times and the Sunday Tribune, and she’s written for Longevity, Reader’s Digest and Prive magazines, among others.
Articles by Peta Lee
We review the fab new Freelander 2!
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If you’re going to launch a new 4x4, do it properly, I say. Which is what LandRover South Africa did recently when introducing their latest little baby to the motoring press.
Review - Happiness is a Honda CR-V
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One of my favourite new SUVs is Honda’s delectable 4x4 CR-V. Have you seen it? No longer the baby in its category, it’s been Botoxed up...
Volkswagen Touareg V6 3.0 TDI review
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With "the driving precision of a sports car, the capability of an off-road vehicle and the comfort of a luxury class saloon”, the Volkswagen Touareg V6 3.0 TDI is one of the most impressive vehicles of its type I’ve ever driven.
Daihatsu Terios review - my kind of bundu basher
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One of the best things about Daihatsu’s new Terios – apart from the fact that it’s just so incredibly appealing to look at – is the stunning range of colours.
Funky, vibrant and with a dash of neon, there’s something to suit every pair of shoes you own, sisters!
We review the new Subaru - perfect for the outback
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One of my favourite cars is the Subaru. Any Subaru. From the sporty spunky Impreza to the Legacy to the Outback . . . I love ’em all.
Nissan's new Patrol road test - big, beefy and butch
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Women believe you can never be too rich or too thin . . . I reckon the male version would have the addendum “or have too big a car”. But that doesn’t really work for the less butch among us. Take Nissan’s new Patrol bakkie, for instance.
Kia Sedona review - the idyllic people mover
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Offhand, I can’t think of any people-mover better than the Kia Sedona for the woman who needs to schlep a huge family around.
Review - Mercedes- Benz 4 Matic
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At first I thought the award-winning Mercedes-Benz 4MATIC was rather too macho to serve as a mum’s taxi. But after a day or two of getting used to it, I’ve changed my mind. It’s terrific...
RAV 4 Diesel gets 5 stars in our review
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If you’re shopping around for the perfect upmarket mom’s taxi, you can’t go wrong with Toyota’s diesel-powered RAV4.
Review - Peta Lee gets her kicks from the Hummer H3
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Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise, girls. The Hummer H3 might look like a mean machine – okay, it is to a point – but it’s the most fun on wheels I’ve had in yonks. Seriously!
Jeep Hemi Commander review - great for bundu bashing
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Big and butch is the Jeep trademark, and the 5.7 litre Hemi Commander is that indeed This has to be one of the largest things I’ve driven in a while – on a par with the giant Hummer, perhaps.
Honda CR-V 2.2 Diesel review
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Honda’s first ever diesel engine was well worth waiting for. The brand new CR-V 2.2i CTDi is a winner. And proving that hard work is always worth the slog, the engine has also won the International Engine of the Year award.
We review Subaru's ultimate SUV
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I’m unashamedly biased in favour of anything that leaves the Subaru stable. And I’ve decided that the Tribeca, the latest thoroughbred to emerge, and their first full-size SUV, has got to be the best ever . . .
Peta Lee reviews the swanky Honda FR-V
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Am I lucky or what, girls! I’ve just taken delivery of a brand new shiny silver Honda FR-V – and it’s mine for a whole six months as a long-term test car. Yee-ha!
Road test - Peta Lee takes the Kia Sorento to the mountains
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The guys at Kia should be very chuffed with themselves. The new 4x4 Sorento EX is like chalk and cheese compared with the old one, boasting enhanced specifications that include a larger engine, more horsepower, more towing capacity and improved fuel efficiency.
