KG On Cars

Kagiso (KG) Rabada exploded onto the international cricketing scene in 2015 and immediately made a big impact. The fast bowler may be just 23 years old, but he’s clearly on a charge. Just ask former Aussie captain Steve Smith, who shared some intimate moments with KG on the cricket pitch. We chatted cars and adventure with SA’s young cricketing sensation.

- Kagiso Rabada

Where, when and in what did you learn to drive?

I was 17 years old, driving my mom’s VW Polo.

Any funny tales during that learning experience?

It was a bit of a nerve-racking experience, for both my mom and I. So she signed me up at a driving school, and I passed my driving test, no problem.

Your first car?

A sponsored Nissan Juke. I really enjoyed that and drove it for almost two years. I did scratch it once, though.

And your favorite car, if money was not a limiting factor?

The Nissan GT-R looks great and is very fast, too. But if I could have any car, I’d have a Bentley Continental GT… a blacked out one. Black wheels tinted windows, black body panels, even blacked out badges. I can really see myself rolling in a Bentley GT.

Do you follow motorsport?

I’ve been following Formula One for some years now, and I’m a big Lewis Hamilton fan.

Q: Electric cars are all the rage these days. What is your opinion on the future of mobility? Will we all go electric and hybrid?