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As many of you know, I currently drive a used 2012 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Wagon with a long, useful warranty, which I got a few months ago. This is topical, since just today I reviewed the 2018 Mercedes-AMG E63S Wagon, which I really, really, really want. But more than I want the new AMG Wagon, I just want an Audi RS6 Avant. Unfortunately, Audi doesn't want me to have it. Every single time I post anything about my AMG Wagon -- a photo on Instagram, a tweet, a video -- I'm bombarded with messages from people living outside North America asking me why I didn't get the Audi RS6 Avant. It's cooler. It's better. It's more exciting. Why get an "old person" E-Class when you could have the cool new thing? Here's the reason, folks: it doesn't exist in North America. Audi never sold it here. In fact, Audi hasn't sold any station wagon version of the A6 in several years -- "RS" or not. The last time (the only time!) we got an Audi RS6 was the 2003 model year, in sedan form only -- and the last time we got any form of high-performance Audi wagon was the B7 S4, which ended production in 2008. Audi simply doesn't think we can be trusted with high-performance wagons. And, of course, U.S. import laws mean I can't just go to Europe, pick one up and bring it home with me. Not that I wouldn't want to. If the Audi RS6 Avant was sold in the United States, I absolutely would've bought that instead of my AMG; the old RS6 Avant offered 570 horsepower, and the new one has almost 600 -- compared to a paltry 520 in my AMG. Not only that, but I simply prefer the look of the RS6 Avant, the beauty of the Audi interior and the subtlety of the overall design. If I could've had an RS6 Avant, it wouldn't have even been a consideration -- I would've. But I couldn't. So quit asking. Doug DeMuro is an automotive journalist who has written for many online and magazine publications. He once owned a Nissan Cube and a Ferrari 360 Modena. At the same time.

Two people have been arrested in a raid on the home of the controversial Gupta family in South Africa as part of a government influencing investigation. The wealthy India-born Gupta family have been accused of "state capture" - using their friendship with President Zuma to wield enormous political influence for their business interests. Both Mr Zuma and the Guptas deny the allegations made against them. Mr Zuma is under pressure to resign, in part because of links to the Guptas. He is expected to respond later today to a formal request from the African National Congress (ANC) to step down. The Hawks, South Africa's priority crime unit, confirmed they were searching the Gupta's walled compound near Johannesburg zoo on Wednesday morning. Local media say that one of the three Gupta brothers has been arrested but the BBC has so far been unable to confirm this. Why is President Zuma under pressure? The scandal-hit leader has been in power since 2009, but has been dogged by corruption allegations. Mr Zuma was replaced as the party's leader in December by his deputy, Cyril Ramaphosa, but has so far resisted calls to resign. An official has said the 75-year-old was willing to stand down in the next three to six months, but top leadership want him to withdraw from power immediately. Long read: The trials of Jacob Zuma Who are the Gupta family? The embattled Gupta family own a range of business interests in South Africa, including computing, mining, air travel, energy, technology and media. The three brothers, Atul, Rajesh and Ajay, moved to the country in 1993 from India, just as white-minority rule was ending. They are known friends of President Zuma - and his son, daughter and one of the president's wives worked for the family's firms. The brothers have been accused of wielding enormous political influence in South Africa, with critics alleging that they have tried to "capture the state" to advance their own business interests. Who are the Guptas? How the Guptas brand turned toxic What is the scandal between the family and the president? Former Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas made a public allegation in 2016 that he was offered 600m Rand ($50m; £36m) by the Gupta family to be the next finance minister - as long as he did their bidding. It was followed by a damning report by a South African government ombudsman that accused the Guptas and President Zuma of colluding to win government contracts. The public backlash worsened in 2017 when more than 100,000 emails were leaked which appeared to show the extent the family had exerted their influence. It suggested a complex web of government contracts, as well as alleged kickbacks and money laundering. It prompted marches and public protests against the family and President Zuma, dubbed the "Zuptas".

Jeep did a one-and-a-half gainer under the hood, increasing the Cherokee's powertrain choices. To pump up the engine lineup, Jeep didn't grab any old powerplant off the FCA shelf. Nope. It created an all-new turbocharged 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine. Jeep's engine gurus gave it the guts to deliver 270 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of acceleration-making torque, as well as start-stop to increase fuel economy. And, when properly equipped, Cherokees with the 2.0-liter can tow up to 4,000 pounds, yet scamper to 60 miles per hour from a standstill in seven seconds by Jeep's count! Making encore performances are the 180-hp 2.4-liter Tigershark 4-cylinder and the 271-hp 3.2-liter V6 engines. All three engines use the same 9-speed automatic transmission to turn the wheels. Because of powertrain tweaks here and there, as well as the 2019 model being 150 pounds trimmer, the government has yet to release miles per gallon estimates for any of the engines. Jeep expects the 2.4-liter to provide 30 mpg on the highway, while the 3.2-liter should deliver a class V6 best of 29 mpg hwy. We did some rock crawling in California that would have positively embarrassed many of the Cherokee's competitors. Traversing the off-road course at the media event required childlike trust in the spotters as we walked our Cherokee over hills of jagged rocks, often seeing nothing more than the top inch or two of the spotter's index fingers pointing left or right as we stared at the sky through the windshield. For this sort of X Games adventure, Jeep offers its Active Drive Lock 4x4 system with its locking rear differential. It includes a Power Transfer Unit (PTU) with torque management and low range. 4-Low locks the front and rear driveshafts. Two more 4-wheel-drive packages round out the off-roading systems. Active Drive I is a transparent automatic all-wheel-drive system that switches in and out of 4WD as needed without driver input. Active Drive II has all the features of Active Drive Lock, but without the rear differential locker. It also offers a neutral mode for towing the Cherokee behind an RV. All three 4WD systems include Jeep's Selec-Terrain traction control with settings for Auto, Snow, Sport, Sand/Mud and Rock. It also has Selec-Speed Control, which is something like cruise control for going up and down hills. Geek Patrol What would a new, redesigned or refreshed vehicle be without ginning up more gizmos for connectivity and safety? When the 2019 Cherokee goes on sale this spring, it will feature the latest fourth-generation Uconnect infotainment system. Available with either a 7- or 8.4-in touchscreen, it will include a 12-volt power outlet, auxiliary audio input jack and USB port, in addition to Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Features come and go as you work your way through the trim levels, but available goodies include satellite radio, hands-free calling and texting, a navigation system and connected services for remotely locking/unlocking and remotely starting the vehicle with a smartphone app, emergency-first responders contact and other features. Every Cherokee comes with a rearview camera. Available driver-assist/safety technologies include adaptive cruise control, ParkSense, parallel/perpendicular park assist, lane-departure warning, forward-collision warning with braking, blind spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert. Casting Call Base pricing, including the destination fee, begins at $25,190 for the front-wheel-drive Latitude and peaks out at $37,470 for the Overland. In between are the Latitude Plus ($25,190), the Limited ($31,570) and the off-road-dedicated Trailhawk, only offered with 4WD ($34,515). Roughly 60 percent of Cherokee sales will be 4WD. Adding 4WD to all grades except Trailhawk will increase the bottom line by $1,500. The Big Finish There's no question that the 2019 Jeep Cherokee is still king of the off-road hill among its peers. Whether its freshening earns it a bigger slice of the segment sales pie remains to be seen, but it is an improved vehicle through the effort. It certainly offers more engine and 4WD choices than its competition. In every other respect, it can go toe to toe with the segment leaders. To gain access to this information, Autotrader attended an event sponsored by the vehicle's manufacturer.

South Africa has declared the drought which has seen Cape Town hurtling towards "Day Zero" a national disaster. The government made the announcement after reassessing the "magnitude and severity" of the three-year drought. It has badly affected three of the country's nine provinces. The decision came as Cape Town announced its water saving measures, which require each citizen to use less than 50 litres a day, had successfully pushed back "Day Zero" to 4 June. Drought-hit Cape Town rejoices at rainfall Life in Cape Town: 'My wife doesn't shower any more' Africa Live: More on this and other stories Just a matter of weeks ago, the date that Cape Town's taps were predicted to run dry was 12 April. Mmusi Maimane, leader of South Africa's Democratic Alliance (DA), which runs both the city of Cape Town and Western Cape province, tweeted: