Chrizz Beatz on South African Car Culture and his love for BMW

Cars.co.za

17 Sep 2022

Chrizz Beatz is a popular DJ, 947 radio presenter and car fanatic of note, particularly when it comes to BMWs! Episode 2 of the Cars.co.za South African Car Culture series sees Chrizz showcase his own cars, including an E36-generation (Dolphin shape) BMW M3 Coupe, and a striking new G82 M4 in Sao Paolo Yellow to match his neon pants!

As is the case for many South Africans, Chrizz’s love for cars was born at the racing circuit, particularly the old WesBank Raceway, where he saw BMWs in action against Volkswagens for the first time. Since then he’s been a BMW man, though he did stray at one time and opted for a different German brand, which he says was a “mistake”.

But the first car that Chrizz Beatz drove was not a BMW – it was his parents’ Honda, and he ended up crashing it into a pole as he was trying to replicate the driving moves from the first Fast & Furious movie that made the Civic so iconic. After that experience, he was done with spinning wheels, though he does admit he likes going “sideways”.

Is it true that BMW drivers don’t use their indicators? Is a BMW “for the streets” and a Mercedes-Benz for the family? Chrizz covers a lot of topics that will be instantly familiar to South African car fanatics, including the consequences of racing away from the traffic police when you think you’re being hijacked!

What does South African Car Culture represent to you? If you missed Episode 1 of SA Car Culture, Check out Episode 1 featuring our very own Ciro De Siena and look out for Episode 3 of the Cars.co.za SA Car Culture series on Saturday 24 September 2022 at 1 pm.