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We interrupt Mercedes’ SUV broadcast with a special report: they are still building sedans. Under the ceaseless explosion of SUVs and crossovers, the archetypal sedan is still with us, largely intact and the epitome of controlled ride with correct proportions and weight placement. The C-Class remains Merc’s top-seller, not...
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The three letter MLE suffix on a BMW badge is almost lost in the fractured rhetoric but if you’re trudging back through BMW South Africa’s lineage to put a date and place to the first M Car, the 530 MLE is considered – under some caveats – to be...
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Remember last month’s feature on the 991.2 GT3 RS. Well this is the granddaddy to all things RS – the 1973 Carrera 2.7 RS. Unlike the original n01 356 that’s here at Goodwood to provide a starting point to 70 years of Porsche this is here to celebrate the birth...
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Vantage and DBS Superleggera. Two models which recently differentiated Fiesta’s oval front grille from the ones sculpted to long, low V12-snouted Aston Martins. But for a supercar maker on the move, Aston is having far fewer headaches compared to Ford. Oh and it’s not the endless spate of Ford...
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The BMW Z4 has it easy. While it shares large helpings of the same architecture as the Toyota Supra, the weight of expectation on the new BMW Z4 is a lot lower. With the Z4 the internet is not erupting with vitriolic criticisms written by irate fans who have...
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So vastly different from all previous generations is the latest A-Class that Mercedes debated giving it a new name. Ergo, in big vibrant font, this is revolutionary and for the first time will team up with a sedan version set for South Africa in early 2019. Even in a...
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First thing; ignore that price at the end of this feature. Even if you had the necessary R5.5 million from that recent entrepreneurial gambit with Bitcoin you can’t buy a GT2 RS. If only it was that easy – and no this isn’t like the 911R where really limited...
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For all of Volkswagen’s conquering it does so effortlessly in South Africa with Polo and Golf, there’s an invisible psychological barrier which dissuades buyers from trading in and moving up VW’s ladder. C-Class over Jetta. X5 over Touareg. Customer migration in a segment where profits are high means Touareg’s...
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Another Toyota heavyweight Between the three good oaks of Hilux, RAV4 and Corolla, Toyota SA is able to steady the brand’s sales volume during the bumpy peaks and troughs of the car market so when a new Corolla arrives the fleet, rental and uber drivers begin to salivate. But...
We interrupt Mercedes’ SUV broadcast with a special report: they are still building sedans. Under the ceaseless explosion of SUVs and crossovers, the archetypal sedan is still with us, largely intact and the epitome of controlled ride with correct proportions and weight placement. The C-Class remains Merc’s top-seller, not...
The three letter MLE suffix on a BMW badge is almost lost in the fractured rhetoric but if you’re trudging back through BMW South Africa’s lineage to put a date and place to the first M Car, the 530 MLE is considered – under some caveats – to be...
Remember last month’s feature on the 991.2 GT3 RS. Well this is the granddaddy to all things RS – the 1973 Carrera 2.7 RS. Unlike the original n01 356 that’s here at Goodwood to provide a starting point to 70 years of Porsche this is here to celebrate the birth...
Vantage and DBS Superleggera. Two models which recently differentiated Fiesta’s oval front grille from the ones sculpted to long, low V12-snouted Aston Martins. But for a supercar maker on the move, Aston is having far fewer headaches compared to Ford. Oh and it’s not the endless spate of Ford...
The BMW Z4 has it easy. While it shares large helpings of the same architecture as the Toyota Supra, the weight of expectation on the new BMW Z4 is a lot lower. With the Z4 the internet is not erupting with vitriolic criticisms written by irate fans who have...
So vastly different from all previous generations is the latest A-Class that Mercedes debated giving it a new name. Ergo, in big vibrant font, this is revolutionary and for the first time will team up with a sedan version set for South Africa in early 2019. Even in a...
First thing; ignore that price at the end of this feature. Even if you had the necessary R5.5 million from that recent entrepreneurial gambit with Bitcoin you can’t buy a GT2 RS. If only it was that easy – and no this isn’t like the 911R where really limited...
For all of Volkswagen’s conquering it does so effortlessly in South Africa with Polo and Golf, there’s an invisible psychological barrier which dissuades buyers from trading in and moving up VW’s ladder. C-Class over Jetta. X5 over Touareg. Customer migration in a segment where profits are high means Touareg’s...
Another Toyota heavyweight Between the three good oaks of Hilux, RAV4 and Corolla, Toyota SA is able to steady the brand’s sales volume during the bumpy peaks and troughs of the car market so when a new Corolla arrives the fleet, rental and uber drivers begin to salivate. But...