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For the past fifteen years BMW’s hottest 1 Series has been powered by a 3.0-litre straight six sending power to the rear wheels. The only evolution to that format was the introduction of turbo charging from the 130i to the 135i. Looking at the new BMW M135i xDrive, it’s...
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Under the skin of the new Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S 4-dr there’s a lot going on as the transition from AMG GT sports car to GT family car proves to be anything but straightforward repurposing. But if you’ve gone off the whole oxymoronic genre of fast SUVs, this menacing...
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Macan, that’s Porsche’s most popular model, isn’t it? You’re correct, but that little prize for first place is only true outside South Africa. Locally the Cayenne continues to outsell the Macan but that’s not to undermine the Macan’s importance in flowering Porsche’s profits. Most customers will gladly save R500k,...
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German manufacturer BMW has lifted the covers off the third-generation X5 M Competition SUV and X6 M Competition Coupe-SUV. Both models will be making their global debut at the 2019 LA Motor Show in November, with the first deliveries taking place in April 2020. Just like the BMW M8...
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Audi South Africa has confirmed that the facelifted version of the third-generation Audi TT will indeed be coming to South Africa. The facelift comes just in time to refresh the sports car, bringing design tweaks to the interior and exterior, along with performance boosts and a more extensive list...
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Apply the growing mindset that the SUV will save the sportscar and you might reach the conclusion that Subaru’s gradual expansion of lifestyle vehicles like the XV and new Forester would allow Subaru to develop and fund its WRX 90s niche into the year 2019. When that doesn’t come...
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The apex of the KIA range (Sportage in desirability, Grand Sedona in price) has been eclipsed in both areas by the new KIA Stinger – new to SA we should say since the car was launched internationally some time ago. As far as micro niches go, KIA’s picked out...
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Porsche is the latest manufacturer to join the coupe-SUV race after the confirmation of the new Porsche Cayenne Coupe. Prototypes of the coupe have been seen with very little camouflage leading us to expect a reveal later this month. Styling of the coupe is on par with its key...
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The freshly launched Lamborghini Urus has just been knocked off the ‘World’s fastest SUV’ throne by the new Bentley Bentayga Speed. Welcome to the beginning of the super-SUV war. Bentley’s latest product to join their SUV model line is the new Bentayga Speed, a high-performance version of the already-quick...