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Volkswagen just launched its restyled Polo – set to be introduced with a design similar to the new Golf 8 as well as an updated interior. This makes the new Polo look seemingly young and digitally integrated.
Sedert die bekendstelling van die nuwe Suzuki Swift model in Suider Afrika in 2018, het die vervaardiger reuse sukses ondergaan. Nie net word die rekord verkoop syfers van die vervaardiger amper elke maand herskryf nie, maar het die huidige Swift model erkenbare “Voertuig van die jaar” nominasies gekry in Europa, Japan en Suid-Afrika. Nou, met selfs meer opgraderings, is die Swift gereed om selfs vinniger te verkoop.
Geskep om enige landskap te troef, is die oorspronklike Land Rover Defender in die 1940’s aan die lewe gebring as ‘n simplistiese, dog dominerende masjien. So suksesvol was die ontwerp, dat Land Rover slegs net meer as ‘n dekade na die bekendstelling, meer as ‘n half miljoen eenhede produseer het.
Teen die einde van 2019 is daar genoem dat die Duitse vervaardiger, Audi, oor die volgende twee jaar, meer as 20 nuwe voertuie op die mark gaan plaas. Laas jaar het natuurlik hierdie doelstelling in die wiele gery.
Come the end of 2019, Audi Southern-Africa announced that it would be launching some two dozen cars into the market over the next two years. Whilst this did not materialise in 2020, Audi is ready to charge the market with its sports brand, Rennsport.
Die veelsydige en bekostigbare Renault Duster is weereens in ons oprit, maar na vele toetse met die einste model oor die vorige paar jare (dit sluit selfs ‘n toer na Lüderitz in) vra ons onsself die vraag af: “Wat maak hierdie Duster juis anders?”
Forty-Five years since its inception, the 8th Generation of the iconic Volkswagen Golf GTi is ready to hit Southern African shores in the second quarter of 2021. While the Southern-African and South African markets, in particular, are seen as the biggest GTi sellers, worldwide, South Africa, in particular, sold 42 320 seventh-generation Golf; 34% of which were GTi’s.
The auto industry is currently being infiltrated by negative remarks from two sides. On one side, we have the non-auto lovers; those who passionately believe that all vehicles are the same. On the other side of the spectrum, we have hardcore vehicle lovers, but who believes that the future of the industry seems bleak and without exciting prospects.
The picturesque Knysna region was left silent in 2020 as COVID-19 restrictions left the iconic Simola Hillclimb being postponed until 2021. While regulations are still proving this event to roar up the hill in early 2021, the event is set to be rescheduled for the weekend of 2-5 September 2021.
Motor kritici het oor die afgelope paar jare geweldig baie pret gehad om vervaardigers soos Renault en Datsun teen die mure uit te dryf en aanhoudend terug na die dinkskrum te stuur om modelle soos die Kwid en Datsun Go te verbeter.