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Daar kon beswaarlik onlangs op ‘n beter roete vir ‘n toetsrit met die nuwe Honda Ballade besluit word as die R62 wat mens deur die Klein Karoo vat. Die hoofpad is soos gewoonlik in ‘n goeie toestand en so ook van die grondpaaie waar die Ballade werklik uitstekend op ‘n onlangse toetsrit presteer en hanteer het.
Please excuse my nonsensical ramblings this week; I’ve just had two of my wisdom teeth extracted. Despite being twice as stupid as before, I finally decided to compose a comparative test between two cars I drove back-to-back: the new Honda Ballade and Renault Fluence.
Many cars have left their mark on the South African market, some more than others, and few as successfully as the original Honda Ballade. The unique local name for what was essentially a Civic disappeared long before its antiquated, price-busting Citi and Tazz competitors did.
My records allege that I already tested the 5-door Turbo-diesel Honda Civic over two years ago but that didn’t stop me from grabbing the key and taking it home for a week. Nothing much seems to have changed and the four-year-old still looks like an extraterrestrial Mom’s taxi.