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What you need to know: The artist previously known as Impreza Sedan WRX is now just the WRX, thanks to Subaru’s culling of the hatchback version. Heavily infused with World Rally genes, this car has a turbo-charged flat-four (Boxer) petrol engine which sends up to 197kW or 350Nm to all four wheels.
Nissan het vroeër vanjaar die derde generasie X-Trail in Suid-Afrika aan die media bekend gestel. Dit volg op die sukses van die Qashqai en hy lyk baie meer na hierdie kleiner boetie as die hoekige vorm van die vorige X-Trail. Van voor is die indentiteit van die handelsmerk baie duidelik sigbaar.
The Subaru WRX is one of the meanest, fastest-accelerating and agile cars on the road. I can vouch for that because I’ve reviewed two of these hooligan specials already. Thumping boxer engine, whistling turbo, manual shift and vicious four-wheel traction make for rocket starts and absurd cornering speeds.
Recently, our weekly stream of press demonstrator vehicles has been going through some phases. After a tidy run of hot hatches came a short burst of trendy SUV’s mixed with a few estate cars like this Subaru Outback. That’s not a complaint, by the way, merely an observation.
Last weekend I was invited to go camping for a bachelor’s party, two activities I thoroughly despise. Not wanting to be a spoilsport though, I accepted the double challenge and even offered free rides to some fellow attendees in my test car of the moment, Subaru’s XV crossover SUV.
Are you in the market for a small to medium SUV softroader dad’s taxi crossover MPV? It seems that almost everybody is these days and I certainly don’t envy them with seemingly every manufacturer selling or planning the next best thing since 4×4’s went soft and cars grew legs.
Daar was ‘n tyd wat omtrent elke dorp in die land ‘n Datsun-handelaar gehad het en waar seuns tydens skoolpouses gespog het dat hulle pa’s se Datsun SSS-sedans die vinnigste in die hele distrik was! Maar dit is lank gelede en die seuns het selfs pa’s geword, miskien al oupa’s? Ook het Datsun sy naam verander na Nissan.
Lovers of all things motoring are frequently not as concerned about environmental impact as they ought to be – just as you won’t find a tree-hugging hippie extolling the virtues of their gas guzzling V8 Chevy, so too are hardened petrolheads unlikely to leap at the idea of an electrically powered vehicle. The Lexus GS450h (for hybrid) seems about to shake up some previous (mis)perceptions.
Some of us need a little more space than others. Be it your personal bubble in a queue, splashing out for a Business Class ticket or that trip to the plus-size shop in the mall, having room to breathe is essential. When it comes to small SUV’s, Nissan offers anyone with such requirements their Qashqai Plus Two.
Many years ago there was a hatchback Toyota called Conquest, a name that was a purely South African invention for the five-door Corolla shape. This gave birth to the cheapie offspring Tazz which could only watch VW’s Golf and other premium hatchbacks drive off into the sunset.