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Last week saw the introduction of the Hyundai i30, a compact hatchback competing in the C-segment against favourites like the VW Golf, Opel Astra and Ford Focus. The Korean is all-new and armed with a few goodies to create some European headaches.
Today I’d like you to meet a small car with a gigantic name, the teeny-tiny Audi A1 1.4T FSi 136kW S-Line S-Tronic. As I don’t intend retyping that novel of a name in every second paragraph, the small German with its big heart will henceforth be referred to as the A1 136kW.
Anyone who enjoys spacious, quiet, comfortable and elegant vehicles may want to page over and skip this week’s review because it’s time for another yobbo special. If you’re into noisy, hard, cramped and nippy hatchbacks, Opel might just have the answer for you with their Corsa OPC.
Monday, 23 January 2012, Kuils River. The glamorous honours of our first launch report for 2012 go to the decidedly unglamorous Hyundai H1 Multicab. Still, I encourage you to read on as this vehicle is big on space, big on versatility and big on value for money.
After a tad of insomnia and some Google-assisted self diagnosis, it turns out that I have a severe case of withdrawal symptoms. Dilated pupils, dry mouth, extended forearms with clenched fists, restlessness and thundering big block noises in my ears lead me to believe that I yearn for more sixty-three ah emm gee.
I’m quite sure that I’ve mentioned my love for coupés before, so our invitation to the new Volkswagen Scirocco R launch in Durban resulted in a brief rock-paper-scissors competition at the office, won by yours truly. Perhaps I cheated, perhaps I didn’t, but a few days later I was jetted off to KZN.
Met die bekendstelling van die nuwe Fluence, was die plaaslike bestuur van Renault baie eerlik om te erken dat alles die afgelope paar jaar in Suid-Afrika nie reg geloop het nie. Hulle is ook baie ernstig om dit reg te stel en om so die negatiewe persepsies wat kopers van die modelle en diens het, om te swaai.
Don’t you just love birthdays? The cake, the presents, the smiles of loved ones. Do yourself a huge favour and go to the garage / driveway and wish your car a happy birthday, irrespective of what make it may be. Give it a wash, change its oil or just smile at it for a while.
Ford Suid-Afrika het die modelreeks van die gewilde Fiesta uitgebrei om meer aan die behoeftes van die Suid-Afrikaanse koperspubliek te voldoen. Omdat Ford ook fasiliteite in Thailand het, word die meeste van die nuwe modelle, insluitende ‘n nuwe vier-deur sedan daar gebou.
Suzuki is bekend dat hulle klein maar goeie 4×4 voertuie maak. Die Jimny, Vitara en Grand Vitara is staatmakers – ook in Suid-Afrika. Suzuki SA het verlede week die nuwe opgekikkerde SX4 met ‘n paar klein, maar belangrike, veranderings in Suid-Afrika bekend gestel.