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Etlike maande gelede het die Kuga naam redelike blootstelling gekry, maar dalk nie vir die regte redes nie. Ford as vervaardiger het redelik baie deurgemaak sedertdien en slegs 3 maande gelede het die vervaardiger ‘n nuwe “botox” Kuga model bekend gestel.
Ford se Focus model is een van die mees gesogde modelle in Suid Afrika. Een waarvoor die vervaardiger baie bekend is en ook reg in die hoogs-kompiterende luikrug segment val. Met kompetisie soos die Volkswagen Golf, Hyundai i30 and Toyota Auris, staan die Focus egter nie alleen in die segment nie.
Some things have a reputation that arrives way before the actual object comes into view. In the automotive world, one such car is the Ford Fiesta ST. I was privileged to attend the Fiesta range launch in South Africa a few years ago, then the 1L Ecoboost broke all our Youtube records but the hot ST version always eluded me.
Dit is deesdae geen geheim dat Ford aanhoudend probeer om kleiner en ligter enjins te produseer, wat meer kragtig en ekonomies is. Dit is dan juis om hierdie rede dat Ford sy Everest reeks skielik uitgebrei het van 2 na 8 modelle. Waar die Everest nou spog met drie 3.2 liter weergawe, bring dit ook terselfdertyd vyf 2.2 liter weergawes uit. Nie net is die Everest nou goedkoper nie, maar bied dit ook ‘n meer ekonomiese alternatief tot die dorser 3.2 liter.
Hearing the word “bakkie” or “utility vehicle” immediately brings certain stereotypical thoughts to mind. Bakkies have always been seen as the business workhorse, mainly being used for carrying or towing large weights. Yet, within recent years, that stereotype may have been put to rest as more and more manufacturers are trying their hand at changing this perception.
In die laat vyftigerjare en vroeë sestigs was daar seker een motor wat almal se verbeelding aangegryp het; die DKW. As dit nie vir sy uitstekende vertonings op die renbaan en in tydrenne was nie, was dit ten minste die half outydse bakvorm en dan daardie “put, put, put” klank van die tweeslagenjin as hy luier.
Die Etios was nog altyd ‘n baie belangrike model in die stal van Toyota Suid Afrika en dié model is redelik gewild in ‘n baie kompiterende segment. Dit bied bekostigbare vervoer in ‘n tyd wat motors baie duur geword het. Toyota se Etios word in Indië vervaardig vir die Indiese mark, asook vir Suidelike Afrika, Brasilië en Indonesië.
So here’s something different. Each year we list our favourite new cars which were launched over the last 12 months but this time around, instead of us telling you which ones we liked, our Facebook page invited YOU to vote your favourite new ride of 2016.
The list of candidates was chosen from the launches we attended or vehicles we thought were brilliant newcomers and worthy of being included in this line-up.
Say the name “Volkswagen Caddy” and two cars from my youth spring to mind. First was my father’s 1,800 Sport which brother-dearest and I used for Dad’s business and our own pleasure – the front tyres lasted 12,000km. Then there was my buddy’s Sport which eventually became a 250kW turbo monster around Tony Rust.
What you need to know: We somehow haven’t had much exposure to the Ford Figo except for a tired specimen picked up from a rental company. This here was our first proper, week-long test of this budget car and presented itself in the new-generation sedan with 1.5-litre petrol engine and range-topping Titanium trim.