Launch Report: Suzuki Vitara

The cheerful combo

Cars can be so boring. White and silver boxes stuck in a slow and endless march to work, seas of grey metal in a dark multi-story office car park with the odd red or yellow specimen parked under a sign proclaiming “Reserved for Marketing”. Suzuki certainly recognized this with the launch of their brand-new Vitara.

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Top 5: Range Runners

So you live in Outjo but work in Gobabis?

Don’t fear, we’ve made a list of cars that can go the furthest on one filling of the tank. You know, when the attendant does that whole click-click nozzle trick. Of course we need to remind you that these figures are based on claimed consumption and tank figures, your results may vary and depend on driving style, load and prevailing conditions. If you’re a high miler though, this list is a good start.

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Bekendstelling: Citroen Cactus

Citroen is weer anders met nuwe C4 Cactus

Die Citroëns van die ou dae het ‘n reputasie gehad van ‘n bietjie anders wees maar die laaste paar jaar was hulle maar nog net deel van die hoofstroom Europese motors. Nou het Citroën met die nuwe C4 Cactus weer ‘n model wat jy op ‘n afstand kan uitken tussen die ander. Party mense sal dink hy is pragtig, terwyl ander weer glad nie van sy voorkoms sal hou nie. In Suid-Afrika vervang die Cactus die C4 reeks.

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Bekendstelling: 2015 Opel Mokka

Die derde van die Duitse drietal

Die Mokka is Opel se eerste sub-kompakte SNV (sportnutsvoertuig) en  sal vanaf die einde van Maart 2015 in die vertoonkamers wees. In Europa is hy nie meer nuut nie, en is al aan die einde van 2012 te koop waar hy goeie  sukses gehad het met verkope van meer as 24 0000 eenhede in 2014.

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Padtoets: Nissan Qashqai 1,2 Visia

Nuwe Visie vir die Visia

Nissan het die afgelope aantal jare ‘n hele klomp grense oorgesteek met veral sy ontwerpe wat nuut en fris was, amper Frans in voorkoms. Dit is natuurlik nie toevallig nie, die Franse vervaardiger Renault het ‘n paar jaar gelede die meerderheidsaandeel in Nissan bekom toe die maatskappy so half in die knyp was.

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Tested: Nissan Juke 1.5dCi Acenta+

The difficult show

It’s jolly difficult to start a review of Nissan’s Juke without diving head-first into its most distinguishing feature: those looks. Upon seeing it, some people repeatedly gasp for air and struggle to string together a set of deserving expletives while others smirk, smile and giggle at the sight of this odd-looking crossover.

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