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Volvo is known for building safe, reliable family cars and their big seven-seater XC90 SUV has always typified this. While the outgoing model was still a great car, a wave of fresh design and new technology is sweeping through the Swedish manufacturer with this brand-new XC90 at the pointy end.
The best bus?
Like most of its competitors, Mercedes-Benz is on a serious mission to build more and more models in an effort to offer their products in almost every market segment. They’ve also been fiddling with their range descriptions and the latest addition slots in at the end – this new V-Class.
Kleinwagen sind ein grundlegender Bestandteil der Automobilindustrie. Die meisten Autofahrer haben eine Geschichte zu erzählen von einer dieser praktischen Autos, von Fahrstunden, Eigentum und Abenteuerfahrten. Irgendwo in Ihren Speicherbänken lauert doch bestimmt auch ein Opel Corsa?
The new jam
The Opel Adam is an important little car. With the German manufacturer reeling from internal struggles and slumping sales, Adam represents the spearhead of their new market onslaught. Named after Opel’s founder Adam Opel, it’s akin to Ford calling their new car “Henry”. It’s a big deal.
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.
Usually I wouldn’t be this generous on a Thursday morning but you find me in a particularly good mood so I’ll let you into an insider’s tip. One of the best kept secrets of the industry and a car which almost every motoring journalist raves about – yours truly included – is the Honda Accord.
Do you remember Gerhard Schröder? The ex-Chancellor of Germany may be best known for his various policies and four wives but to me he’ll always be the guy who swapped the obligatory black Merc for an Audi A8. My family was equally impressed and to this day we still refer to any A8 as a “Schröder Auto”.
The best car in the world. Although Mercedes-Benz South Africa preferred to use the phrase “This changes everything” for their flagship model, the S-Class has long been the leader for pioneering technology. Most of what you discover here will trickle down to other cars in a few years.
Hyundai is beslis die mees suksesvolle handelsnaam wat ons land in die laaste dekade of wat getref het. Hoewel hulle nie hulle jaarlikse verkoopsyfers bekend maak nie, kan daar aanvaar word dat hulle kort agter Volkswagen en Toyota lê.
Met sy aanwysing as die een van die top drie mooiste motors op die Paryse Motorskou in 2012, en een van die finaliste vir die prys vir die beste ontwerpte motor vir die jaar vir 2013, is dit geen wonder dat Renault se bemarkingspan oortuig is dat sy nuwe Clio 4 ook ‘n wenner in Suid-Afrika en Namibië gaan wees nie. Dit was die boodskap met die onlangse bekendstelling van die nuwe Clio 4 aan die pers.