Namibia's content-driven motoring portal
Lexus het in November hulle nuwe middelslag IS 350 EX en SE modelle in die Suid-Kaap bekendgestel en motorjoernaliste kon na hartelus hierdie luukse motor met sy hoë verrigting deur die Outeniekwa- en Robinsonpasse looi. En sommige van hierdie joernaliste het omtrent gelooi!
Lexus South Africa recently invited us to the launch of the CT200h, the third hybrid available locally from this luxury Japanese brand. Slotting in behind the snazzy RX450h SUV and refined GS450h saloon, the CT200h is the world’s first full hybrid luxury compact car.
If I mention the word Jaguar do you also think of a spotted tiger and stodgy British cars? More senior readers might lean back, tug on their pipes and reminisce about Le Mans D-Types, sexy E-Types and Mark Twos but you’ll be hard-pressed to locate a fanatical S-Type or X-Type owner.
Allow me to share one of my life mottos: be careful what you wish for, it might just come true. I must have been subconsciously yearning for a ballistic sedan because I was handed the key to a Lexus IS-F earlier this week. I pinched myself, rubbed my eyes and it was still there. Fantastic!
Prepare to be surprised in a pleasant way, especially if you aren’t familiar with the latest GT version of the Subaru Legacy. This mid-size sedan never really made a big impression on me right up to the minute that I set eyes on our burgundy metallic test mule with its taught body panels and where-can-I-buy-those 18-inch mag wheels.
Tensy u dit nog nie agtergekom het nie, het die motorindustrie behoorlik begin draaie maak en ‘n nuwe rigiting gekies. ‘n Groen rigting. Vervaardigers moes vinnig reageer om nie net die resessie te klop, maar ook aanpas by die huidige denkwyse van verbruikers en die media.
Unless you haven’t notice it yet, the motor industry has taken some considerable turns in recent times. Rather green turns. Manufacturers had to react quickly to counter the recession and play along with the current mentality of consumers and the press.