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Perception. It’s a funny old thing that, teaching us that opinions and tastes will always differ. I was on the brink of writing what could’ve been the shortest review ever when I decided to shift my perception of the car in question and give you more than just one opinion of the new Nissan Almera.
Kort op die hakke van ‘n toetsrit met GWM se H5 vysitplek SUV, wat ‘n uiters gunstige indruk gemaak het, het ‘n toetsrit oor dieselfde roete met die Steed 5 dubbelkajuit 2.0 liter VGT gevolg. En in hierdie geval het die Steed 5 bakkie selfs nog ‘n beter indruk gemaak as sy eersgenoemde neef uit dieselfde stal, alhoewel hulle verskillende klante lok.
Some of us need a little more space than others. Be it your personal bubble in a queue, splashing out for a Business Class ticket or that trip to the plus-size shop in the mall, having room to breathe is essential. When it comes to small SUV’s, Nissan offers anyone with such requirements their Qashqai Plus Two.
Nissan van Suid-Afrika het so-pas ‘n baie netjiese skuif gemaak. Die prys van die uitstekende Pathfinder, waaroor ons voorheen al met soveel lof geskryf het, het met nagenoeg N$100 000 geval om hierdie begeerlike en taai 4×4 nou binne die begroting van soveel meer mense te kan plaas.
Once or twice a week my computer pings at me and announces the imminent arrival of a new test car. Should the electronic reminder include the word “Toyota”, my heart usually sinks in expectation of drab plastics, blunt sheet metal and, with the FJ-flavoured exception, a week of lacklustre driving.
Today I bring you news of the freshly face-lifted Hyundai i20 which, for most people, probably bears the same significance as a kitchen appliance sale at your local mall. So – for those of you in need of a new dishwasher, err car, you may want to read on.
Om met só ‘n nuwe kraakvars maar feitlik onbekende motor soos die Infiniti FX langpad te ry, het sy verrassings. Op die vakansierit na die Oos-Kaap was ons dikwels deur verbygangers gestop, een man het spesiaal omgedraai en my agternagesit om te kom vra: Nou wat se ryding is dit dié! Dan elke keer dieselfde antwoord: Dis Nissan se vlagskip, soos Lexus die vlagskip van Toyota is!
Die Nissan Qashqai het alreeds in 2007 sy opwagting plaaslik gemaak en het ons toé oor die nuwe reeks geskryf – op daardie stadiums nog crossovers genoem.
Last year on a drizzling May morning I was silently praying and denting the passenger foot-well of Nissan’s 370Z Roadster as a seasoned motoring journalist took us through a damp Du Toits Kloof Pass, often sideways and one-handed while merrily chatting about modern advertising standards.
This year’s South African Car of the Year competition had one outright winner, a few middle men and an undisputed loser. Racking up the least amount of points ever was the Mercedes-Benz SLK350, a luxury plaything that looked lost among a sea of affordability and puzzled many by even making the finals.