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Vying for your attention this week is the Mitsubishi ASX, a crossover SUV that arrived fashionably late in the world of “Honey, let’s buy a 4×4 that isn’t a 4×4.” You or I could criticise and mock all we like but this niche of the market is alive and well.
Today’s review comes with some free advice: you should always mince your words because you might have to eat them later. Spread out in front of me and ready for some regurgitation are all the nasty things I may have recently said about our newest press demo, the Nissan Livina 1.6 Acenta.
For today’s review I’d like to you sit back and consider your verdict on the following: liquorice, Tequila, sushi, Kurt Darren, Marmite, Jägermeister and dark chocolate. I’d bet half my pay slip that half of you hated half the list and loved the rest; and vice versa.
As daar nou ‘n nuwe motor is waarvan die voorkoms gemengde reaksie uitgelok het van motorkenners tot die publiek is dit die nuwe model van Nissan, die Juke. Dit kan as die kleinboet van die Murano en die gewilde Qashqai beskou word en Nissan bemark die Juke as ‘n alternatief in die B- en C-segmente van die luikrug motor mark.
The most successful Mercedes-Benz model has long been the C-Class so it was obvious that the Stuttgart brigade would capitalise on its fame. After estate versions, they’ve produced two coupés over the years but, in my humble opinion, this third generation is the first winner.
Soos die geval met Volkswagen se Touareg het Nissan ook sy Qashqai na ‘n nomadiese stam vernoem met die verskil dat eersgenoemde na ‘n Saharagroep verwys terwyl Nissan se Qashqai (uitgespreek “Kashkai”) na ‘n nomadiese stam in die suidweste van Iran verwys.
The boomerang puppy
Nissans usually make a good impression on yours truly. Even models with just one exhaust pipe and no wings are usually well packaged and good to drive. The Micra was the exception, chiefly because I never tested the previous version and partly because I didn’t like its looks.
Om na die Peugeot 3008 te verwys as Franse “flair” by uitnemendheid is miskien om jou kop te ver uit te steek aangesien dit ‘n term is wat heelwat verskillende persepsies kan uitlok. Maar dan moet daar ook in gedagte gehou word dat die term “flair” (wat moeilik in Afrikaans vertaalbaar is) ook heel dikwels gebruik word om na die hoë risiko rugby te verwys wat eie aan die Franse is – en soms heel rampspoedige gevolge kan hệ.
Verby is die dae waar jy met die koop van ‘n intreevlak motor met net die basiese tevrede moes wees. Die nuwe opgeknapte i10 stel nuwe standaarde vir klein motors teen ‘n bekostigbare prys. Die i10 spog met ‘n hele lys van standaard kenmerke wat mens onlangs net in duurder modelle aangetref het.
Dit is nou ‘n hele paar jaar al wat die Nissan Micra op die toneel is. Met die bekendstelling van die reeks destyds, het ek gedink dat die bakvorm effens soos dié van die Nuwe Kewer gelyk het. Maar daar was ‘n groot verskil want hy was ook as ‘n vierdeurmodel beskikbaar.