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So you’re on your way to buy a new Chevy Sonic or finally order that big Honda Accord. Bad news – you’ll only find those on crunchy gravel forecourts laced with colourful bunting and misspelled slogans. For your entertainment (or misery) we’ve made a small list of cars that are no more.
Ag no man. Your mother-in-law is coming along on holiday and the kids want to take ALL their toys and sports equipment along. Where are you going to fit all of this?
Perhaps you have already invested in a sizable trailer and decent roof-top box but your car simply can’t handle more luggage. Well, we at NamWheels love to help and have compiled a list of cars with at least 400L of luggage space. Big enough to put your skoonma in the boot.
Die eerste keer wat ek ‘n Subaru gesien het was dit nie een wat uit die Australiese agterveld hier beland het nie; dit was ‘n Angolese tweedeur-motor in Windhoek in die vroeë sewentigs. Hierdie Subaru het baie soos die eerste generasie Toyota Corolla’s gelyk – behalwe dat daar in duidelike letters geskryf was dat dit ‘n voorwielaangedrewe motor was. Boonop het hy ook aan die goedkoop kant gelyk.
What did we like? Subaru seem to be on a winning ticket with their Outback. It’s a spacious SUV type that offers impressive handling with superb road holding. The 3.6l CVT Lineartronic offers sublime acceleration through a super-smooth gearbox without the accompanying whine so prevalent in most CVT ‘boxes.
Recently, our weekly stream of press demonstrator vehicles has been going through some phases. After a tidy run of hot hatches came a short burst of trendy SUV’s mixed with a few estate cars like this Subaru Outback. That’s not a complaint, by the way, merely an observation.
I’m assuming that some of you have just returned from a long, hot and tiresome holiday trip ready to trade in the spouse’s ageing wheels. In your absence, most dealerships have steam-cleaned the driveway, topped up the coffee machine and are waiting (some, anxiously) for your visit.
Subaru South Africa’s website alleges that they sell six distinctive model ranges, four of which I’ve already tested. Forester, Impreza, Legacy and Outback are now familiar territory to yours truly with only the Tribeca and STi left for us to test. If anyone at Subaru is reading this, I wouldn’t mind an STi press demonstrator; for a month.