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Met die bekendstelling van die Ertiga aan die Suid-Afrikaanse mark in Junie vanjaar het Suzuki sy passasiersmotorreeks uitgebrei met die toevoeging van hierdie veeldoelige nutsvoertuig. Die Ertiga sluit hom dus nou aan by die sewesitplek familievoertuig brigade waar bekendes soos Toyota se Avanza en Nissan se Livina prominente posisies in hierdie mark beklee.
Oh goody. For once, I don’t have to think of anything clever to start a review because Suzuki just lent us one of their new SX4’s. That means this review will be no good to you if you’re not familiar with the old model because my better half actually owns a 2010 SX4 and we felt an immediate urge to compare the two.
Toe die eerste vinnige Suzuki motorfietse hulle merk op die wêreldkaart gemaak het, was ek amper klaar met skool. In 1973 het ek die eerste J10 Suzuki Jeep in Angola gesien, en kort nadat die bosoorlog begin het, het ‘n paar ondernemende dienspligtiges in 1975 ‘n paar van die linkerhandstuurmodelle as “oorlogsbuit” terug gebring.
Met die herbekendstelling en aanslag van Suzuki op die Suid-Afrikaanse motormark in 2008 het Suzuki se Swift-model aan die voorpunt hiervan gestaan. Met die die aankoms van die eerste nuwe modelle hier te lande kon die maatskappy alreeds spog met 63 Motor van die Jaar toekennings in 19 lande wêreldwyd, ondere andere in lande soos Indië, Ysland, Asustralië, Ierland, Uruguay en Japan.
Should you not know this, motoring journalists are usually fed a stream of cars from various manufacturer press fleets. These groups of vehicles are registered to the factory and used for launches, road tests and long-term reviews, events and other automotive occasions. One such car is this white Suzuki Swift 1.4 GLS.
Neulichs im Büro diskutierten wir mal wieder Zweck und Anwending verschiedener Fahrzeuge. Dabei gerieten vor allem möchtegern-Geländewagen ins Kreuzfeuer; nutzlose Kinderwagen, die sich kaum ins Gelände trauen (sollten). Mitten in unserer Diskussion fuhr Suzuki’s Grand Vitara vor.
Recently we’ve had a few discussions at work as to the nature and purpose of a few vehicles. Especially snazzy SUV’s have been in the crosshairs, the Mommy 4×4’s which won’t (and don’t) make it very far off road. Just as our debate was about to boil over, Suzuki’s revitalised Grand Vitara entered stage left.
Despite fluctuating sales the motoring industry has never offered more diversity and consumers are absolutely spoilt rotten for choice when it comes to selecting their next set of wheels. We at NamWheels have compiled a wee list of cars which we believe to be hidden gems.
Most automobiles, even small and cheap ones, improve with every generation and cater for society’s increasing demands of comfort and safety features. I typed “most” because you do get a few which never got that memo – one of them is the Suzuki Jimny.
Last weekend I found myself at a party and had to endure that evergreen question again: what’s the best car I’ve ever driven? It’s taken me a few years to figure out the answer and it comes in a bunch of return questions: what’s the best song you’ve ever heard? Best wine you ever had?