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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.
Met die onlangse bekenstelling van SsangYong se dubbeldoelvoertuig, die Korando, is daar in ‘n vorige artikel melding gemaak van SsangYong se nuwe en byna rewolusionêre benadering ten opsigte van die ontwerp van sy nuutste produkte.
Last week saw the introduction of the Hyundai i30, a compact hatchback competing in the C-segment against favourites like the VW Golf, Opel Astra and Ford Focus. The Korean is all-new and armed with a few goodies to create some European headaches.
Heel toevallig bel ‘n neef uit die Noordkaap om my mening te hoor oor ‘n motor wat vervang moet word twee aande vóór die bekendstelling van die nuwe Lexus op Franschhoek. My advies aan Neef Gert was dat hy, wat lang en ver paaie teen ongeoorloofde hoë snelhede aflê, maar na een van die Beierse renperde kan kyk wat ek oor die jare baie goed leer ken het. Dit was ‘n ligte foutjie!
Monday, 23 January 2012, Kuils River. The glamorous honours of our first launch report for 2012 go to the decidedly unglamorous Hyundai H1 Multicab. Still, I encourage you to read on as this vehicle is big on space, big on versatility and big on value for money.
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.
Toyota is on the rebound after a few reliability niggles landed them on the wrong end of a witch hunt. Old foes and new competitors are clawing at market share so the Japanese giant had to think fast and aims to fight back with increased quality and quantity of products.
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.
Please excuse my nonsensical ramblings this week; I’ve just had two of my wisdom teeth extracted. Despite being twice as stupid as before, I finally decided to compose a comparative test between two cars I drove back-to-back: the new Honda Ballade and Renault Fluence.
Ford Suid-Afrika het die modelreeks van die gewilde Fiesta uitgebrei om meer aan die behoeftes van die Suid-Afrikaanse koperspubliek te voldoen. Omdat Ford ook fasiliteite in Thailand het, word die meeste van die nuwe modelle, insluitende ‘n nuwe vier-deur sedan daar gebou.