Ecosport 2.0 is Ford’s value m
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Ecosport 2.0 is Ford’s value mini-SUV

The affordable way into Ford’s gravel travel motoring lifestyle has been with enhanced with the introduction of second-generation Ecosport to the South African market. One of the most popular vehicles in the mini-SUV class, and its undisputed segment leader for years, Ecosport regularly averages just short of 1000 units a month since its launch in […]

New Touareg is the dearest and
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New Touareg is the dearest and most sophisticated VW in SA

The third-generation Touareg launches in South Africa this week and establishes its status as the most expensive car in VW’s portfolio. Sharing the latest Group VW large SUV platform with Audi’s Q7, new Touareg features a distinctive wraparound grille and sleeker styling, designed to mask its size – which is 77mm longer and 44m wider […]

Bentayga V8 diesel breaks new
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Bentayga V8 diesel breaks new ground for Bentley in SA

If you are the calibre of person capable of buying a Bentley, it stands to reason that you probably also own a game farm or some exotic mountain hideaway on the Lesotho border. For British aristocrats Bentley has always been an easy sell, because estate living in the U.K. implies an easily passable driveway. South […]

Opel crossing over with Grandl
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Opel crossing over with Grandland X

After being revealed at the Frankfurt auto show in September last year, Opel has finally released the Grandland X locally. For Opel the last year and a bit has been a traumatic and tumultuous time, both internationally and locally. The German marque was acquired by France’s PSA group last year, and shortly afterwards its South […]

MU-X is Isuzu’s Fortuner rival
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MU-X is Isuzu’s Fortuner rival

Isuzu is reinterring the South African SUV market. The Japanese brand, which inherited the General Motors production facility in Port Elizabeth after Chevrolet quit the local market last year, has finally introduced its MU-X seven-seater SUV locally. The local market for bakkie-based SUVs remains tremendously strong. Toyota’s achieved rampant success with its Fortuner (based on […]

Mercedes G-Class modernised
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Mercedes G-Class modernised

Only a months in and it’s already been a big year for Mercedes-Benz’s iconic SUV, the G-Class, or Geländewagen – if you are a traditionalist. A comprehensive redesign, the first on in decades, was revealed in January and now they’ve shown the crazy AMG version too.