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First Drive: Kia’s Striking New Sportage

Posted on 02 September 2010 by Scott

We recently jetted off to Mozambique where Kia chose to unveil their all-new Sportage compact-SUV to SA’s motoring media. Slightly bigger and far [...] Continue Reading

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First Drive: Ford’s Furious Focus RS In South Africa

Posted on 27 August 2010 by Scott

What’s bright green, has a gloss black front air dam and splitter, rear diffuser and dominant rear spoiler? No, not a Porsche GT3 [...] Continue Reading

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Road Test: Audi S5 Cabriolet

Posted on 24 August 2010 by Scott

Since its introduction, the Audi A5 Coupé has been touted by some as one of the most beautiful cars ever designed. The German [...] Continue Reading

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Road Test: Nissan Pathfinder 2.5 dCi 4×4 Navigation

Posted on 16 August 2010 by Scott

The 2010 Nissan Pathfinder has received a range of mid-life updates and high-tech additions to its specification list. Among the changes are a [...] Continue Reading

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Road Test: Daihatsu Materia Turbo

Posted on 10 August 2010 by Scott

The boxy Materia mini-MPV replaced the YRV back in 2007 and, thanks largely to its slab sided design, has become the poster child [...] Continue Reading

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Road Test: Audi A5 Sportback 3.0 TDI Quattro

Posted on 03 August 2010 by Scott

The Audi A5 Sportback is a new concept for the brand. The five-door model with its extended, flowing rear end promises to offer [...] Continue Reading

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First Drive: The New Audi A8 4.2 FSI Quattro

Posted on 02 August 2010 by Colin

George is the only town in South Africa where the old-style car registration plate accurately described it – where the CAW stood for [...] Continue Reading

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First Drive: Dodge Caliber

Posted on 27 July 2010 by Colin

First introduced in the USA in 2005 as the replacement for the Neon, the Caliber has been given a significant revamp for the [...] Continue Reading

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First Drive: Refreshed BMW 3 Series Coupé And Convertible

Posted on 27 July 2010 by Scott

There’s a saying “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”, but there’s also a saying “there’s always room for improvement”. With this in [...] Continue Reading

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First Drive: Chevrolet’s Stylish New Spark

Posted on 26 July 2010 by Scott

We first brought you images of an all-new Chevrolet Spark back in March ‘09 and it was only at this year’s Top Gear [...] Continue Reading

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Road Test: BMW xDrive20d Steptronic

Posted on 26 July 2010 by Scott

The BMW X1 is an urban crossover, part compact SUV and part estate car. However, the emphasis is clearly on the ‘car’ part [...] Continue Reading

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First Drive: Ford’s Funky New Figo

Posted on 19 July 2010 by Scott

It’s becoming somewhat of a motoring industry cliché: introduce a new compact hatchback, but here’s the trick, don’t get rid of the old [...] Continue Reading

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Road Test: Renault Laguna Coupé

Posted on 12 July 2010 by Scott

It’s Renault South Africa’s flagship model which, the company boasts, offers exceptional levels of comfort, luxury and advanced technology. The Renault Laguna Coupé certainly [...] Continue Reading

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Road Test: BMW 760Li

Posted on 05 July 2010 by Scott

In December last year we tested BMW’s 730d. At the time we said “The BMW 730d is a luxury saloon that serenaded its [...] Continue Reading

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Road Test: BMW X5 M

Posted on 29 June 2010 by Scott

Plato, the famous Greek philosopher, once said “The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction in the opposite direction”. The BMW X5 M [...] Continue Reading

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