Info Idj
A3 S3 Sportback Cabrio 3- lt lr 5-dr 55 Boot Maint. Plan 5vr 100 000km EuroNCAP orash 4stars CAR Gnidevideo CARrnag.oo.za Good Premium brand appeal. Lovely interiors. Good performance economy. Bad Not much Pricey options. Our choice Sportback 1,8T FSI Ambition. Replacement due 2012. Also look at BMW 1 Series, VW Golf, Honda Civic, Renault M gane, Volvo C30, Alfa Romeo Giulietta
Features
Pistol-grip gear lever now features on most new BMWs. Current iDrive controller works very well. and close at road speeds of up to 40 km h, and provides reasonable insulation from road noise. Can the 650i Convertible overcome the limitations that afflict most soft-top four seaters, then Not quite. Although some might overlook the limited boot space, four adults can only be accommodated if those seated in front are willing to liberate marginal leg-room for those in the back at the cost of their...
Wesbank V8
Expect new clothes for the rolling thunder that is the WesBank V8 Supercar series. These silhouette racers will be sporting new body designs for the 2011 championship. I
Info Vcu
752 SS5 15 802 V8 B000 P 276 6300 - 510 S500 6 4 A 7,S 1S5 16,S 8 S S S S S S 5-dr SUV Seats 4 5 Fuel tank 68 litres Boot 264 1 112 dm3 Maint. Plan 3yr 100000km EuroNCAP crash 5stars CAR Guide video no Good Classy and capable all-roader, now with sharper looks. Bad Expensive. Our Choice 2,2 SD4 AT Replacement due Not for a while. Also look at BMW X1 X3, Audi Q5, Suzuki Grand Vitara, Jeep Cherokee, Nissan X-Trail, Renault Koleos, Toyota RAV4,VWTiguan, Subaru Forester, Mitsubishi...
Info Dnz
X5 5-drSUV Seats 4 5 7 opt. Fuel tank 85 litres Boot 376 1 418dm3 Maint. Plan 5yr 100000 km Good Looks all butch SUV, but goes like a sports saloon. Bad Firm ride, limited off-road ability. Our choice xDrive30d. Replacement due Just facelifted. Also look at Audi Q Discovery 4
Info Ifh
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Dodge
www.dodge.co.za Telephone 012 G73 GTOO Dealers 3G Caliber 5-dr crossover Seats 4 5 Fuel tank 51 litres Boot 256 1 016 dm3 Maint. Plan 3yr 100000km EuroNCAP crash 4stars CAR Guide video no Good Butch looks. Spacious cabin. Quite practical. Bad Revised models untested. Our choice 2,4 SXT. Replacement due Interior upgrade recently completed. Also look at Nissan Qashqai, Suzuki SX4, Volkswagen CrossPolo, Kia Soul Caliber 5-dr crossover Seats 4 5 Fuel tank 51 litres Boot 256 1 016 dm3 Maint. Plan...
Info Vdm
Please include your physical address and telephone number. All letters wil be forwarded o the manufacturer importer concerned. Please stick to a maximum of 300 words. CAR es the right to edit and shorten letters, due to space constraints. O Box 180, Howard Place 7450 iymedia.co.za Fax 021 532 2698 I am a proud new, although now very apprehensive, owner of a new Kia Sorento. On taking delivery, I tried to transfer the Isofix child seats from our 2005 Audi to the Kia. I was shocked to establish...
Interact
It might be a good car, as Audis are, but I saw a pre-launch one in the metal and it's the ugliest car Audi has ever made. Been waiting for a long time to see this car, but now my mind's made up - off to Citro n to buy a DS3 then. - ANONYMOUS Please man It's built on a Polo platform, with Polo parts and motors. Even the suspension is Polo It's a Polo dressed up as an Audi. At that price - crazy Why can't they think of something original like Mini The A1 is like instant coffee vs pure ground...
Ford Escort Rs
wrap around the headlights. Escort agents these days refer to the original Escort as the dog-bone range, to differentiate it from the later Mk II or Brenda range which appeared in 1975. No Twin Cams or RS1600s were ever marketed in South Africa, but some road-going examples found their way to these shores via private enthusiasts and the factory rally team. However, there's an interesting twist to this story that has to do with a certain Basil Green, the creator of the famous Capri Perana V8. In...
Local Engineering
What needs to be realised, right from the start, is that a project of the Joule's scale has never before been attempted in South Africa. This country may have an excellent reputation for building cars, but never before has one been designed here and engineered for series production. For the small team that existed at the start of the Joule project, the task was massive Gerhard Swart, chief technical officer describes those early days South Africans have always been good at understanding...