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2014 Citroen DS5 Sport
Ever since the release of the DS3 sport, in 2010, Citroen has been heading in the right direction. There has been an improvement in their overall sales but nothing to rave about. The thing is, Citroen has been building excellent cars in the past few years and it’s going to take a while for the […]
2013 VW Golf 7 1.2 TSI
While the 2013 VW Golf 7 1.4 TSI was basking in all its glory as the World Car Of The Year, hidden in its shadows was yet another beauty, equally worthy of such fame and glory. Arriving almost unannounced came the Volkswagen Golf 7 1.2 TSI, standing square in the path of the 1.4 TSI […]
2013 Toyota Corolla 1.3 Professional
Toyota has been a trusted brand in South Africa for as long as I can remember. The Corolla range, from the time it was introduced to SA back in the ‘70s, was a hit, combining economy and reliability into affordable packages. From inception it has held a fair size of the market in its segment. […]
2013 VW Golf 7 1.4 TSI Comfortline DSG
When VW released the Golf 4, I was in awe of its technology and build quality, it was a significant step up from the Jumbo Golf. Then came the Mark 5, and yet again VW produced an impressive product. Then came the Golf 6 and I thought to myself, ‘It can’t get better than this.’ […]
2013 Ford Fiesta 1.0 EcoBoost Titanium
The Fiesta range has really grown up since its launch in South Africa, in 1996. The car went from basic to sophisticated to technology leader, so it’s seen it all. Speaking of technology leaders, the biggest yet is their latest instalment of the Fiesta, i.e. the 1.0 litre EcoBoost. Thanks to Ray from Kempster Auto […]
2013 Ford Focus 1.6 Trend Hatch
Ford has had much success with the Focus range, especially the hatchbacks, in the past. But market competition and new technology has taken big strides in 2012. Lets see if the new Ford Focus lines up with the rest of the competition. We went for the Ford Focus 1.6 Trend Hatch, Ray from Kempster Ford […]
2013 Toyota Yaris 1.3 XR 5dr
Earlier in 2012, when the new Yaris was released, I thought to myself “what’s in this Yaris that cost over R200K?” I meant to check it out but never got around to it. A recent need to change my current car brought me to the Toyota Yaris 1.3XR five door. A buddy of mine, Sachin […]
2012 Volkswagen Polo 1.6 Comfortline
I am currently shopping around for a replacement for my VW Polo 1.4, and decided to see what the 1.6 VW Polo Comfortline was all about. So I booked a test drive with Imraan from our local Zeda Cars. From a quick observation the only way you can tell the difference between the 1.4 C/L […]
2012 Ford Figo 1.4 Ambiente
There has been a lot of competition in the budget car segment recently due to finances being low and the introduction of cheap Chinese imports. Major manufacturers needed to do some serious catching up to do to keep on to of things in this segment. Toyota has the Etios, VW has the Vivo and Nissan has […]
2012 Suzuki Kizashi 2.4 SDLX Auto
Suzuki has been a brand that has gone unnoticed for quite some time now, yes; we’ve seen the Swift and the SX4 but it didn’t really make any major waves in the South African car market… until now. Let’s take a look at the Suzuki Kizashi and see what sets this car apart from its […]
