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First Drive – Suzuki Swift 1.2 and DZire:
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Yesterday, Suzuki South Africa added 2 new members to the best-selling Swift family, in the guise of an ultra-affordable new 1.2-litre variant, and a new sedan variant touted as the DZire, also in 1.2-litre variants. We got to drive the new models through the scenicWestern Capeto find out if they really are, as Suzuki puts it, a “Paradigm Swift”.
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Road Review – Chevrolet Cruze 1.4 Turbo LS Hatch:
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The perk of having a big brother with all the top tech and gadgetry is that you stand next in line to receive the hand-me-downs. Whilst kids might frown upon wearing second hand clothes, the Chevrolet Cruze stands prouder than ever with its new Opel-sourced 1.4-litre turbocharged engine.
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Road Review – Kia Cerato 1.6EX 5-door:
Kia has come on in leaps and bounds since the turn of the millennium 14 years ago. They went from producing knock-offs of established brands, to producing boring, shoddily built cars that induced no joy whatsoever when driven, and then, somewhere in the midst of the global financial crisis, Kia managed to out-Japan the Japanese, producing stylish, reliable cars that are great fun to drive. One of the latest models to come from the new era of Kia is the Cerato 5-door hatchback, but how would it stand up to TCR scrutiny?
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Road Test: Subaru Forester 2.5 XS Premium
The roads of Johannesburg are at best loathsome – if not for the Jacuzzi-size potholes and assortment of debris strewn across them, then for the idiots that drive them, the taxi drivers and the overloaded bakkies that somehow defy the laws of physics, teetering towers of furniture and other items piled metres high on the back. But when the February torrential downpours hit, potholes go from puddles to ponds and then some, patches of dirt multiply into sand banks worthy of an appearance in oceans somewhere in the Caribbean, and although you know that somewhere beneath the swathing torrents of water rushing past lies a piece of dark grey tarmac, you’d be forgiven for thinking Joburg had been converted into a ramshackle Venice, fit only for boats. It is in these times the sure-footedness of the Subaru Forester shines, with Subaru’s Symmetrical AWD system and the unflappable ability to conquer all.
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Road Review: Mercedes-Benz B250
Last year, I tested out the Mercedes-Benz B180 and I really loved it, but at the end of the day it was still a mommy-van, an old-people’s wagon destined to be plastered with those “My Family” stickers of the kids, grand-kids, and all 17 cats. So when Mercedes-Benz South Africa … Read more
Road Review – Opel Corsa OPC Nurburgring Edition:
“Day 1 of Driving a Corsa OPC Nurburgring Edition:
My car arrived and I immediately had to race to Bryanston for the reveal of the Ferrari 458 Speciale. On my way there I encountered a regular Corsa OPC who slowed down on the highway, pulled in behind me to see my exhausts, came up next to me and flashed two thumbs up with a huge grin – you could say I felt like a boss!
I got to the Ferrari launch and was asked to move the luminous green OPC to the back parking, no one said so out loud, but I know they only asked me to do so because my OPC Nurburgring was more of an attraction than the 458 Speciale.
On my way home, a guy in a souped up Corsa OPC, a white one, took photos of me, he then chased me and tried to race me – he lost.”
-Roger
