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RUMOUR: No More 169kW Golf GTI for South Africa?

The rumour mill’s been a churning, and this time it seems that the rumours might have some truth to them. According to various sources, including several dealer sources, Volkswagen South Africa is no longer bringing in the 169kW Golf GTI for sale in South Africa. Now I understand how this … Read more

Review – Opel Astra 1.6T Sport Plus

How do you determine what makes a premium car? Is it the extent of how many features it’s equipped with as standard? If so, the likes of BMW can hardly be considered premium. Or perhaps it’s the impression that there’s an element of depth beneath the thin veneer of impressive … Read more

Opel Astra K Arrives in South Africa

Every brand has their key models in a market. For Volkswagen it’s undoubtedly the Golf, BMW the 3 Series, Toyota the Hilux, Ford the Focus and so on. For Opel, who have been dwindling near the bottom of the sales charts for the better part of a decade, the launch … Read more

Review – Ford Focus 1.5T Trend Sedan:

“Never judge a book by its cover,” my mother always taught me as a child, and like all mothers usually are, she was right to do so. I should have remembered this simple lesson as I cast my gaze upon the silver Ford Focus sedan parked at my office this … Read more

Review – Volkswagen Golf 7 1.4 TSI Comfortline DSG

“VW Golf”, a name synonymous with the term “the people’s car”, after all, most of us at some stage or another have driven a Citi Golf, or owned one, or learnt to drive in one; not to mention the fact that many of our parents did the same. So the Golf moniker has been around for some time, and it has always been known as the hatchback to set the bar, the benchmark so to speak. Now, with the 7^th generation at hand, we begged the question, does this once again retain “benchmark” status? We had a week with the new Golf to find out…

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