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Toyota Verso 1.8 SX CVT. |
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The latest Toyota
Verso could not have arrived at a
more opportune time. It was
delivered to my doorstep a day
before departing on a bass-fishing
trip to the Middelburg/Belfast area.
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GWM Steed 5 double-cab 4x2. |
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Up to the
Sixties, products made in Japan were
mostly of inferior quality. How
things have changed since then! The
Japanese – proud, disciplined,
hardworking and committed – showed
the western world how it should be
done. Nowadays you can buy any
made-in-Japan product blindfolded,
safe in the knowledge that it will
be a quality item.
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Audi A6 3.0T FSI quattro S-tronic. |
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I
became the proud owner of a
pre-used 1989 Audi 500 SE in
1995. It was a beauty. Long
and sleek, it sat on four
pathetic-looking Marie
Biscuitlike
wheels. It was roomy and
under the bonnet was a
fivecylinder
engine driving the front
wheels. The Audi engine,
later
fitted with a turbocharger, also
became the flame-belching
powerplant for the company’s
all-conquering rally car.
But, this
is where the good news
regarding my Audi grinds to a
halt.
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Taken for a ride. |
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I have
been taken for a ride on a
number of occasions during my
life and I didn’t enjoy it at
all. Then
I got the invite from Total
to attend their so-called ‘A
day in
the life of Team Total’ at the
Rallystar Motorsport Academy
on the R51
just outside Bapsfontein
in Gauteng.
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Lexus RX 450h. |
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The
motoring world is going the hybrid
route and the latest example I spent
some time with is the Lexus RX450h.
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Toyota Aygo. |
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OK,
it has the Toyota badge on its cute
little snout, but once inside it
looks and feels more French than
Japanese. Then the penny drops. This
is the baby that Toyota and PSA
Peugeot Citroen developed jointly.
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Peugeot RCZ. |
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From a car
evaluator’s point of view the
Peugeot RCZ has one major flaw and
that is the fact that it doesn’t
have any flaws. Not any major ones,
that’s for sure.
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Citroën DS3. |
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Whoever it was that coined the
phrase potent stuff comes in small
bottles must have experienced the
Citroën DS3 before he uttered those
memorable words.
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Jaguar XJ. |
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Negative perceptions are a man’s
worst friend. Take Jaguar as an
example. Many of the older bearers
of the name looked great, handled
exceptionally well and offered ride
quality that few, if any, of its
competitors could match. However,
poor finish and unreliability led to
bad trade-in prices, resulting in
dismal sales of new Jaguars.
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Mazda 5. |
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Are you
also of the opinion that a compact,
multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) is meant
to be a mom's taxi? I must admit, I
used to be. Then I got to lay my
hands on Mazda's new 5 and what a
surprise. It is a vehicle for all
seasons, offering bags of
practicality, versatility and pure
motoring enjoyment at a reasonable
price.
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