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The all new Suzuki Swift! Reviewed and Loved!

The Suzuki Swift entered South Africa’s market in 2008 and swiftly became a very popular, great value-for-money, fresh in the hatchback segment. Suzuki introduces the new Swift, to include all of its favoured attributes, plus enhancements to offer more space, more efficiency, more convenience and better fuel consumption! Design The new Swift takes a big leap forward in terms of design. While the overall shape is still largely familiar, there are big changes to its exterior. It’s sportier, bolder and more modern, thanks to integrated and reinterpreted styling elements such…

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The all new Suzuki DZire, currently with a promotional 5yr/200 000Km warranty!

The all new DZire tagged between R161 900 and R192 900 to take on the likes of Hyundai, Honda Amaze and Volkswagen Vivo in the compact sedan category. The third generation DZire has been developed on Suzuki’s HEARTECT platform, which is lighter yet more rigid than the previous generation version. The company claimed that the DZire delivers fuel economy of 4.9L and is one of the most fuel efficient car in the sector.. After Spending a week with the all new Suzuki Dzire, I have to admit that I really…

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Exciting to drive, confident and responsive. Does the new Micra have it all?

We have the fifth generation Nissan’s iconic Micra on test and we’ve decided to stack it up to the sixth generation Volkswagen Polo In a head to head the polo is the bestselling car in the upper B hatchback segment by a considerable amount with the Polo Vivo right on its heels. So how does the all new Micra rival the sixth generation Polo? Besides the R9,400 price point gap. Design The new Nissan Micra has dynamic hatchback proportions and with an overall length of 3,999 mm, it’s placed…

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The South African Launch of the 2017 Alfa Romeo is a must-win event for the century-old Italian carmaker. So what’s it like?

The global launch of the all new Alfa Romeo Giulia isn’t just a big deal, it’s quite possibly a make or break moment for the century-old Italian car manufacturer. None of Alfa’s top-line executives were prepared to put a precise figure on the investment in the model, suffice to say that billions have been invested in a completely new modular architecture dubbed ‘Giorgio’, which not only underpins the rear-wheel drive Giulia, but an entire Alfa Romeo family including a raft of new sedans, coupes, and SUVs that will soon follow.…

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New Volvo S90 saloon 2017 review

We put the new Volvo S90 executive saloon through its paces, but should BMW, Audi and Mercedes be worried? Volvo is right to deny SA buyers the T6, because a four-cylinder turbocharged petrol executive saloon of this size would sell in tiny numbers. However, there’s plenty of promise in the S90 package as a whole, and we’re not about to revise the view, gleaned from that winter drive a few months back, that you should give Volvo’s new flagship saloon serious consideration if you’re in the market for a 5…

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