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Coup(é) de grâce

The SUV Coupé trend is booming. Paul van Gass wonders what makes these graceless coupés so popular. It was premier brand BMW who took it mainstream first, quickly followed by Merc and most recently Porsche and Audi. Nowadays, it seems, every car builder South of the Arctic (most notably in China)

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Deus ex machina

A formidable KTM adventure   Adventure riders have been waiting for a highly capable, light adventure bike since the KTM 640 Adventure was discontinued over a decade ago. Justus Visagie sampled the new KTM 790 Adventure R in Lesotho to find out if it is a worthy successor to the revered 640 … It was

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Q8 stellar

New Audi moves the coupé universe Since the arrival of the first crossover coupés with their tapered rooflines a few years ago, his opinion of them has vacillated between lukewarm and loathing, admits Bernie Hellberg Jr. Until the recent arrival of the stellar Audi Q8, that is … in his view

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Mid-level M-powerment

The mid-range Sport Activity X3 and X4 models from BMW has now been empowered with the most formidable straight-six petrol engine ever in an M-badged product from Munich. The M-division from BMW has now expanded its high-performance model line-up to include the mid-size Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) and Sports Activity Coupé (SAC)

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Next-generation Quantum

Toyota has for the first time in 15 years revealed a new-generation HiAce (Quantum in our market) van and bus range with advanced safety features, powerful new engines, enhanced ride comfort, and increased specification. A semi-bonneted design has enabled significant changes to the sixth-generation Quantum, including a stiffer frame, stronger straight-line

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V-Class facelifted

The hugely successful Mercedes-Benz V-Class has recently been facelifted with a restyled and striking front-end and the introduction of the OM 654 four-cylinder diesel engine generation in the range and the 9G-TRONIC auto transmission were made available for the first time. Besides a new bumper design, the radiator grille now has a

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