Make the Journey Your Destination
BAIC ponders local production The Chinese auto giant BAIC gave a glimpse of its “global flagship”, the BJ40L, at this year’s Festival of Motoring at Kyalami and indicated that the jeep-like all-terrain SUV is being considered for local production at the BAIC assembly plant in Coega, close to Port Elizabeth. Inspired by
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It is official – Hyundai plans to introduce its funky and progressive new Kona – named after the western district, the leeward or dry side of the island of Hawaii – to South Africa by October this year. The subcompact Kona will fit in the small gap between the Creta and Tucson in the
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New Jimny expected later this year The all-new Jimny, the latest version of the small off-road warrior of Suzuki, the Japanese automaker, originally released in 1970, has been revealed this month in Japan. This minuscule, yet tough 4×4 is set to launch in South Africa in November this year. In terms of
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Will Cullinan be ‘above rubies’? Effortless. Everywhere. That is how Rolls-Royce define the sumptuous attributes of the new Cullinan, its highly anticipated and super-luxurious SUV that was revealed last month. Named after the largest diamond ever discovered, near the town of Cullinan in South Africa, now part of the British Crown
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The original SUV reincarnated The all-new, fifth generation RAV4 compact SUV was revealed at the New York International Auto Show – nearly 24 years after the original RAV4 single-handedly created the compact sports utility vehicle segment, bridging what was at the time a gaping chasm between traditional off-roaders and regular passenger vehicles. The
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