A South African staple and notably cheaper. Offers similar performance but isn’t as well specified and a service plan is optional. price: R230 900 cyl/capac: 4/1 398 cm3 power: 63 kW/5 000 r/min torque: 132 N.m/3 750 r/min gears/drive: 5/F 0-100 km/h

An accomplished, solidly built car with a respectable drivetrain makes this a top contender. A big plus is the deep boot where the third row of seats can be stashed. price: R722 995 cyl/capac: 4/2 199 cm3 power: 147 kW/3 800 r/min torque: 440 N.m/1 7

A real joy to drive, with a wonderful V8, gorgeous cabin and one of the world’s most addictive exhaust notes in the business. The one we’d opt for. price: R2 654 862 cyl/capac: V8/5 000 cm3 power: 423 kW/6 000-6 500 r/min torque: 700 N.m/3 500-5 000

EDITOR Ray Leathern ASSOCIATE EDITOR Gareth Dean WEB EDITOR Ryan Bubear ROAD-TEST ENGINEER Peter Palm FEATURES WRITER Wilhelm Lutjeharms JOURNALIST Nikesh Kooverjee JUNIOR JOURNALIST Marius Boonzaier ADMINISTRATION CO-ORDINATOR Malika Johnson

08 cars tested (plus a long-termer) 09 additional cars driven 7 401 kilometres covered 8 699 litres of utility space measured 13 907 kilograms of vehicles weighed 80 100-0 km/h braking tests 24 0-100 km/h sprint tests 10 676 kilo

2005, 124 000 km, blue, FSH, R95 000 2004, 137 000 km, red, FSH, R89 700 2005, 65 000 km, black, no service history, R135 000

As we leave the new year’s Janu-worries behind and settle into 2021, the March issue places the emphasis squarely on family motoring, with first drives of the long-awaited Audi A3 Sportback, Subaru Forester and Peugeot 2008, to name but a few. We con

Bursting with character, the fleet-footed Swift is the most efficient and least expensive model here, even in top-spec GLX guise. It’s easily the best of the bunch to drive, too. price: R213 900 cyl/capac: 4/1 197 cm3 power: 61 kW/6 000 r/min torque:

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