45 years of Isuzu in South Africa celebrated
ISUZU Motors South Africa is celebrating its legacy of producing ISUZU bakkies in the country over the past 45 years with the launch of the limited-edition D-MAX 45.
- Product News
- 26 July 2024
Mahindra is celebrating its 2024 SA Car of the Year Awards in a very unconventional way by embarking on a two-week expedition across some of the toughest terrain that Africa has to offer.
The company left Cape Town on Friday for a trip through South Africa and Namibia on a route that includes every type of terrain, including some uncharted routes in the unforgiving Namib desert.
“In recognising the Mahindra Scorpio-N as the winner of the Adventure SUV of the Year, the SA Guild of Mobility Journalists tested both the on-road manners and off-road performance of the vehicle.
“We want to replicate their tests and rev it up a few notches to show that our build quality and the quality of the underlying engineering in the Scorpio-N make it the perfect companion to unleash real adventure, straight off the showroom floor,” says Rajesh Gupta, CEO of Mahindra South Africa.
The new flagship SUV rides on a new-generation ladder frame platform that uses a new Pentalink multi-link rear suspension, a new generation of the mHawk turbodiesel engine with 128.6 kW and 400 Nm of torque and a new 6-speed automatic transmission.
The Scorpio-N also introduced Mahindra’s new terrain-response system, aptly named 4XPLOR, which allows the driver to change the vehicle settings and performance characteristics to match the terrain and driving conditions.
Also worth noting is that the Mahindra Scorpio-N has set a new benchmark in the market for ladder framed off-road vehicles by achieving a full five-star safety rating in the Global New Car Assessment Programme.
To put this technology to the test, a team of explorers from Specialised Adventures and Mahindra will drive a fleet of standard production models through the Skeleton Coast, Damaraland and Kaokoland before returning to Head Office in Pretoria, Gauteng.
The adventure will kick off in the moonlike landscape of the infamous Skeleton Coast, the Achilles heel of many an adventure-thirsty explorer in the past. Here they will take on the Langstrand dunes before going in search of the Zelia shipwreck.
Following this, the team will head to Damaraland where they will explore and discover the 1000-year-old living fossils that are the Welwichia Mirrabilis. They will then ascend into the highest mountain in Namibia from the foothills in the Ugab River before finally exploring the Spitzkoppe of this area of the trek.
Finally, in Kaokoland, the team will go in search of the Himba tribe, attempt get behind the secret of the Lone Men of the Kaokoland and explore the Hoarusib and Hoanib riverbeds in the hope of getting up close and personal with the Namib Desert elephants.
The first episode that will capture this exciting adventure will be posted on Mahindra’s social media channels on 21 June 2024.
ISUZU Motors South Africa is celebrating its legacy of producing ISUZU bakkies in the country over the past 45 years with the launch of the limited-edition D-MAX 45.
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