Two additions to T-Cross range focus on affordability
- Product News
- 7 February 2025
New vehicles, reviews and more.
Hyundai Automotive South Africa has launched the Venue Cargo, a light commercial vehicle, featuring a spacious, secure cargo hold with a payload of 500 kg and the advantage that a VAT-registered business can claim back value added tax on the purchase.
Toyota added a new model to its Corolla Cross range and also updated the specification level of the Xi and Xs models.
Toyota South Africa has enhanced its Hilux range, which is not only the top selling LCV in die country most of the times, but also the top selling vehicle. Toyota has applied some key changes to the product line-up to cater to ever-evolving customer demands.
It seems that even sporty-orientated brands are opting for the popular SUV route as vehicle buyers worldwide are still turning away from sedans and hatchbacks to this body style and most importantly with lower emission drivetrains.
Volkswagen’s brand-new Amarok will be available locally within the next few weeks.
Hyundai’s big SUV, the Palisade, is a vehicle whose name should bring comfort to South Africans as palisade is something we are very familiar with in terms of family safety.
The Ford Ranger Raptor is known as a “take no prisoners” pick-up in terms of outright performance, sporty handling and a design treatment distinguishing it from the rest of the Ranger family.
Locally, if you think Fiat, you think of the cute little 500. Its bigger, cross-over sibling, the 500X, is gaining in popularity with the addition of the 500X Sport EST (Extended Soft Top) and a general updating of features.
Following in the footsteps of the previous generation Mahindra Scorpio is not easy, but at first glance the brand-new Scorpio-N has moved the goal posts tremendously for this rugged and now sophisticated SUV from the Indian manufacturer.
Lexus has strengthened the appeal of one of its best-selling models in South Africa, the UX compact urban SUV, with upgrades for the full self-charging hybrid UX 250h range.
JAC Motors has announced the addition of the new X100 one-tonne bakkie to its local X-Series forward-cab range.
Whether the aim is playing hard or working hard, the Mercedes-Benz GLE and its sporty offshoot, the GLE Coupé, once again come to the party with updates in all departments.
Land Rover has made some changes to its Range Rover Velar range that sit between the Range Rover Evoque and close to the bigger and more expensive Range Rover Sport.
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