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Jag’s Cayenne-rivalling J-Pace p24
Striking new Toyota Auris p18
MAY 2018
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TOYOTA RAV4
ETA: Q1 2019
The eagerly anticipated fifth generation of Toyota’s popular
midsize SUV adopts a completely new design that lifts cues from
the company’s bold FT-AC concept.
Brace of new engines: there’s an all-new 2,0-litre inline-four
with a host of efficiency-boosting features and class-leading
40% thermal efficiency. It is joined by a new powerful 2,5-litre
petrol engine, which is utilised in both conventional petrol and
hybrid configurations. Buyers will have a choice between manual,
redeveloped CVT or newly employed eight-speed direct-shift
auto transmissions. The petrol powerplants will remain the focal
point of the local range, with hybrid variants under consideration.
New platform: based on Toyota’s New Global Architecture (TNGA)
platform, some models will usher in Rear Driveline Disconnect,
which channels drive to the front wheels when AWD isn’t required,
as well as active torque vectoring.
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TOYOTA AYGO LEXUS UX
ETA: June ETA: Q4
The Aygo will undergo a series of updates to lend a Built on the brand’s all-new GA-C global
new lease of life to Toyota’s characterful city car. architecture, the new UX midsize crossover
Exterior: among numerous exterior details, is aimed at a younger customer with suitably
the major revision is a more exuberant take on high aspirations.
the signature X-grille flanked by redesigned Powertrains: two new powertrains make
headlamps with LED daytime-running lamps. their debut. There’s a 2,0-litre four-cylinder
Inside: there’s a completely revamped instrument engine in the UX 200 that’s available with a
cluster and fresh seat fabrics. new Direct Shift CVT, and a highly efficient,
Engine and suspension: the revised 1,0-litre fourth-generation hybrid system, with self-
engine ups the power from 51 to 53 kW, while charging functionality, in the UX 250h.
alterations to the steering software and suspension
make for a more involving drive.
TOYOTA AURIS LEXUS LS
ETA: Q4 ETA: June
Sharply styled and underpinned by Toyota’s New The flagship model in Lexus’ portfolio, the
Global Architecture (TNGA) platform, the Auris LS represents the best of what this brand has to
introduces a new engine line-up that incorporates offer in terms of luxury and comfort, as well as
just one conventional engine, a punchy 1,2-litre innovation and technology.
turbopetrol, and a choice of 1,8- and 2,0-litre Design: built on the new GA-L platform, the fifth-
hybrid powerplants developing 90 and 134 kW. generation LS is longer, lower, lighter and more rigid
See page 18 of this issue for more info than the model it replaces. The LS’s traditional three-
box luxury sedan shape has now morphed into a
more contemporary four-door coupé silhouette.
Powertrain: the SA-bound LS gets an all-new
biturbo 3,5-litre V6 petrol engine that delivers
310 kW and 600 N.m to the rear wheels via a
10-speed automatic transmission.
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editor’s letter
Vol. 62 No 04/May 2018
I had never seen anything like
it. Heads snapped round,
fingers pointed, eyes widened, mouths dropped.
It was the kind of petrolhead response usually
reserved for the rarest of supercars.
This, however, was no mid-engined, low-slung slice of performance car aris-
tocracy I was driving, but something that usually putters about at the other
end of the automotive spectrum. It was a bakkie ... a diesel bakkie.
It’s the same double cab that caused our website to fall over – twice – such
was the online interest when the first official images were revealed to the world
back in October 2016. The double cab in question is, of course, the Mercedes-
Benz X-Class and, this month, we have another South African exclusive for you:
on page 50 is the first comprehensive test of this much-anticipated vehicle.
It’s also the return fire in an opening salvo of what looks to be a rather
interesting bakkie war developing between Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz.
And make no mistake, it is a war. The 165 kW/550 N.m VW Amarok 3,0 V6 TDI
launched last year set new standards for one-tonner double cabs in terms of
price, luxury and power. It’s also my new long-term test car (see page 88) and it
represents a shot across the bows that Mercedes-Benz will answer with the
190 kW/550 N.m X350d hitting SA shores in the fourth quarter. VW, meanwhile,
is already planning its counteroffensive with an uprated 190 kW and 580 N.m
V6 launching here in 2019. Added to this have been sniping remarks made by
executives from VW – and even BMW – about the X-Class’ Nissan Navara roots.
You seldom hear public comments like this unless all concerned have, or plan
to have, a massive stake in the developing segment.
It’s not the only looming battle, either. Earlier this year, we saw the unveiling of
the Ford Ranger Raptor, another bakkie that has garnered massive interest here in
SA. It was soon followed by reports stating both Toyota and Nissan were planning
Raptor competitors in this new performance pick-up niche.
So, yes, challenges have been made and accepted, sabres have been rattled; it
definitely looks like we’re witnessing the rumblings of a battle that holds great
interest for a nation like ours where bakkies regularly top the sales charts.
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COVER FEATURE
50 It’s finally here! Find out if the Mercedes-Benz X-Class
has been worth the wait…
contents 05/18
MAIL DRIVE 84 12-month test: Volvo XC90
12 Over to you 34 Bentley Bentayga V8 D5 AWD Inscription Geartronic
38 Ferrari Portofino 88 Long termers
INSIGHT 42 BMW X2 sDrive20i M Sport X
14 Rimac C Two; Porsche Mission E 44 Renault Kwid 1,0 Dynamique AMT TECH
Cross; Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door; 96 TECHtalk
BMW M8 Gran Coupé; Toyota Auris FEATURE 98 Feature: your engine’s lifeblood
& GR Supra Racing Concept; Aston 46 Oldest in SA: Maserati 3500GT 103 Casebook
Martin Valkyrie; Ferrari 488 Pista; 92 Private collection: A life of cars 105 TECHmail
Lamborghini Huracán Perfor-
mante Spyder; McLaren Senna GTR; TEST BUY
Range Rover SVR Coupé; Lexus UX; 50 Mercedes-Benz X250d 108 Feature: we see you
Volkswagen ID Vizzion; Lagonda 4Matic Power 110 Case study: budget hatchbacks
Vision; Mercedes-Benz X350d; New 56 Toyota Yaris 1,5 Sport 112 Starter classic: Opel Kadett Boss,
models on the way 60 Nissan Qashqai 1,5 dCi Acenta Plus Superboss and Turbo (1989-’96)
24 Feature: Jaguar’s future plans 64 BAIC X25 1,5 MT Fashion 115 CAR Guide
28 Classic stories 68 Subaru Outback 3,6R-S ES 153 CAR Dealer
30 Cool stuff: automotive books Lineartronic CVT 167 Buyers Guide
72 Lexus RX350L EX
COLUMN 76 Bikes: Harley-Davidson Street SPEED
32 Enough talk Bob 107, Breakout 114 182 Feature: fortune favours Ferrari
by Maurice Hamilton & Heritage Classic 114 186 Tough tracks + next month
80 12-month test: Audi Q2
1,4T FSI Sport S tronic
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