Indholdsfortegnelse for May 2017 i CAR

“WE CAN GET AWAY WITH DOING FUN AND CHEEKY THINGS” What I do My job involves driving demand/desire for the Kia brand and its products. The marketing function extends to all and any demand-driven activities, from public experiential engagements with consumers, to setting budgets, to developing strategy, leveraging sponsorship opportunities and all the way down to the tone of communication used within our advertising concepts. Ultimately, I’m responsible for brand growth in the SA market, increasing our market share and giving Kia owners a sense of belonging, pride of ownership and loyalty to the brand. The skill set required to do it all… It’s surprisingly broad. There is the classic marketing and brand-management aspect of the job, but there is also an understanding of tech, like knowing what new online…

THE PINNACLE OF JIMMY'S COLLECTION, A 1966 ALPINE A110, WAS THE ONLY OFFICIAL RHD MODEL MADE ALL the cars are perfectly parked, most at the same angle and, unsurprisingly if you’re familiar with Renault’s performance history, a lot of them are blue. There is also a yellow Spider and even a rare Renault bus, making it clear the person behind this collection truly is a dedicated fan of all things La Régie. His name is Jimmy Brink and asked about the roots of his passion, offers this: “Why Renault? Well, because the brand was my first love and I can afford it. In 1968, I was still at school and owned a Dauphine. I worked on it myself and also maintained it. I then realised some of the parts…

Great little car, but simply too expensive Ryan Bubear Lovely to sit in and drive, but does it offer anything a Sport-back or Q3 don’t? Terence Steenkamp Even when strategically specced, it remains a polished but pricey proposition Gareth Dean Price: R529 500 0-100 km/h: 9,09 sec Power/Torque: 110 kW/250 N.m Top speed: 212 km/h CAR fuel index: 6,6 L/100 km CO2: 125 g/km CAR advertisements are often a demonstrative stretch. You can’t help but chuckle when a humdrum sedan is likened to a fighter jet, or when the climbing gear-clad lifestylers rappel down a cliff to the compact SUV that will inevitably remain town-bound and more likely packed with mewling offspring than mountain-climbing kit. So, when the Audi Q2’s ad campaign, complete with such hashtagged Generation Y-isms as #hipster…

An exotic alternative to the Porsche Cayenne Peter Palm The badge deserves a glorious-sounding petrol V8 Nicol Louw Good looks and beautiful interior negated by an underwhelming ride Steve Smith Price: R1 650 000 0-100 km/h: 7,44 sec Power/Torque: 202 kW/600 N.m Top speed: 230 km/h CAR fuel index: 8,64 L/100 km CO2: 189 g/km MASERATI. The mere mention of the name conjures up images of sun-kissed Italian beaches studded with fashionable socialites drinking champagne while watching the sun set over the Mediterranean. For a brand that epitomises la dolce vita, the last thing we expected from the stylish Italians was a high-off-the-ground, all-wheel-drive SUV. Such a model is at odds with the long tradition of sports and GT models begun by the Maserati brothers at the start of the…

144,126 km longest drift Harald Müller (Toyota 86) 28,52 km longest twin drift Ahmad Daham and James Deane (Nissan 370Z) 304,96 km/h fastest vehicle drift Masato Kawabata (Nissan GT-R Nismo) 360 mm The gap surrounding the car when drifted through the tightest gap Chen Hongpeng 107 The most cars performing donuts simultaneously Latvian Drift Association 10 number of drift spins in 60 seconds around a car that’s on two wheels Zhang Shengjun (BMW M4)…

The Sound and Vibration Research Group in the department of mechanical and mechatronic engineering at Stellenbosch University is overseen by Dr Annie Bekker. This group has established expertise, equipment and laboratory facilities to investigate noise and vibration problems for industry and the public sector. Presently, PhD student Hannes Swart is investigating the enhancement of electric-vehicle sound signatures. Consumer perceptions of electric-vehicle sounds are evaluated through subjective playback tests where listeners are requested to judge enhanced and conventional vehicle sounds. These responses are statistically correlated to measurements that determine which acoustic features are likely to underpin the attributes that would constitute a safe, yet thrilling electric-vehicle sound. More info at svrg.sun.ac.za…

The purpose of a positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve is to release pressure build-up in the crankcase by letting the gases escape via a pipe to the engine’s intake manifold. This valve is usually located on an engine’s tappet or camshaft cover. During the combustion process, under high pressure in the combustion chamber, a percentage of the combustion gases escape past the rings into the crankcase, called blow-by. This results in a pressure build-up that can even force oil past the gaskets and out of the engine if not allowed to escape. The PCV valve opens if a predetermined pressure value is reached and allows the oily gases to flow into the intake manifold. The reason for this that it is better for the engine to burn these oily gases…

Alfa Romeo Stelvio Q4 Audi A5 Cabriolet mid-year Audi A5 Sportback imminent Audi Q5 Q2 Audi RS3 Sedan Q2 Audi RS5 Coupé Q4 Audi TT RS Q2 BMW 330e Q2 Chery Tiggo 3 Q3 Chery Tiggo 5 Q3 Chevrolet Cruze Q3 Fiat Tipo Q2 Ford Kuga facelift Q2 Foton Sauvana Q2 Honda CR-V Q3 Hyundai i30 Q3 Jeep Compass Q3 Kia Picanto Q3 Land Rover Discovery mid-year Lexus LC500 Coupé July Mahindra NuvoSport Q4 Mazda CX-5 Q2 Mercedes-Maybach S-Class facelift Q4 Mercedes-AMG GT R imminent Mercedes-AMG E63 S Q2 Mercedes-AMG GT C imminent Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet Q3 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupé Q2 Mercedes-Benz S-Class facelift Q4 Mitsubishi ASX facelift imminent Mitsubishi Pajero Sport mid-year Nissan 370Z facelift Q3 Nissan Qashqai facelift Q3 Nissan X-Trail facelift Q4 Peugeot 308 facelift October Peugeot…

Citroën DS3 1,6 VTi 120 manual, 2014, white, 26 800 km R179 995 Citroën DS3 1,6 VTi 120 manual, 2012, yellow, 158 000 km R129 990 34 TOTAL NUMBER OF PEUGEOT 308s (2008-’14) CURRENTLY FOR SALE ON GUMTREE Renault Mégane 1,6 Dynamique, 2014, silver, 32 100 km R169 777 Renault Mégane Coupé 1,6 Dynamique, 2012, red, 83 500 km R129 995 Peugeot 308 1,6 VTi Comfort, 2013, white, 74 000 km R139 900 Peugeot 308 1,6 VTi Comfort, 2014, black, 28 000 km R179 900…

The combination of prime location, skills and expertise born out of historic beginnings between the Mia Group and a dealer called Saber Cars in Brakpan was surely a recipe for success. The result of this lucrative liaison was the birth of the renowned Woodmead Auto in November 2004. Woodmead Auto exceeded all expectations since their inception and moved into their new, larger 3 storey dealership in August 2014. Ideally situated in the hub of Woodmead’s corporate suburbia and its outlying areas, this enviable location has seen them stamp their authority in both the local and national motoring markets even further. In a market that tends to favour the jet set, Woodmead Auto represents this ever-growing brand of lifestyle; where business, money and pleasure are all well balanced in daily life.…

It remains the main concern with F1 and there were only a couple of hold-your-breath moves throughout the 84 minutes of racing, Hamilton being particularly vocal about not being able to run close enough to Verstappen despite his tyres being fresh and the Red Bull’s rubber shot. The briefest of looks at a 2017 car will pinpoint the problem, as wider front wings than before are affected by turbulence from the car in front. The one caveat was that overtaking has always been difficult in Melbourne, exacerbated by short straights and DRS zones. The following races in China and Bahrain will have gone some way to either confirm or deny F1’s abiding complaint.…

Please include your physical address and telephone number. Diverse ideas and opinions are welcome, but publication of your letter doesn’t necessarily mean we agree. Please stick to a maximum of 300 words. CAR reserves the right to edit and shorten letters owing to space constraints. THE GOLDEN EGG AND THE PLASTIC BAG Long ago, only a few farmers (read: vehicle manufacturers) had a goose that laid golden eggs (read: vehicles). Soon enough, everybody wanted a golden egg, and a multibillion-dollar market was born. Then the farmers became greedy and thought of a plan to make sure the eggs did not last and that all egg owners would have to come back to purchase another egg. So they came up with the brilliant plan to supply a plastic bag as an…

IT was the mid-‘90s and Isuzu’s new KB280 double cab had recently been launched. My dad was the manager of an iron-ore mine at the time and the company decided he should drive a KB. During the week, he used it to duck under the railroad that took the precious metal to Saldanha and dive into the belly of the mine from our house on the dorp side of the tracks. The Isuzu would emerge covered in fine red dust loosened up by blasting, the type of grime that penetrates everything and changes the character of a town. Usually once a week the KB would be valeted, its white paintwork and black rubber slowly appearing as the sticky red dust washed off. It was then ready for more family-friendly leisure…

Audi might want to use the Giulia as motivation to make the next A4 just a bit more exciting Ian McLaren Audi’s interior leaps ahead of the Alfa, but the Giulia is more fun to drive Wilhelm Lutjeharms As lovely as the Alfa is to pilot, it lacks that final 5% of polish needed to beat the Germans Terence Steenkamp Finally we can say that Alfa is back Sudhir Matai FAST FACTS ALFA ROMEO GIULIA 2,0T AT Price: R555 000 0-100 km/h: 6,88 sec Power/Torque: 147 kW/330 N.m Top speed: 235 km/h CAR fuel index: 7,20 L/100 km CO2: 138 g/km AUDI A4 2,0T FSI S TRONIC Price: R536 500 0-100 km/h: 7,32 sec Power/Torque: 140 kW/320 N.m Top speed: 210 km/h CAR fuel index: 5,88 L/100 km CO2: 112…

I wanted to dislike it, but resistance proved futile… Terence Steenkamp Undeniably silly, but totally won me over Steve Smith There is no logical reason for this car to exist Nicol Louw Price: R1 031 634 0-100 km/h: 9,47 sec Power/Torque: 177 kW/340 N.m Top speed: 217 km/h CAR fuel index: 10,32 L/100 km CO2: 201 g/km AUTOMOTIVE oddities abound in the history of the motorcar. Some more recent ones, like BMW’s four-door-coupé-cum-SUV X6, have succeeded in attracting risk-taking buyers; others, such as the Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet, were miserable commercial failures (and, thankfully, the latter was never offered for sale in South Africa). We mention the Murano because the vehicle you see on these pages – if your eyesight remains unaffected by the intense Solar Orange paintwork – follows the…

In the interests of protecting him from unwanted fame, stalkers and the paparazzi, CAR cannot reveal the true identity of the resourceful Garageman I hope I’ll be forgiven if I change the format of Casebook just this once in order to offload some stories from my past that cannot easily be expanded into a feature. This is a natural thing to do when you reach the age where you spend more time reminiscing about your long past than dreaming about your very short future. I made a list of some of the anecdotes from my past that may be worth recalling. Some of them involve tricks I’ve used to impress customers, while others are either interesting ... or boring. SLIP-SLIDING MORRIS MINOR Our workshop used to be on the third…

Tyres should last for 10 years... NITROGEN IN TYRES? According to dealerships selling nitrogen, it has distinct advantages over air when filling tyres, and they claim that: 1. Tyres run cooler. 2. They keep their pressure for longer. 3. It increases the tyres’ lifespan. I also want to enquire about the maximum tyre life if the tyre is fitted, for example, to a caravan that does not rack up a lot of mileage, but is not necessarily parked under cover. PIET SLABBERT Stilbaai There is a lot of incorrect information surrounding nitrogen, but let’s look at the basics first. Normal atmospheric air already consists of around 80% nitrogen, with the remaining 20% mostly made up of oxygen. Therefore, if tyres are filled with pure nitrogen, the gain is not that…

THE most common fuel-related mistakes made by car owners and fuel-station attendants are filling a petrol-engined car with diesel fuel, or a diesel-engined car with petrol. This could cause serious damage to the engine; however, it can be prevented if the mistake is caught in time. TAKE NOTE OF THE COLOUR To help distinguish fuels from each other, different colourants are added to diesel and petrol. Diesel has a slight yellow colour, while lead-replacement petrol has a red colour and unleaded is green. You will be surprised how few people actually know that. DIESEL IN A PETROL ENGINE The diesel nozzle is bigger than the filler inlet hole of a petrol vehicle, so it’s difficult to add the latter. Nevertheless, if it happens, the engine may not start depending on…

SENSE AND CARS(ABILITY) I just unwrapped the March 2017 issue of CAR. True to form, while guiltily recalling your lament, I found the Everest test and its quest to change the Toyota’s Fortune(r)s. Then it was onto why cars catch fire – diesel has a higher flashpoint and pouring oil onto a hot turbo is a poor idea. And next up was an article on extinguishing those all-consuming flames; wise advice, indeed. A few years ago, I tossed a small fire extinguisher to a guy on Hospital Bend, in Cape Town, as I went past in rush hour. His pride and joy had a fire in the engine compartment and the cloud of white smoke I subsequently saw in the rear-view mirror appeared to suggest he had put it out.…

South Africans are spending more and more time mired in bumper-to-bumper traffic. Tom Tom’s Traffic Index shows how torturous that commute has become SA’S WORLD TRAFFIC INDEX RANKING The most congested cities in 2016 35% – Cape Town 30% – Johannesburg 29% – East London 26% – Pretoria 22% – Durban 18% – Bloemfontein Mexico City is ranked first with 66% congestion 42 MIN the average extra time spent travelling in Cape Town per day 163 HRS or six extra days spent in Mother City traffic a year 63 000 the number of commuters relieved of motorway congestion by Gautrain 3% the increase in travel time Joburgers have to endure compared with last year…

# 1 BULLITT (1968) R359 This good, old-fashioned cops-and-robbers story features that unforgettable Ford Mustang versus Dodge Charger chase in the streets of San Francisco. # 2 HERBIE COLLECTION (1968-2005) R159 Everyone’s favourite Beetle, Herbie, conquers the competition and finds true love in this series of six films. # 3 VANISHING POINT (1971) R225 James Kowalski runs into trouble with the law as he attempts to deliver a Dodge Challenger across the country without any regard for speed limits. # 4 THE CANNONBALL RUN (1981) R81 The world’s bravest drivers compete against each another and try every trick in the book to ensure their victory in the cross-country Cannonball Run. # 5 CHRISTINE (1983) R195 From the minds of John Carpenter and Stephen King comes this story of a boy…

IT may have been 1987, but I remember the moment as if it was yesterday. Not only was it unusual to receive a phone call from CAR, but the request to write a monthly F1 column was a significant development in my career as a journalist. I never imagined the partnership would endure for 30 years. It was not our first contact. I had met the Ramsay Son & Parker (RSP; the company name at the time) editorial team thanks to Eoin Young, a distinguished F1 writer who had taken me under his wing. Eoin wrote for CAR each month and the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami would present an annual opportunity for the two sides to get together under convivial circumstances. Well, convivial for Eoin and I. I…

Quirky and charming, just like the first RAV4 Ian McLaren I love the looks, drivetrain and handling, but there are some niggles Steve Smith Exactly the car Toyota needed to bring some excitement to its range Nicol Louw Price: R345 000 0-100 km/h: 11,19 sec Power/Torque: 85 kW/185 N.m Top speed: 190 km/h CAR fuel index: 7,44 L/100 km CO2: 141 g/km TOYOTA has had another moment. It had one with the FJ Cruiser, another with the 86, and once again with this strikingly styled SUV crossover it’s labelled a Coupé-High Rider. With a hard-earned reputation for reliable, well-engineered and conservatively designed vehicles, these moments are both few and far between, and hardly surprising given the success this automotive giant has enjoyed with its bread-and-butter line-up. Yet, peppered among this…

FREELANDER OIL CONSUMPTION I own a 2002 Land Rover Free-lander TD4 and the vehicle has done approximately 218 000 km. I understand that it is a BMW 2,0-litre engine. When I purchased the vehicle second-hand, it was smoking a little, but since then it’s gotten worse over a four-year period. The engine uses about half a litre of oil every 500 km. My question is: what is the cause, as everyone I speak to thinks the injectors are to blame? What is the best way forward? Should I consider a full engine rebuild (or engine replacement); and what is the cost involved with such an exercise? ROBBIE HAZEL Mossel Bay It is safe to assume the smoke you are seeing is the engine oil being burned, as 500 ml of…

NOTES The PRICES shown are the latest available at the time of going to press. Our deadline occurred before 31 March 2017. Readers should check with a dealer before making a decision. The HP payment calculations are based on a 10% deposit, the current interest rate and a 54-month repayment period with no residual at the end. Under ENGINE we list the number of cylinders and the cubic capacity in cm3 . Here, V = V-shaped engine layout; H = horizontally-opposed engine layout; The absence of an initial symbol implies an in-line engine layout. FUEL SUPPLY abbreviations are P = petrol-engined; D = diesel-engined; T = turbocharged, a compressor driven by exhaust gases; S = supercharged, a compressor driven by the engine; P/H = petrol-hybrid and E = electric.…

The evidence suggested the Ferrari is kinder to tyres than the Mercedes ONE race doesn’t make a season and the park roads in Melbourne don’t form an archetypical racetrack, but the signs for 2017 are encouraging. With Ferrari beating favourites Mercedes at the Australian Grand Prix, the first win for the Prancing Horse in over a year was bound to generate a feel-good factor among aficionados, but short-term optimism was lengthened by the fact that Sebastian Vettel beat Lewis Hamilton in a straight fight. Yes, there were mitigating factors (show me a race where there aren’t), but the core of this result was based on Ferrari’s pace forcing the hand of Mercedes, a team always suspect during the past three years when, on the rare occasion, it was put under…