ZA Car Show: Episode 70
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Fresh from the Easter break, Christo van Gemert and Trevor Tuck are joined in studio by Trevor van de Ven. Again. They bring us the announcement news for the 2010 World Car of the Year, Renault, and a partnership that might give birth to a Mercedes-Benz Twingo or Smart NP200.
Tuck and Christo have also driven the Mistubishi Pajero Sport. Find out why it’s name lets it down a bit, and why Tuck derides it but also wants one so badly…
Letting the name down or holding the side up, that is the question.
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Show notes and links after the jump.In episode 70 we discuss:
World Car of the Year for 2010, and quite possibly South Africa’s next car of the year: the Volkswagen Polo [via: World Car of the Year]
Polo Wins
Renault, Nissan and Mercedes Benz join forces for the development of new small engines and platform sharing [via: New York Times] – great blog post on the partnership here
Renault launches the Laguna Coupé in South Africa [via Wheels24]
Think of it basically as a Nissan 350z...
...but much prettier.
Ford invests R3-billion in South Africa for exports [via: Business Day]
Driven: Mitsubishi Pajero Sport. Is it good enough to command a premium over the Toyota Fortuner and Ford Everest? What about it’s name, is the Pajero moniker enough?
ZACS Car of the year challenge: This episode we cover cars from 1970.
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Chaps few things on the triton sport.
The transfercase is the superselect II system. There is no Toyota Fortuner 4×4 auto at all. And that as massive as it might look it is no longer than a fortuner. The Ford Everest uses a very cheap leafspring at the back and the ride is very jittery as a result, but keeps the price very low.