ZA Car Show: Episode 72

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In one of the slowest, emptiest news weeks of the year, a cut-down ZA Car Show crew breezes through a few short snippets before breezing on through to the Isuzu 72-hour Endurance challenge at Gerotek. The result is a pretty short – but fun – show, weighing in at just over 30-minutes.

ZACS is part of Isuzu's attempt to break a 72-hour record...

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Show notes and links after the jump.

General Motors is just all over the news, this past week:

First it organises a huge 72-hour endurance run for its Isuzu KB300, KB250 and Corsa Utility vehicles, at Gerotek. Tuck and Christo were there, driving the cars, and will report back in episode 73.

Then it rebrands the Opel Corsa Utility, adding a bow tie to the front grille and calling it a Chevrolet.

And to make up for that, it says it will bring the new Opel Astra to South Africa, early next year. Engines will range from 1.4 and 1.4-turbo, to 1.6 and 1.6-turbo. Oh, and some diesels, too. Hopefully they’ll be competitively priced, and kickstart the brand’s sales, after a long hiatus for this model.

The team also talks about a report from ITWeb, which finds that more than 60% of South African motorists are uninsured. A shocking, but sobering number indeed. Are you paying for somebody else’s car crashes?

Also in the news – and a friend of the insurers – are the tracking companies. Netstar, Tracker and Matrix, who collectively represent 90% of the industry, are being investigated for anti-competitive practices, including price collusion.

Finally, our regular ZA Car Show cars of the episode’s year sees us picking the best cars from 1972. This episode’s historic trio comprises two Italians and a German: start placing your bets.