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ZACS is joined by a guest from Hyundai this week, Ettienne Du Preez. Having just won the North American Car of The Year with the Sonata, we gain some valuable insight into the company’s local operations and plans for Southern Africa.

In episode 104 we also discuss:

• Mazda’s 900 000th iconic roadster, the Mx5
• The Ferrari and Ford spat over the use of “F150″
• Rolls Royce Spirit of Ecstasy’s Centenary
• Nissan Esflow concept
• Volvo V60
• Jeep’s new Cherokee
• Interview: Hyundai – Ettienne Du Preez

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We’re nearly 100 hundred episodes old and have now been around for over two years. It’s strange then to see that companies like Ford have only now adopted a Facebook campaign to engage with its customers. Two years and 95 episodes ago, the FIAT 500′s seven airbags was big news (YouTUBE video link); now Volvo is bettering even the best scores leaving Euro NCAP to update its safety ratings to “better than the best.”

The team also runs through the latest from Ssang Yong, RenaultSport (fight material that) and the latest solar developments. Trevor Tuck also reviews the 2010 Chevy Cruz diesel with a review that surprises us all. Happy listening.

Trevor Tuck delivers his verdict on the Chevy Cruze Diesel which ZACS had recently for review.

Pics are below with the price available here and specs here

Very pretty inside and out especially in maroon

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The start of the nineties was the last decade of really good cars. There was a wide spread of cars, since all that existed on most options lists was colour; people just had to choose a brand. And they did. Nowadays production has become so efficient, that even the premium manufacturers are producing great volumes of vehicles cannibalising the market. Being a smaller brand these days is not enviable – something we discuss in our landmark cars for 1990 discussion at the end of the show.

If you realy want an IX35, consider this Sportage first

The show, featuring three of the four ZACS members, tackles the August Naamsa figures, which reveal the best sales month since 2008. Renault launches another new model in the form of the cut-price [for a] Megane Shake-it, a sub R200 000 C-segment hatch back.  Volvo South Africa has also laid out its plans for the DRIVe range of eco -efficient models, while we reckon that the Sportage is the car to buy if you’re in the market for a Hyundai iX35.

Trevor van de Ven and Patrick Gearing also review the Mitsubishi Outlander, while Patrick and Christo talk about the introduction of quattro all-wheel drive on the 2.0T models in the Audi A4 range.

Silver. A popular colour in Sweden

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Only 17 more episodes to go until we hit the magic 100 mark! We think its safe to say that podcasts are finally catching on in South Africa, and if you’re like Trevor van de Ven, who uses public transport these days, what better way to make time go by faster on this bus and train rides?

Christo van Gemert joined BMW for its annual Innovations Day at its Munich headquarters. Yes, in Germany. He gives us the inside scoop on BMW’s planned electric car – known as the MegaCity Vehicle – as well as the other advanced technologies ze Germans are working on. We also say good bye to some iconic cars and welcome some new one – who said the petrol engine is dead?

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The news is picking up, and so are car sales. Patrick, Trevor 1, Trevor 2 and Christo explore what the uptrend will bring, together with new models from Ford, Hyundai and Volkswagen. The team also reviews the new Volvo C30 1.6 – a car that is not popular in South Africa because “it has the wrong badge”.

Just in case you thought the R8 was for poseurs, Autoblog shows us the GT

Volvos definitely ARE sexy these days

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