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WHAT IT TOOK TO MAKE THE DECEMBER ISSUE

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insight MANIACAL MS • BMW has finally unveiled the latest-generation M3 Sedan and M4 Coupé, boasting that grille, more power and a manual gearbox in standard guise

PRANCING TRIBUTE • The one-off Omologata pays tribute to iconic V12 Ferrari GTs of the past

ZED’S NOT DEAD • Nissan’s Z Proto signals the firm’s intent to finally launch a new version of its iconic Z sportscar

SECOND IDENTITY • The second VW to wear the ID. badge, the Wolfsburg firm is confident its first emissions-free SUV – the ID.4 – will spark a passion for EVs round the world

COUPÉ-STYLE Q5 • Audi once again joins the sloping-roof SUV fray, revealing its coupé-styled Q5 Sportback

A COOL THING • This immaculate sketch of the Aston Martin DBS is a must for automotive memorabilia collectors

THE INNOVATORS • The cars we drive today were influenced by these pioneers

THEY ALSO PAVED THE WAY

Short and sweet • Land Rover’s short-wheelbase Defender 90 is coming to SA in 2021 and it’s ready to take on some sticky challenges

LAND ROVER PLUGS-IN FOR 2021

The weekend has landed • Six-point-one … or half a dozen of the other? We get to grips with the new feature-filled Caravelle T6.1

TAKE THE HIGH ROAD • Just how far out of their comfort zone can three luxury SUVs go? A stern test spanning 900 km of dust, mud and 1 400 m of elevation change awaits

TEST SUMMARY

AFRICAN REBEL • It served in Angola before finding its way to South Africa. We drive the Land Rover Lightweight that once belonged to Jonas Savimbi

LAND ROVER SERIES III LIGHTWEIGHT

THE BEST 4X4S BY FAR • Jacques “Nekkies” Smit has been collecting unique Land Rovers for two decades. We visit him at his business just outside Wellington for a closer look

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THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS • Sifting through car sales data from 2011 holds a mirror up to huge societal change in South Africa

91 AND COUNTING • Not even the regularity of his visits to the podium in 2020 could diminish Hamilton’s record-equalling achievement

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Toyota Hilux 2,8 GD-6 4x4 Legend RS AT • The Toyota Hilux has been updated with a striking front-end design and more power from the oil-burner. Although, the price has jumped significantly

MATCH-UP

War and Peace • Land Rover’s more civilised second-generation Defender meets its battlefield-born American progenitor in an all-surface bid for rugged 4x4 supremacy

Jeep Wrangler 3,6 V6 Sahara Unlimited (Mopar accessorised)

Land Rover Defender 110 P400 First Edition

Beware. Hatchbacks crossing • New to the local market, how does Ford’s new tall-riding Figo Freestyle compare to a popular crossover peer, the Renault Sandero Stepway Techroad? We get testing

FORD FIGO FREESTYLE 1,5 TITANIUM MT

RENAULT SANDERO 66 kW TURBO STEPWAY TECHROAD MT

Plug and play • To better gather real-world feedback, Volkswagen SA gave us its electrified Golf for an extended eight-month test. This is what we can report back about the EV ownership experience

NOT BLINDED BY SCIENCE • We look at the latest advancements in technology and their application on current and future vehicles

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