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[Eat Sleep Drive Repeat @ESDRepeat]

@Motor_Magnet If you were around for the Suzuki Vitara Brezza launch, then you pretty much know about Toyota Urban Cruiser.

#CarClone

[Ian McLaren @IanMcLaren76]

Feel free to follow @thedrive_sa for access to pretty cool (if I do say), Instagram-formatted car reviews. There's one up by @SpikeTheCarGuy on the #Audi Q8 45 TDI quattro as we speak

[Spike Ballantine @SpikeTheCarGuy]

Day 1: It’s big, and it gets a lot of attention. @audisouthafrica Q8 mashes a coupé shape with SUV size, and layers that with a fair dose of luxury. Driving the 45 TDI - mostly around town, with a chance of dirt…

#audi
#q8
#5DayTest
#EatSleepDriveRepeat

[Spike Ballantine @SpikeTheCarGuy]

#ICYMI: My chat this past weekend with @Mpakanyane about car sales in SA, the updated @audisouthafrica #RS4 and #RS5, and a review of the @mitsu_motors #PajeroSport.

https://t.co/Nv51r59OxV

[Spike Ballantine @SpikeTheCarGuy]

Day 1: Incessant bloody rain and wet roads aren’t the best conditions in which to test a car, but we’ll see what we can get out of the @audisouthafrica A6 Sedan. Driving the 40TDI S line version, with a few interior and exterior add-ons.

#audi
#a6
#5DayTest
#EatSleepDriveRepeat

[Motor1 @Motor1com]

Your thoughts about this? https://t.co/Vru3Wq2EJb

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@MercedesBenz_SA adds another all-electric model to its lineup.

Details and images of the new EQA here!

https://t.co/vnTAWAvBdS

[Eat Sleep Drive Repeat @ESDRepeat]

We drive the @BMW_SA X5 M50i! Power, performance and prestige… And a surprising ability to change minds.

Read the full review or listen to the podcast!

https://t.co/X5f9MUKswM

#BMW
#X5
#SUV

[Eat Sleep Drive Repeat @ESDRepeat]

All the details and images of the new @Jeep_SA Grand Cherokee.

https://t.co/lmc9upWbRz

#Jeep
#GrandCherokee
#JeepLife

[Spike Ballantine @SpikeTheCarGuy]

Had a fun morning in the dirt with the @mitsu_motors #Pajero Sport. Reconfirmed for me just how capable this thing is - not a single stutter or hesitation on some pretty rough obstacles*.

*water splash not a rough obstacle.

Full review coming to @ESDRepeat soon!

[Spike Ballantine @SpikeTheCarGuy]

Day 2: @audisouthafrica A7 Sportback: is the styling less polarising because we’re used to it? Super-slim LED lights, 20” wheels and S Line spec add edginess, but the coupé shape still gives it the right amount of curves.

#audi
#a7 sportback
#5DayTest
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[Eat Sleep Drive Repeat @ESDRepeat]

What you’re looking at here is a first reveal the all-electric SUV that @Subaru_SA is planning. Based on a platform shared with Toyota, it’s scheduled for Europe in “the first half of the 2020’s”.

More details in 2021.

#SUBARU
#electricfuture
#ElectricVehicles

[Spike Ballantine @SpikeTheCarGuy]

Day 1: Delayed gratification… Finally got my hands on the @audisouthafrica A7 Sportback. Had the previous gen as a one year long-term drive; was good, but had its shortcomings. Looking forward to seeing how it’s been improved.

#audi
#a7 sportback
#5DayTest
#EatSleepDriveRepeat

[Spike Ballantine @SpikeTheCarGuy]

Day 5: Doesn't deliver pure driving joy, but the @isuzusa D-MAX 250 is a winning combination: hard worker, decent looker and comfortable daily runner that offers good value.

Isuzu D-MAX 250 Extended Cab Hi-Ride 4X2 Auto R419 600

#isuzu
#dmax
#5DayTest
#EatSleepDriveRepeat

[Spike Ballantine @SpikeTheCarGuy]

Day 5: Last leg was a pretty easy drive into Aurora. Total trip was 1700km (900km on dirt) - @Renault_SA Duster was always comfortable & capable; did 5,4l/100km.

Full story, pics & route details:
https://t.co/XFFY5XTAL6

#renaultduster
#roadtrip
#5DayTest
#EatSleepDriveRepeat

[Spike Ballantine @SpikeTheCarGuy]

Day 4: @isuzusa D-MAX 250 Extended Cab: what you see is what you get. Colour-coded bumpers are about as exciting as the styling gets, interior setup is fairly basic but comfortable. Workhorse in looks and attitude.

#isuzu
#dmax
#5DayTest
#EatSleepDriveRepeat

[Spike Ballantine @SpikeTheCarGuy]

Day 3: @isuzusa D-MAX 250 diesel packs 100kW / 320Nm, gearbox is 6-spd auto. No real driving thrills (or frills), but carries 1.1 tons, tows up to 2,1. Won’t help you with questionable taste in furniture, but will move it with ease!

#isuzu
#dmax
#5DayTest
#EatSleepDriveRepeat

[Spike Ballantine @SpikeTheCarGuy]

Day 2: So what does “extended cab” mean? Extra space behind the seats of the @isuzusa D-MAX 250. Comes in handy for smaller items that wouldn’t be secure in the load bed. Rearward opening half-doors are a bonus for loading those items!

#isuzu
#dmax
#5DayTest
#EatSleepDriveRepeat

[Spike Ballantine @SpikeTheCarGuy]

Day 2: Hartswater to Prieska via Douglas, along the Orange River. Found an abandoned church, got a puncture on the tar 20km out from our stop. Neither of the 2 tyre shops in town had the 17-inch tyre we needed…

@Renault_SA
#renaultduster
#roadtrip
#5DayTest
#EatSleepDriveRepeat

[Spike Ballantine @SpikeTheCarGuy]

Day 1: Sometimes, all you need is a down-to-earth workhorse that gets the job done. The @isuzusa D-MAX 250 is one of those packages - we’re driving the Hi-Ride Extended Cab 4x2 auto.

#isuzu
#dmax
#5DayTest
#EatSleepDriveRepeat