Viewing the Audi stand at Auto
Africa you’d be excused for thinking it had only one thing
in mind…….Power!
This was the first view of the new Audi TT in the metal, and
Audi seems to have pulled off a neat balancing act in
retaining the car’s classic imprint.
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The S3 is another long-awaited
performance icon in what is nowadays a hefty catalogue of Audi
performance cars.
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Of course, as far as Alfa Romeo
is concerned, every car is a performance car.
The launch of a new Alfa Romeo Spider is a big event in this
passionate company’s on-going history.
This is only the fourth all-new Spider shape since the
original Giulietta Spider was launched way back in 1955.
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Mercedes-Benz was determined to
make use of all its floor space at Auto Africa 2006, and some
of the air-space too.
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As the BMW M6 clearly
demonstrates, motor shows are about dreams.
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It was wonderful for Renault
that Fernando Alonso wrapped up the World Formula One title
for them a week before Auto Africa.
The Renault’s speed and reliability gave Fernando two
back-to-back titles, something not many F1 drivers have
achieved.
Renault has used its Formula One involvement very effectively
as a marketing tool, and its Renault Sport performance
vehicles emerging from its performance division are highly
rated.
The all-new Clio Sport looked particularly scrumptious, and we
enjoyed the detail updates to the Megane Sport too, as these
cars are thoroughly engineered.
Renault is renowned not only for fine engineering, but
currently leads the global way in design innovations too, in
many respects.
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This Egeus concept vehicle,
first shown at the 2005 Frankfurt show, is a distinctly
upmarket all-wheel-drive SUV.
The rear-hinged rear-doors and pillar-less mid-section aid
entry, as do the outward-pivoting front seats. Power is from a
187 kilowatt V6.
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When it comes to concept
vehicles, Toyota is not afraid to push the boundaries, as
shown by this Fine-N concept vehicle with fuel-cell energy
storage, an electric motor on each wheel, and a vehicle
authentication system that recognises the driver’s face.
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As far as recognition goes, the
Aygo embodies all the latest Toyota design cues in a huggable
little package.
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While the Aygo was at Auto
Africa to test public reaction, a new model already on sale as
the show began is the Avanza, a seven-seater van-based MPV
that weighs in at under R100 000. No need to test the reaction
on that one.
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At the other end of the MPV
scale, we lingered over the brand new Land Rover Freelander,
the third-generation small Landi looking for all intents and
purposes just like a shrunken Range Rover. Much cooler!
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