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ROAD TEST: Hyundai Kona 1,6 TGDI N Line DCT

You’d be foolish to under-estimate the inroads Hyundai has made in SA in recent years. The South Korean firm’s aggressive strategy of offering feature-laden crossovers […]
Posted by CAR magazine - 29 December 2021
Hyundai i20 front quarter

ROAD TEST: Hyundai i20 1,0 TGDI Fluid MT

From a sales point of view, for the last 20 years, the Volkswagen Polo has been the most popular hatchback in South Africa, without question. […]
By Nikesh Kooverjee - 13 September 2021
Hyundai Grand i10 front three quarter

ROAD TEST: Hyundai Grand i10 1,2 Fluid

When the original Grand i10 touched down in South Africa in mid-2014, Hyundai boldly declared the little hatchback the spiritual successor to the popular Getz […]
By CARintern - 23 May 2021

ROAD TEST: Hyundai Venue 1,0 TGDI Fluid DCT

It’s spacious and characterful but the Hyundai Venue faces some stern cross-examination from its established rivals… Quite a few eyebrows have been cocked by those […]
By CAR magazine - 15 April 2020

ROAD TEST: Hyundai Atos 1,1 Motion

Hyundai’s revived Atos has once again set its sights on the ever-important budget segment… Quirky in design, packaging and name, the original Hyundai Atoz (yes, […]
By CAR magazine - 4 March 2020

ROAD TEST: Hyundai Santa Fe 2,2D Premium AT

The fourth generation of Hyundai’s globally best-selling SUV has arrived in South Africa. Can it finally charm its way into local consumers’ hearts? An inspired […]
By CAR magazine - 9 July 2019

ROAD TEST: Hyundai Kona 2,0 Executive AT

Does a larger engine and self-shifter make the halo Kona an automatic choice? After our first taste of the Kona, it’s fair to say the […]
By CAR magazine - 16 May 2019
Hyundai Kona

ROAD TEST: Hyundai Kona 1,0 T-GDI Executive

Hyundai shows its playful side with a new small crossover that’s (not so squarely) aimed at the young at heart… Throughout the past decade (or […]
By CAR magazine - 15 February 2019
Hyundai H-1

ROAD TEST: Hyundai H-1 2,5 CRDi Bus Elite AT

Hyundai adds some style to its practical, popular MPV: we test the Hyundai H-1 2,5 CRDi Bus Elite AT… South Africans’ fondness for the family bus […]
By CAR magazine - 14 December 2018
Hyundai i20 Active

ROAD TEST: Hyundai i20 1,4 Active Manual

Hyundai fills a gap in its line-up with a crossover derivative of its immensely popular small hatch. We test the i20 Active… The B-segment is […]
By CAR magazine - 5 October 2018
Hyundai Creta 1,6 Executive

ROAD TEST: Hyundai Creta 1,6 Executive

Does the entry-level Creta offer enough substance to complement Hyundai’s popular range of family SUVs? Hyundai South Africa may have taken its time before officially […]
By CAR magazine - 18 April 2018
Hyundai Tucson

ROAD TEST: Hyundai Tucson 1,7 CRDi Executive

Hyundai expands its smash-hit Tucson range with new diesel derivatives. We test the smaller of the two… Six hundred units. That, according to Hyundai South […]
By CAR magazine - 23 February 2017
Hyundai i20 1,4 Sport

ROAD TEST: Hyundai i20 1,4 Sport

An unlikely candidate for a sporting treatment, this warmed-up i20 nevertheless packs surprising charm… As a comfortable, dependable B-segment hatch, the i20 has been a […]
By CAR magazine - 27 July 2016
Hyundai ix35 2,0 CRDi Elite 4x2 front

Hyundai ix35 2,0 CRDi Elite 4×2

After four years on the market, the popular ix35 has received its facelift; and a useful one, it is. With designer Peter Schreyer now in charge of both Hyundai […]
By CAR magazine - 21 December 2014
Hyundai Accent Hatch 1,6 Fluid front

Hyundai Accent Hatch 1,6 Fluid

The translation from sedan to hatchback shape, or vice versa, is often piecemeal. With the Accent Hatch, Hyundai seems to have got it spot-on – but at what cost? […]
By CAR magazine - 17 December 2014
Hyundai Grand i10 1,25 Fluid rear view

ROAD TEST: Hyundai Grand i10 1,25 Fluid

“THE spiritual successor to the Getz.” That’s the parallel with which Hyundai SA has drawn the Grand i10. It’s an ambitious comparison, to say the […]
By CAR magazine - 29 October 2014
Hyundai Veloster front view

Hyundai Veloster 1,6 GDi Executive AT

It’s fair to say that the words “Hyundai” and “daring” are seldom seen in close proximity to one another, and while Hyundai has turned out […]
By CAR magazine - 18 September 2013

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