Mid-Week News Update – 27 July 2012

From a new luxury brand launching to unconvering the next Toyota Auris, it has been a busy week over at our sister site, carmag.co.za If you’ve blinked, you may have missed these stories.

IN THE NEWS

Infiniti arrives in SA

Nissan’s luxury division, Infiniti, launched in South Africa yesterday and we’ve got pricing and model line-up details, plus Wilhelm Lutjeharms drove most of the local model line-up in England last week.

For the local pricing, go here

For the driving impression, head here

Hilux power boost

Good news for Hilux fans, Toyota’s top-selling bakkie will soon get the Fortuner’s 106 kW 2,5-litre D-4D engine.

More details here

Next-generation Toyota Auris uncovered

Some digging has revealed first images and details of Toyota’s next-generation Auris, due in SA by the very end of this year or early in 2013. What do you think of the new look?

More details, and some info on the next Corolla, can be found here

AND THERE’S MORE

• Ever wondered what the fastest cars over the 1 km sprint that we’ve ever tested were?
• If you’ve missed it… you can buy Toyota’s stunning new 86 sportscar for under R300k.
• Isuzu’s all-new KB arrives early in 2013 to challenge the Hilux and Ranger.
• Ford’s new Ranger-based Everest is on the way too.
• Toyota’s Camry could be coming back to SA.
• A full road test of the all-new F30 BMW 328i.
• CAR’s own Lotus 7 replica racer is for sale. Wanna go race? 
• Juliet McGuire travelled to Italy to drive Volvo’s new V40

If you’ve got a news tip-off let the CAR team know at car@ramsaymedia.co.za.

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