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SUV Preview: Renault Koleos

| Friday, May 18th, 2012 12:40 pm GMT +2
Categories: 4x4 News, Featured

.     Second generation Renault Koleos in SA   We saw it at the Johannesburg International Motor Show, but now the Renault Koleos facelift is finally here. It’s about time, too, since the original was launched...

ON THE COVER: Arcti-fy your bakkie!

| Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 03:07 pm GMT +2
Categories: 4x4 News, Featured

.     Arctic Trucks are officially in South Africa!   Any die-hard 4×4 enthusiast knows what an Arctic Truck is.  They’re big, they’re capable, they were the only vehicles that made it up to the Ey...

SUV Preview: The Chevrolet Trax

| Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 01:24 pm GMT +2
Categories: 4x4 News, Featured

  .     Chevrolet TRAX Crossover     The Paris Motor show takes place in late September at Porte de Versailles this year,  and one of the vehicles previewed for the show is this “baby bow tie”. The C...

What’s hot at NAMPO 2012?

| Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 12:03 pm GMT +2
Categories: 4x4 News, Featured

.   Nampo 2012 – what’s hot at the Bothaville agricultural show?   It’s the last day of Nampo, Bothaville, and Leisure Wheels sent some scouts to find out what’s hot at this year’s agricultural show. Na...

We were there: the LA Sport 4×4 Products in Action Show

| Monday, May 14th, 2012 08:00 am GMT +2
Categories: 4x4 News, Featured

.     The LA Sport Show was on last week, and Leisure Wheels  was there to chat to 4×4 enthusiasts and supporters. If you missed it – here’s what it was about, and make sure you come to the next one! Ch...

What Infiniti brings to adventure motoring

| Friday, May 11th, 2012 10:43 am GMT +2
Categories: 4x4 News, Featured

.     Infiniti – what does it mean for us?   The news of Infiniti coming to South Africa spread like wildfire. It caused more excitement amongst the performance petrol heads than in quite some time, and for go...

COMING SOON: C4 Aircross

| Thursday, May 10th, 2012 05:52 pm GMT +2
Categories: 4x4 News, Featured

.     The Citroën C4 Aircross: Coming soon   Early next month, this little number will be launched into the South African market. The French automaker’s answer to Nissan’s highly successful Qashqai, the...

Driving in Zimbabwe: What do you need?

| Thursday, May 10th, 2012 05:17 pm GMT +2
Categories: 4x4 News, Featured

. Avoid unnecessary delays and fines – use our checklist!   We’ve been inundated with letters about troubles experienced whilst driving through Zimbabwe on holiday. Gone are the days when you could just hit the ...

WE DRIVE: Subaru’s new XV (manual)

| Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 01:35 pm GMT +2
Categories: Blogs, Featured, Opinion

. The difference is in the ‘box!   How we’ve had it before   As some of you may know, Leisure Wheels recently organised an FUV (Fashion Utility Vehicle) shoot-out. The aim was to test some of the newest and t...

New BMW X1 avail. in SA from September

| Monday, May 7th, 2012 10:37 am GMT +2
Categories: 4x4 News, Featured

. New BMW X1 sees smaller entry level car   BMW has made a tweak or two on their highly popular X1 crossover. We recently featured the X1 in our FUV shootout – proving its popularity further. Let’s take a look at what...

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