Fuel consumption of around six litres per 100km possible in large and luxurious SUV.

Suzuki’s new flagship has come off an impressive first month of full sales with a choice of two distinct trim levels on offer.

Wide variety of engines in stark contrast to its main rival which is trimming its powertrains to one.

The current W177 will live on till 2028 before being replaced by an all-new generation offering combustion and EV powertrains.

For the first time, the 1 Series will have combustion and full electric powerplants, the latter likely to be called i1 and revert to rear-wheel drive.

Opting for the RAV4 means a bigger engine, in this case, 2.5-litres versus the Corolla Cross’ 2.0-litres.

Twin of the Indian-market Renault Duster, also coming to South Africa this year, will make its world premiere on 9 July.

Final specification and pricing will only be announced once a launch date is provided.

Nova, for now, becomes the dual most affordable variant in the GS3 Emzoom range.

First-ever hybrid Land Cruiser will use a self-charging twin-turbo V6 powerplant.

Supposed to have debuted in 2025, the bi-turbo Triton joins the Volkswagen Amarok as the only twin-turbodiesel bakkie now available in South Africa.

Reported to spawn a Nissan version, the production Niagara will make its world debut on 10 September before going on-sale before the end of the year.