10 vehicles killed off in South Africa in 2017…
As 2017 draws to a close, we take a look back at ten significant vehicles that were discontinued in South Africa during the year. Of… Read more →
VW to axe Touran, Golf SV … and add new model?
Volkswagen South Africa recently took the decision to remove the slow-selling Golf SV from its local line-up, after doing the same with the Touran back… Read more →
VW reveals updated Golf SV … but will it come to SA?
Volkswagen has revealed a refreshed version of its Golf SV ahead of the updated model’s official debut in Frankfurt next month. Known as the Sportsvan in… Read more →
VW has just scrapped these 18 derivatives in SA…
As many as 18 derivatives from the Volkswagen stable have been discontinued in South Africa this month. All of them have been removed from VW… Read more →
SA’s 12 worst-selling cars (under R500k) of June 2017
The monthly Naamsa stats generally make for rather interesting reading. But, naturally, we tend to focus on the best-performing vehicles in terms of sales. Indeed,… Read more →
SA’s 13 worst-selling cars (under R500k) of April 2017
The monthly Naamsa stats generally make for rather interesting reading. But, naturally, we tend to focus on the best-performing vehicles in terms of sales. Indeed,… Read more →
SA’s 11 worst-selling cars (under R500k) of Dec 2016
The monthly Naamsa stats generally make for rather interesting reading. But, naturally, we tend to focus on the best-performing vehicles in terms of sales. Indeed,… Read more →
VW Golf SV R-Line Introduced
Last year, Volkswagen gave us a peek at what its SV would look like with an R-Line trim. Now it has been made available to… Read more →
VIDEO: Volkswagen Golf SV review
Associate editor Ian McLaren reviews the latest addition to the Golf stable in the form of the Golf SV.
Driven: Volkswagen Golf SV
While much has been written about gains in dynamics and efficiency afforded products built of the Volkswagen Group’s new lightweight MQB platform the true advantage of this highly adaptable architecture has, to date, yet to be fully appreciated within a South African context. The introduction of the new Golf SV (dubbed Sportsvan in European markets), however, highlights the versatile nature of this platform.
