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Toyota’s new Rush is expected to be many a SA motorist’s entrance to the sports utility vehicle lifestyle. The five-door small SUV has a punchy 1 500cc engine, is keenly priced and is loaded with nice-to-have accessories. It looks particularly at home in the African bush as well.
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RUSH 2 GET THERE Who needs elephant bulls when they’re grumpy? They tend to throw their weight around a lot. I’ve seen a huge pachy sit on a car’s bonnet, squashing it and ripping off its bumper, just because it spotted an orange on the…

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New to the South African SUV line-up is the Isuzu mu-X, the first new sports utility model to come from Isuzu Motors South Africa. Available in two-wheel or four-wheel drive versions it matches a wide range of motoring needs.
DOUG KEMSLEY

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DON’T mu-X WITH ME We well know Isuzu’s for their tough pick-ups and commercial vehicles, but there is more to this Japanese giant than just that and when its latest SUV model, the mu-X, came along, we knew it would not be just another…

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