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2 6 16 The Phoenix SAAW Update Cover Feature: Ate on a Mission | august 2014 Contents aBr words in action Global 22 Auto Alert 24 Looking at Brazil Technology and Feature 26 Special Feature: Drivetrain 30 Diesel-Electric Diary 44 e-CAR 46 Right to Repair 48 Autobarn Member Update 50 Project 2002 52 Top Class Topics Publishing Editor Graham Erasmus 083 709 8184 Editor Tristan Wiggill 076 330 6743 local, show and leisure 54 Midas Franchise 56 Ford Focuses on Africa 58 Diesel Dynamics 60 Customer C.A.R.E. 62 Wilde Things 64 Partinform 68 Auto Africa Zambia 2014 70 Industry News 74 Road Test: Land Cruiser Prado 4.0 V6 76 Road Test: Chevrolet Trailblazer 78 Road Test: Toyota Corolla 1600 Esteem 80 82 84 86 88 92 94 96 98 100 104 105 2 52 CEO Rajan Govinden 011 656 2198 Correspondents Frank Beeton Baron Claude Borlz Graham Duxbury Dave Fall Gavin Foster Austin Gamble Eugene Herbert Gilbert Hogg Larry Khumalo Stephen Matthews Roger McCleery Alwyn Viljoen Fingal Wilde Published by Litage Publishing What’s the Move Trucks as Movie Stars Moving Matters Industry News Fleet Management 62 GM Sales & Production Marlene Erasmus Cell: 082 837 2668 E-mail: [email protected] Editorial Office 81 Alma Road, Wendywood Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] Websites: www.abrbuzz.co.za What’s the Rev Formula One from the Inside Global Motorsport Overview Midas Motorsport Special Feature: Motorsport Road Tests Vehicle Launch: Honda Accord 82 Readers’ Page 106 The Fink 108 Bikers’ Corner 109 AIDC Guess the Celebrity 112 Last Writes MEDIA SUPPORTER of 102 Audited June 2013 circulation: 13 433 SOUTH AFRICA’S MOST INFLUENTIAL AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET PUBLICATION Subscriptions and Data Management Trilogy Trading & Promotion P O Box 69 Wendywood 2144 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] Printing Business Print Centre, Pretoria Photo Credits: Quickpics • Motorpress The publisher and contributors have done their best to ensure the accuracy of the articles and cannot accept responsibility for any loss or inconvenience sustained by any reader as a result of information or advice in Automotive Business Review. The information provided and opinions expressed in this publication are provided in good faith and do not necessaraly represent the opinion of the publisher. No article may be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission from the publisher, except for the quotation of brief passages in reviews.