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Week in wheels: Urban cruiser arrives, Everest gets sporty, Porsche sets record

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The difference: Toyota Urban Cruiser vs Suzuki Vitara Brezza

Toyota Urban Cruiser

Toyota’s version of the Suzuki Vitara Brezza, the Urban Cruiser, has touched down in South Africa

Toyota this week officially detailed its new entry-level SUV based on the Suzuki Vitara Brezza.

Compromising of five models, the Urban Cruiser slots in below the C-HR in the Toyota’s local line-up.

Black suited Ford Everest Sport makes landfall

Ford Everest

Ford Everest XLT has put on a sportier suit

Ford has expanded the Sport nomenclature to the local market with the locally built Everest.

Essentially a cosmetic overhaul, the Everest Sport, like the Ranger FX4, is based on the XLT.

Fast, faster, Porsche’s 911 GT2 RS

Porsche 911 GT2 RS

The fastest road car we have ever tested, the Porsche 911 GT2 RS

The Porsche 911 GT2 RS became the fastest car The Citizen has ever tested this week.

This 515kW/750Nm rocket from Zuffenhausen managed to knock the BMW M8 Competition Coupe, which held our 0-100km/h sprint record in 3.13 sec, off its perch.

It is coming: Audi Q9 a reality soon

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Audi four rings logo that will soon feature on the incoming Q9

Audi’s long rumoured Q9, of which reports date back nearly three years, is on course to become a reality following reports from last year.

It will reportedly not feature a coupe-like appearance like the Q8, but rather a traditional large SUV silhouette like its rivals, the BMW X7 and Mercedes-Benz GLS.

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