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80 TOPCAR.CO.ZA|January 2016

THE

12

OTHER CARS WE’RE

LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2016

Fiat 124
The Italian MX-5

If this doesn’t float your

barchetta, check your

pulse. Tothe charm,

rwd chassis delicacy

andreliability of Mazda’s

roadsterFiat addsnew

front andrearendsplus

turbocharged1.4-litre

power anda namethat’s

beenevoking passionsfor

half a century.

Maserati Levante

The Sexy Utility Vehicle

Swoopyroofline andtiny boot

may makeItaly’s entryone of

the least useful in theglobal

SUV contest,but it should have

enoughstyle tomakeBentayga

look like ashoebox. Wisely not

borrowing sister brandJeep’s

Cherokee platform,Maser

stickswith Ghiblichassis– and

V6engines too.

Audi TTRS
The TT that thinks it’s a 911

Bursting out ofitscutesycoupesuit
like afrustrated superhero this rabid
TTekes 29 8kWfromits2.5-litre turbo
five-pot,putting CarreraS into sharp
focus for much lesscash.Okayit lacks
the Porsche’s rear-engined magic but
itstechy cabin is simplysensational. Can
Audi’s chassisliveuptoit? Expectedto
takestyle pointers from 20 14’s TTquattro
sport concept (pictured).

BMWM4GTS

The fastest roadcar BMWhas ever made

So, 0-100kph in 3.8sec,

306kph (limited!), titanium

exhaust, no rear seat s, 700

limited ed ition. And it looks

like... this. MotoGP safety car

turns reality, water-injection

and all, leaving us camped on

a Munich pavement until next

March.