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Auto
Africa 2004
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Broadcast
dates : 31st October 2004
4th November 2004 |
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Motor
shows are about entertainment as much as information,
something some of the manufacturers seemed to forget on
media day.
Audi provided some light relief for foot-weary
journalists with its reveal of its concept car for the
year 2035.
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The Audi
RSQ was the star of the recent movie “I Robot” –co-starring
Will Smith. This rather predatorial vehicle was
developed by Audi Design for the movie. It’s a mid-engined
sports car and… …. Hmm, that’s about all we know
about it.
We wonder whether replicas of those insect-eye wheel
covers will start making their appearance on old
Skylines and Golfs in a few months time!
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Back a bit
closer to earth, the V6 3.2 Version of the Audi A3 was
launched at Auto Africa and it’s on sale right now.
It uses the same hundred and eighty four kilowatt
engine powering the latest TT coupe. And it’s
available with the new DSG, gearbox, rated by experts as
the best gearbox on the planet right now.
Subtler i d tags include a revised nose and seventeen
inch alloy wheels for this powerful newcomer.
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Renault
had a strong showing at Auto Africa, reflecting its
serious inroads into the South African passenger market.
The Modus which we previewed last week is due next year
and a seven-seater Scenic and the larger Espace are also
set to score big in the MPV market in 2005.
German coachbuilders Karmann, famous for cabriolets like
the VW Ghia and Golf, developed this special folding
glass roof for the striking new Renault Megane
Coupe-Cabriolet.
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This is one
sleek car with the top down, which takes twenty-two
seconds after pressing a console button to fold the
steel and glass roof.
The boot section is quite large in proportion to the
body but its very practical – four-hundred-and ninety
litres of luggage space with the roof up and a
hundred-and-ninety litres with the top folded down for
summer. The Megane in closed-top form is a very rigid
motorcar, and Renault is confident that the
Coupe-Cabriolet will be one of the sturdiest topless
cars on the market.
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Two
fixed roll hoops are standard, and the Megane cab comes
with a choice of one-comma-six and two-litre petrol
engines, or the award-winning one-comma-nine litre
turbo-diesel engine.
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