Citroën C5 Aircross 1,6 THP Feel 6EAT

Velvety smooth ride lends the C5 plenty of appeal Jarryd Neves

Stylish and wonderfully refined. Feels a bit spartan, though Gareth Dean

I spent three weeks driving this one and enjoyed every minute Terence Steenkamp

Price: R474 900 0-100 km/h: 10,24 seconds Top speed: 189 km/h Power: 121 kW Torque: 240 N.m CAR fuel index: 9,48 L/100 km CO₂ : 179 g/km

When you write about a subject so infused with emotion as cars, at any stage you’re bound to annoy a subset of petrolheads. CAR’s writers have been accused of bias for as long as the brand’s been in publishing (63 years). Interestingly, depending on the month, we’re told we’re in the pockets of Audi, BMW, Toyota, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen (one that comes up a lot), Hyundai, Kia… The list goes on and on.

An allegation we weren’t expecting was that we’re lenient