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The Bold Runabout

Often when I’m deciding what car to write about for the COUNTRY LIFE motoring column, my preference tends to steer towards the SUVs, bakkies or proper 4x4s. I suppose the reasons are twofold: I associate exploring our beautiful country with an SUV, and with the SUV market becoming so overwhelmingly dominant, it makes sense to feature what readers are buying. But if you flip through old issues of

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