6 months
11 057 km
8,39 L/100 km
bold design, practical cabin, punchy turbo motor, standard features
dual-clutch transmission hesitant at low speeds, firm ride on large wheels
Seven figures. That’s what you’ll pay for a mid-size premium-badged SUV. The new Mercedes GLC for example was just launched from R1 211 220. This certainly isn’t good news in cash-strapped times. The one option is to scale down to a smaller, premium version (like the BMW X1 tested on page 76) to retain the badge but relinquish some practicality. Or you could opt for a more mainstream badge and potentially forsake some perceived kerbside appeal. As
