6 surprisingly powerful ‘sleeper’ cars in South Africa
It’s happened to all of us, after pulling alongside a sedan or hatchback at a red light, you are then left in shock as the light turns green and it pulls away from you so effortlessly.
This is what we expected of the new Ford Fiesta ST which is powered by a new turbocharged 1.5-litre three-cylinder engine delivering 147 kW and 290 N.m to the front wheels.
Unfortunately Carmag has received confirmation that the vehicle will not be coming to South Africa due to our poor ‘fuel quality’, with doubts also cast over the upcoming Focus ST and Focus RS.
However, there are still a number of cars that you can purchase in South Africa that promise to be both ‘unassuming’ and offer surprisingly powerful specifications under the hood.
BusinessTech looks at six of these cars and how much they cost.
Audi RS3 Sportback quattro – R903,500
- Engine size: 2.5 litres
- Power maximum: 294 kW
- Torque maximum: 480 Nm
- Top speed: 250km/h
BMW M140i 5-door sports-auto – R687 940
- Engine size: 3.0 litres
- Power maximum: 250 kW
- Torque maximum: 500 Nm
- Top speed: 250km/h
Mercedes-AMG E43 4Matic – R1 185 134
- Engine size: 3.0 litres
- Power maximum: 295 kW
- Torque maximum: 520 Nm
- Top speed: 250km/h
Volkswagen Golf GTI – R548 600
- Engine size: 2.0 litres
- Power maximum: 169 kW
- Torque maximum: 350Nm
- Top speed: 248km/h
Volkswagen Arteon 2.0TSI 4Motion R-Line – R699 900
- Engine size: 2.0 litres
- Power maximum: 206kW
- Torque maximum: 350 Nm
- Top speed: 250km/h
Volvo S60 T6 AWD Inscription – R666 187
- Engine size: 2.0 litres
- Power maximum: 225 kW
- Torque maximum: 400 Nm
- Top speed: 250km/h
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