A February petrol price increase combined with the high possibility of a fuel levy increase in the 2019 budget means that South African motorists will once again have to factor in the fuel efficiency when buying a new car.
As part of its medium-term budget policy statement in October 2018, National Treasury confirmed that the RAF was a major financial concern.
“The fund represents a potentially large liability,” it said.
“Despite a 30c increase to the RAF levy in the 2018 budget, the fund’s liability is expected to grow to R393 billion by 2021/22 from R206 billion at present.”
To combat this, the RAF will require “further large increases to the fuel levy in each of the next three years” to manage the short-term liability, it said.
With the possibility of major fuel hikes on the horizon, BussinessTech looked at the most fuel-efficient SUVs in South Africa right now which also feature on Naamsa’ bestsellers list for January 2019.
*Denotes a diesel variant.
Audi Q5
- 238 units sold
- From – R704,000*
- Average fuel consumption: 4.9 litres/km
Mahindra KUV
- 168 units sold
- From – R134,999
- Average fuel consumption: 5.9 litres/km
Volkswagen Tiguan
- 448 units sold
- From – R412,000
- Average fuel consumption: 6.1 litres/km
Nissan Qashqai
- 171 units sold
- From – R351,900
- Average fuel consumption: 6.2 litres/km
Toyota CH-R
- 176 units sold
- From – R346,200
- Average fuel consumption: 6.3 litres/km
Ford EcoSport
- 679 units sold
- From – R254,950
- Average fuel consumption: 6.4 litres/km
Toyota Rush
- 425 units sold
- From – R312,000
- Average fuel consumption: 6.6 litres/km
Mazda CX-5
- 408 units sold
- From – R398,300
- Average fuel consumption: 6.8 litres/km
Ford Everest
- 371 units sold
- From – R467,100
- Average fuel consumption: 6.9 litres/km
Renault Duster
- 220 units sold
- From – R255,900
- Average fuel consumption: 7.0 litres/km
Mazda CX-3
- 363 units sold
- From – R299,400
- Average fuel consumption: 7.1 litres/km
Toyota Rav4
- 476 units sold
- From – R393,800
- Average fuel consumption: 7.7 litres/km
Kia Sportage
- 165 units sold
- From – R386,995
- Average fuel consumption: 7.7 litres/km
Hyundai Creta
- 238 units sold
- From – R349,900
- Average fuel consumption: 7.9 litres/km
Hyundai Tucson
- 225 units sold
- From – R413,900
- Average fuel consumption: 8.9 litres/km
Toyota Fortuner
- 1,000 units sold
- From – R477,600
- Average fuel consumption: 10.5 litres/km
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