{"id":144613,"date":"2016-11-27T19:05:38","date_gmt":"2016-11-27T17:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=144613"},"modified":"2016-11-27T18:30:31","modified_gmt":"2016-11-27T16:30:31","slug":"top-10-best-selling-cars-in-south-africa-with-most-expensive-price-tag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/144613\/top-10-best-selling-cars-in-south-africa-with-most-expensive-price-tag\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 best-selling cars in South Africa with the most expensive price tag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The BMW 3 Series\u00a0 continues to be a cash cow for the German auto-maker in South Africa as it leads the best-selling list month after month in the luxury sedan class.<\/p>\n<p>The BMW 3 Series has a starting price of R467 300, while its top of the range version &#8211;\u00a0 340i GT M Sport sports-auto &#8211; starts at R817,246.<\/p>\n<p>A recent poll conducted by BusinessTech shows that the majority of South Africans have a budget of R100,000 \u2013 R200,000 when it comes to buying a \u2018new\u2019 vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>BusinessTech readers were presented with the following question: How much did you spend on your last car?<\/p>\n<p>3,008 votes turned up the following results:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>R100,000 toR 200,000\u00a0\u2013\u00a01,050 \u2013 <strong>35%<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Under R100,000\u00a0\u2013\u00a0786 \u2013 <strong>26%<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>R200,000 to R400,000\u00a0\u2013\u00a0665 \u2013 <strong>22%<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>R400,000 to R500,000\u00a0\u2013\u00a0254 \u2013 <strong>9%<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>R500,000\u00a0or more\u00a0\u2013\u00a0253 \u2013 <strong>8%<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>BusinessTech decided to look at those vehicles at the top end of the scale when it comes to price &#8211; based on their popularity.<\/p>\n<p>The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) and Lightstone Auto publish a monthly list of the 100 best selling vehicles in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>BusinessTech looks at the 10 most expensive cars from this list. The Toyota Land Cruiser, priced from R620,700 has been discounted due to the fact that it is largely purchased by game farms for commercial purposes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Discovery Sport &#8211; R616,000<br \/>\nDiscovery Sport HSE 2.0 litre TD4 From R837,900<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Land-Rover-Discovery-Sport.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-109057\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Land-Rover-Discovery-Sport.png\" alt=\"Land Rover Discovery Sport\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Land-Rover-Discovery-Sport.png 600w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Land-Rover-Discovery-Sport-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Ford Mustang &#8211; R644,649<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Top of the range Mustang 5.0 GT Convertible 6AT &#8211; R935,900<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Mustang-e1467803814947.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-129298\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Mustang-e1467803814947.jpg\" alt=\"Mustang\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>BMW X4\u00a0 &#8211; From R715 200<br \/>\nTop of the range X4 xDrive35i M Sort\u00a0 &#8211; From R917 900<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/BMW-X4-e1480082901488.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-144657\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/BMW-X4-e1480082901488.jpeg\" alt=\"bmw-x4\" width=\"650\" height=\"406\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Toyota Land Cruiser Prado\u00a0 &#8211; From R797,900<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Top of the range &#8211; 3.0 Diesel VX Auto\u00a0 &#8211; From R921,100<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/toyota-prado-e1476693960454.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-140277\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/toyota-prado-e1476693960454.jpg\" alt=\"toyota-prado\" width=\"600\" height=\"424\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Jaguar F-Pace\u00a0 &#8211; R776,800<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Top of the range F-Pace First Edition &#8211; 3.0 Litre V6\u00a0 &#8211; R1,218,100<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Jaguar-F-Pace-e1460110834474.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-119545\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Jaguar-F-Pace-e1460110834474.jpg\" alt=\"Jaguar-F-Pace\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>BMW X5 &#8211; From R945,700<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Top of the range X5 xDrive50i &#8211; From R1262 100<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/BMW-X5-5-e1457102380255.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-115540\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/BMW-X5-5-e1457102380255.jpg\" alt=\"BMW-X5-5\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Audi Q7 &#8211; From R955,500<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Top of the range 3.0 TDI quattro From R1,012,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/AudiQ7-1-e1480081320366.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-144649\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/AudiQ7-1-e1480081320366.jpg\" alt=\"audiq7\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Toyota Land Cruiser &#8211; From R966,100<br \/>\nTop of the range 4.5D V8 VX Black &#8211; From R1 297 700<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/landcruiser200-e1457098035258.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-115516\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/landcruiser200-e1457098035258.jpg\" alt=\"landcruiser200\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Range Rover Sport &#8211; From R1 ,114,000<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Top of the range SVR &#8211; From R2,146,700<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/RangeRoverSport-e1457104154950.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-115544\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/RangeRoverSport-e1457104154950.jpg\" alt=\"RangeRoverSport\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>BMW X6 &#8211; From R1,093,000<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Top of the range X6 M50d A &#8211; From R1,877,200<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/BMW-X6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-115542\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/BMW-X6.jpg\" alt=\"BMW-X6\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/BMW-X6.jpg 600w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/BMW-X6-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/143731\/these-are-the-most-popular-cars-in-south-africa-for-under-r200000\/\" target=\"_blank\">These are the most popular cars in South Africa for under R200,000<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BMW 3 Series  continues to be a cash cow for the German auto-maker in South Africa as it leads the best-selling list month after month in the luxury sedan class.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":115576,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11119],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-144613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motoring","tag-headline"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144613"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":144757,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144613\/revisions\/144757"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}