{"id":243697,"date":"2018-05-13T18:35:41","date_gmt":"2018-05-13T16:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=243697"},"modified":"2018-05-13T18:40:44","modified_gmt":"2018-05-13T16:40:44","slug":"top-10-most-popular-r1-million-luxury-suvs-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/243697\/top-10-most-popular-r1-million-luxury-suvs-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 most popular R1 million luxury SUVs in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The long-awaited Rolls-Royce Cullinan is expected to bolster an already buoyant sports utility vehicle (SUV) market in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>According to George Mienie, CEO of AutoTrader, the SUV sector in South Africa is already showing strong growth. However, the Cullinan, which was conceived four years ago in the form of an idea and sketch, will undoubtedly propel this market to even greater heights, he predicts.<\/p>\n<p>Rolls-Royce\u2019s first-ever SUV has special significance to the South African market because it is named after the world-famous Cullinan diamond, discovered by mine superintendent Frederick Wells on January 26, 1905.<\/p>\n<p>The 3,106-carat stone was named after Sir Thomas Cullinan, the owner of the diamond mine in which it was found.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally the Cullinan is a niche vehicle. &#8220;It is expected to represent the ultimate in luxury. And, when it arrives in South Africa, we know that it will carry a hefty price tag. However we are certain that many South African motorists will search for this vehicle \u2013 because it is enormously aspirational,&#8221; Mienie said..<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Rolls-Royce-Cullinan-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-243819\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Rolls-Royce-Cullinan-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Rolls-Royce-Cullinan-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Rolls-Royce-Cullinan-1-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the Rolls-Royce Cullinan is expected to be at the very top of its game \u2013 in true Rolls-Royce tradition \u2013 the vehicle will be up against some stiff competition from established SUVs.<\/p>\n<p>According to Marek Letowt, GM of Rolls-Royce Sandton, the distributor of Rolls-Royce in South Africa, four Cullinans will arrive in South Africa in November 2018. Pricing has yet to be announced.<\/p>\n<p>Mienie said that, &#8220;when it comes to SUVs with a R1-million plus price tag, the BMW X5 rules the roost. It is the most searched-for SUV in this sector over the past 12 months (March 2017 to Mar 2018).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is followed by the Mercedes-Benz GLE, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Range Rover Sport,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>This is the full list of most searched-for premium SUVs:<\/p>\n<p><strong>BMW X5 &#8211; from R1,030,889<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>BMW X5 x Drive 25d SAV <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>170 kW<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/BMW-X5-e1517036048485.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-221619\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/BMW-X5-e1517036048485.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"750\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mercedes-Benz GLE &#8211; from R1,238,309<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>GLE 350 d 4MATIC Coup\u00e9<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>190 kW<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/MercedesGLE-e1526018192924.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-243699\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/MercedesGLE-e1526018192924.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"596\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jeep Grand Cherokee &#8211; from R786,900<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Laredo 3.0L V6 Multijet<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>179 kW<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Cherokee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-243707\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Cherokee.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"725\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Cherokee.jpg 725w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Cherokee-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Range Rover Sport &#8211; from R1,115,200<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"description\"><strong>3.0 Litre TDV6 Diesel<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>190 kW<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/RangeRover.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-243765\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/RangeRover.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"888\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/RangeRover.png 888w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/RangeRover-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/RangeRover-768x418.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 888px) 100vw, 888px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>BMW X6\u00a0 &#8211; from R1,187,767<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>BMW X6 xDrive35i Sport Activity Coup\u00e9<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>225 kW<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/BMWX6-e1526027126796.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-243781\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/BMWX6-e1526027126796.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"540\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Audi Q7 &#8211; from R1,098,400<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>3.0 TDI quattro tiptronic<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>183 kW<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Audi-Q7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-243783\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Audi-Q7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Audi-Q7.jpg 960w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Audi-Q7-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Audi-Q7-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Porsche Cayenne &#8211; from 1,192,000<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cayenne 8-speed Tiptronic S<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>250 kW<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PorscheCayenne.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-243793\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PorscheCayenne.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"964\" height=\"603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PorscheCayenne.jpg 964w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PorscheCayenne-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PorscheCayenne-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Maserati Levante &#8211; from R1,650,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Levante Diesel<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>202 kW<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Maserati-Levante.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-243805\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Maserati-Levante.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"870\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Maserati-Levante.jpg 870w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Maserati-Levante-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Maserati-Levante-768x514.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mercedes-Benz G-Class &#8211; from R1,650,000<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>G500 4.0-litre V8 engine<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>310 kW<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/MercedesG-Class.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-243813\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/MercedesG-Class.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"896\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/MercedesG-Class.jpeg 896w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/MercedesG-Class-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/MercedesG-Class-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Toyota Land Cruiser 200 &#8211; from R1,010,900<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>4.5D V8 GX<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>195 kW<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/LandCruiser.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-243817\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/LandCruiser.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"941\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/LandCruiser.jpg 941w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/LandCruiser-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/LandCruiser-768x408.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 941px) 100vw, 941px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/243757\/suv-showdown-fortuner-vs-mu-x-vs-everest-with-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SUV showdown: Fortuner vs mu-X vs Everest \u2013 with prices<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The long-awaited Rolls-Royce Cullinan SUV is expected to bolster an already buoyant sports utility vehicle (SUV) market in South Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":243815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11119],"tags":[7176,26],"class_list":["post-243697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motoring","tag-autotrader","tag-headline"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243697","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=243697"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":244109,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243697\/revisions\/244109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/243815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}