{"id":480251,"date":"2021-04-05T08:30:15","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T06:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=480251"},"modified":"2021-04-01T17:33:27","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T15:33:27","slug":"the-cheapest-cars-from-audi-bmw-mercedes-and-volkswagen-you-can-buy-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/480251\/the-cheapest-cars-from-audi-bmw-mercedes-and-volkswagen-you-can-buy-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"The cheapest cars from Audi, BMW, Mercedes and Volkswagen you can buy in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

The pandemic has led to a shift in car buying habits, with South Africans prioritising home and vehicle loans over other expenses.<\/p>\n

Data published by credit union TransUnion shows that the average new vehicle loan amount is now R320,183 –\u00a0 reflecting a 6.5% increase compared to previous years.<\/p>\n

Refinancing options, low-interest rates, renewed purchasing activity in the latest quarter, and a shift towards higher-priced vehicles have all contributed to this increase, TransUnion said.<\/p>\n

However,\u00a0 the data shows that South Africans are prioritising certain expenses\u00a0 – such as vehicle and home loans – over other costs, and motorists are increasingly looking for a bargain.<\/p>\n

Below are the cheapest options available in the country from the world’s top German carmakers. For comparison purposes, the cheapest hatchback, sedan and SUV from each manufacturer was selected.<\/p>\n

The list was built using TopAuto’s new car price tool<\/a><\/strong> which allows you to compare every major new car for sale in South Africa right now.<\/p>\n

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Audi\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hatchback <\/strong>– Audi A1 Sportback 30TFSI<\/a> – \u00a0from R441,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sedan –\u00a0<\/strong>Audi A3 sedan 30TFSI<\/a> – from R529,410<\/strong><\/p>\n

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SUV –\u00a0<\/strong>Audi Q2 30TFSI<\/a> – from R504,000<\/strong><\/p>\n

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BMW<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hatchback –\u00a0<\/strong>BMW 1 Series 118i<\/a> – from R553,220<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sedan –\u00a0<\/strong>BMW 2 Series 218i Gran Coupe<\/a> – from R587,420<\/strong><\/p>\n

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SUV –\u00a0<\/strong>BMW X1 sDrive18d<\/a> – from R679,582<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mercedes-Benz\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hatchback –\u00a0<\/strong>A-Class A200 hatch Style<\/a> – from R585,960<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sedan –\u00a0<\/strong>Mercedes-Benz A200 sedan Progressive<\/a>\u00a0– from R622,840<\/strong><\/p>\n

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SUV –\u00a0<\/strong>Mercedes-Benz GLA200<\/a> – from R679,040<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Volkswagen\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hatchback –\u00a0<\/strong>Volkswagen Polo Vivo hatch 1.4 Trendline<\/a> – R220,300<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sedan –\u00a0<\/strong>Volkswagen Polo sedan 1.4 Trendline<\/a> – R249,200<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Crossover –\u00a0<\/strong>Volkswagen T-Cross<\/a> 1.0TSI 70kW Comfortline – R345,700<\/strong><\/p>\n

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SUV –\u00a0<\/strong>Volkswagen Tiguan 1.4TSI Trendline <\/a>– R513,500<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Read: Toyota Corolla Quest \u2013 South Africa pricing and updates for 2021<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The pandemic has led to a shift in car buying habits, with South Africans prioritising home and vehicle loans over other expenses.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":480441,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11119],"tags":[7883,5365,26,12987,6636],"class_list":["post-480251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motoring","tag-audi","tag-bmw","tag-headline","tag-mercedes","tag-volkswagen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480251","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=480251"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":580866,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480251\/revisions\/580866"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/480441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=480251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=480251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=480251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}