{"id":566318,"date":"2022-03-13T17:30:37","date_gmt":"2022-03-13T15:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=566318"},"modified":"2022-03-16T14:37:42","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T12:37:42","slug":"11-cars-you-can-buy-for-under-r200000-in-south-africa-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/566318\/11-cars-you-can-buy-for-under-r200000-in-south-africa-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"11 cars you can buy for under R200,000 in South Africa right now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new Suzuki Celerio is now available in South Africa, offering a budget-friendly compact hatch for <a href=\"https:\/\/cars.topauto.co.za\/price\/Suzuki\/Celerio\/1.0-GA\/1383\">R174,900<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The third iteration of the Celerio series has two models: the GA and GL.<\/p>\n<p>The GL version has more accessories than the GA including electric door mirrors, electric windows, 15-inch alloy wheels and a Bluetooth-compatible 7-inch touchscreen.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As our most affordable model at the time of launch in 2015, the Celerio has won many awards, including the winner of Best Budget Car categories such as Cars.co.za Consumer Awards and the CAR Magazine Top 12,&#8221; said Suzuki.<\/p>\n<p>The addition of an Engine Automatic Start-Stop system and an updated engine with fuel efficiency in mind has resulted in the Celerio having an average fuel consumption of 4.2 litres per 100km.<\/p>\n<p>In South Africa, this engine will deliver 49kW at 5,500rp, and 89Nm at 3,500rpm. This gives the Celerio 1.0 DualJet a theoretical output of 81 horsepower per tonne, Suzuki said.<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Suzuki-Celerio-6565-scaled-e1646817336901.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-566358 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Suzuki-Celerio-6565-scaled-e1646817336901.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Suzuki-Celerio-6582-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-566360 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Suzuki-Celerio-6582-scaled-e1646817362506.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Suzuki-Celerio-4961-scaled-e1646817324986.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-566356 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Suzuki-Celerio-4961-scaled-e1646817324986.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Suzuki-Celerio-6591-scaled-e1646817053584.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-566342 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Suzuki-Celerio-6591-scaled-e1646817053584.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With the introduction of the new Celerio, BusinessTech looked at other cars listed for under R200,000 in South Africa:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Toyota Agya 1.0 &#8211; <\/strong>from <a href=\"https:\/\/cars.topauto.co.za\/price\/Toyota\/Agya\/1.0\/1430\">R186,700<\/a>, (49kW), (89Nm).<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Toyota_Agya_MediumRes-12-1-e1646817635371.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-566366 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Toyota_Agya_MediumRes-12-1-e1646817635371.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Toyota_Agya_MediumRes-18-e1646817643911.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-566368 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Toyota_Agya_MediumRes-18-e1646817643911.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Datsun Go 1.2 Lux &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0from <a href=\"https:\/\/cars.topauto.co.za\/price\/Datsun\/Go\/1.2-Lux\/315\">R196,700<\/a>, (50kW), (104Nm).<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Datsun-Go-2018-500-scaled-e1646818139705.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-566382 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Datsun-Go-2018-500-scaled-e1646818139705.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Datsun-Go-2018-504-scaled-e1646818126945.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-566378 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Datsun-Go-2018-504-scaled-e1646818126945.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Kia Picanto 1.0 Start &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0from<a href=\"https:\/\/cars.topauto.co.za\/price\/Kia\/Picanto\/1.0-Start\/691\"> R193,995<\/a>, (49kW), (95Nm).<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2020-KIA-Picanto-START_004-scaled-e1646818351579.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-566388 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2020-KIA-Picanto-START_004-scaled-e1646818351579.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2020-KIA-Picanto-START_008-scaled-e1646818359127.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-566390 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2020-KIA-Picanto-START_008-scaled-e1646818359127.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Nissan NP200 1.6i &#8211; <\/strong>from <a href=\"https:\/\/cars.topauto.co.za\/price\/Nissan\/NP200\/1.6i-safety-pack\/1205\">R199,900<\/a>, (64kW) (129Nm).<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/144820_Full_HiRes_192002-e1646820662987.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-566422 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/144820_Full_HiRes_192002-e1646820662987.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"668\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/144820_Full_HiRes_192002-e1646820662987.jpg 640w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/144820_Full_HiRes_192002-e1646820662987-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/144824_Full_HiRes_192006-scaled-e1646820614901.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-566420 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/144824_Full_HiRes_192006-scaled-e1646820614901.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Suzuki S-Presso &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0from <a href=\"https:\/\/suzukibryanston.co.za\/new-cars\/s-presso\/\">R152,900\u00a0<\/a>(50Kw), (90Nm).<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Suzuki-S-Presso-325-e1646828272241.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-566500 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Suzuki-S-Presso-325-e1646828272241.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Suzuki-S-Presso-108-e1646828264146.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-566502 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Suzuki-S-Presso-108-e1646828264146.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>BAIC D20 &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baic.co.za\/web\/d20hatch.asp\">R149,990<\/a>, (75kW &#8211; 85Kw), (128Nm).<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Exterior-e1646828970893.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-566508 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Exterior-e1646828970893.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/02-e1646828786931.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-566504 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/02-e1646828786931.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Mahindra Bolero Loader 4&#215;2 MT &#8211; <\/strong>from <a href=\"https:\/\/mahindraeastrand.co.za\/mahindra-bolero-single-cab\/\">R196,499<\/a>, (74kW),,(238Nm).<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bolerosinglecabexterior-3-e1646830465734.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-566530 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bolerosinglecabexterior-3-e1646830465734.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bolerosinglecabexterior-2-e1646830457314.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-566528 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bolerosinglecabexterior-2-e1646830457314.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Hyundai Atos 1.1 Motion &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0from<a href=\"https:\/\/cars.topauto.co.za\/price\/Hyundai\/Atos\/1.1-Motion\/525\"> R180,900<\/a>, (50kW) (99Nm).<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Hyundai-Atos.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-566550\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Hyundai-Atos.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1022\" height=\"575\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HyundaiAtos.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-566552\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/HyundaiAtos.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1022\" height=\"575\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Mahindra KUV100 1.2 G80 K2+ #DARE &#8211; <\/strong>Price from <a href=\"https:\/\/cars.topauto.co.za\/price\/Mahindra\/KUV100-Nxt\/1.2-G80-K2+-\/908#DARE\">R176,999<\/a>, (61kW), (115Nm).<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mahindra-KUV.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-568804\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mahindra-KUV.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mahindra-KUV.png 640w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Mahindra-KUV-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Renualt Kwid 1.0 Dynamique &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0from <a href=\"https:\/\/cars.topauto.co.za\/price\/Renault\/Kwid\/1.0-Dynamique\/1336\">R180,400<\/a>, (50kW), (91Nm).<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/RenaultKwid-e1646833291158.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-566570\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/RenaultKwid-e1646833291158.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Kwid-e1646833190541.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-566564\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Kwid-e1646833190541.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/566184\/south-africa-has-driven-into-a-r200-billion-plus-pothole\/\">South Africa has driven into a R200 billion-plus pothole<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new Suzuki Celerio has been announced in South Africa and joins the under R200,000 market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":566326,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11119],"tags":[13876,26,10475,13007,15796,5364,10628,12466,2041],"class_list":["post-566318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motoring","tag-datsun","tag-headline","tag-hyundai","tag-kia","tag-mahindra","tag-nissan","tag-renault","tag-suzuki","tag-toyota"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566318","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=566318"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":577818,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566318\/revisions\/577818"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/566326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=566318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=566318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=566318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}