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When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees.

Dangerous territory

Dangerous territory

SHAUN CONNORS, our intrepid hero English adventurer, visits Finland where he is mercilessly attacked by the world’s most dangerous creature while gallavanting in one of Sisu’s latest high mobility trucks.

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Scania goes sci-fi

Test and drive: the Scania way

Scania’s new R-Series range was put to test against previous ranges. FOCUS took them for a drive and discovers how they could just about drive themselves

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Fit to go

Fit to go

The Daihatsu Gran Max is claimed to be a value for money one-tonner. Fact or fallacy? VIC OLIVER puts it through its paces to test this claim…

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South Africa’s sub-standard fuel

South Africa’s sub-standard fuel

Since 2008 all new South African vehicles have had to comply with Euro 2 emission specifications. In the European Union (EU), all diesel-powered vehicles adhere to stringent Euro 5 standards. Tiny Mauritius imports all its 50 ppm diesel fuel. Yet this quality of fuel is still not readily available throughout South Africa. We are still at Euro 2 level, a 16-year-old standard. Why have our four refineries not been upgraded? BRUCE CAROLIN reports.

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Attenzione! Astra’s here to stay

Attenzione! Astra’s here to stay

Astra’s African footprint is spreading like wildfire across the plains and with a man like Andrea Ceccarelli lighting the fire there is no stopping this Italian truck manufacturer.

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