Up until just the other day I had never heard of GAC Motor. And I can bet neither had you. But GAC Motor was founded back in 2008 and is considered one of China’s leading vehicle manufacturers.
Why is this relevant you may ask? And I think you know where I am going with this. Well, it’s simple. They are going to be distributing and retailing cars through the Salvador Caetano Group in South Africa and they have already hit the ground running.
GAC Emkoo follows Emzoom Just a few weeks ago we introduced you to their compact SUV, the GAC GS3 Emzoom. And here I am already telling you about their mid-size SUV, the GAC Emkoo , that has just gone on sale. The GAC Emkoo is offered in two derivatives, both of which are comprehensive specced.
The Executive comes in at R599 900 and the Executive-Plus that comes in at R659 900. And it was the latter that The Citizen Motoring got to spend some time with exploring the roads around in and around the Magaliesburg. I never get into the styling details, because that is what the pics are there for.
But I have to admit I quite like the futuristic, LED, front and rear light signature, driven looks of the GAC Emkoo. Will I still say this in a few years’ time? Who knows. Sometimes car designs like this age well and sometimes they don’t.
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