We are a country of extreme first world excess and dire third world poverty, with a mish mash of a working class somewhere in the middle trying to grind out another day of economic survival. And for a person who only has R300 000 to spend on a new car, like the new Hyundai Exter, this car for them is the same as another’s new Porsche or Ferrari. Or Merc, or BMW, or whatever.
I know I am being a bit dramatic, or ridiculous, depending on which end of the financial scale you find yourself, but I think you get what I am trying to say. And this is one of the biggest reasons that the likes of Suzuki are challenging hard to take second spot off a stalwart of the South African motoring landscape, Volkswagen. Hyundai Exter fits the bill Suzuki offers a bunch of cars under the R300 000 mark.
This is how Hyundai’s success story plays out too, as they have climbed from sixth, to fifth, and are currently sitting in fourth duking it out with Ford. How? Because they are bringing in more models, like the Exter I had on test, that come in under this R300 000 magic mark. Getting into the review itself, beauty, or lack thereof, as always, is in the eye of the beholder.
I had mixed feelings about the Hyundai Exter’s styling, but it’s not something that would have put me off buying one. Others felt a bit more strongly about the topic. Some people love the styling of the Hyundai Staria van , while others think it is hideous.
You can’t win them all. Moving inside the Hyundai Exter, there .