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Here are 5 times automakers had us 'shook' in 2017

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South Africa - The recent announcement of Lamborghini's Urus, a car they label as a Super Sport Utility Vehicle or SSUV, may have left people bewildered at the thought of the traditional supercar maker adding an SUV to its line up. 

But we know that car companies need make money and there's no better better cash cow than SUVs, despite that, it's still a shock to the system. But which other motoring stories caught us off guard this year? From luxury automaker Mercedes-Benz launching a bakkie, to Tesla's fully-electric truck, we look at five times automakers caught us off-guard in 2017.

Join us below for the countdown. 

5. Mercedes launching the X-Class Bakkie

As we know, Mercedes-Benz is renowned for building luxurious and exquisite vehicles. So by getting their hands and boots dirty by creating a rugged bakkie caught many people by surprise.

4. Rolls-Royce Sweptail- world's most expensive car

R160-million is what one Rolls-Royce customer paid for what is known as the 'Sweptail', making it the most expensive car ever sold. For context, the Koenigsegg CXX Trevita is priced at R62-million, which is now the second most expensive car ever. 

3. Koenigsegg Agera RS hits 457km/h!

In an attempt to break the world production speed record on a closed road, the Koenigsegg Agera RS managed to reach an astonishing speed of 457km/h thus making it the fastest car in the world.

2. Tesla reveals plans to launch electric mini-truck

After more than a decade of making cars and SUVs — and, more recently, solar panels — Tesla wants to electrify a new type of vehicle: Trucks, as we question whether this would be a good idea or not.


1. Lamborghini introduces its first SUV

As the most recent bombshell dropped, lamborghini has lanuched its first SUV in the  from of the Urus, dubbing it a 'Super Sport Utility Vehicle'.

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