Star-studded list
Janine Van Der Post's choices comprise the Nissan Qashqai, Kia Grand Sedona and the high-performance Lamborghini Aventador S Roadster.
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Fisher skipped the niceties and jumped straight into the examples offering the best speed and performance. His list includes Porsche 911 GT3 RS, Honda Civic Type R and Kia's fastest car to date, the Stinger. Those are some impressive cars with a collective kilowatt figure of 883kW.
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Premium luxury and sophistication is the order of business for editor Sergio Davids as his pick of the bunch is the Volkswagen Arteon, Bentley's Bentayga and BMW's new 3 Series. That is an enviable list with the BMW making its way to SA shores later this year.