- Jeep® Gladiator 3.6 Rubicon named semi-finalist in Ultimate Double Cab category
- Opel Corsa 1.2T GS Line competes for best Compact Hatch
The Jeep® Gladiator and Opel Corsa have been named semi-finalists in the 2024/2025 Cars.co.za Awards. The list of semi-finalists for the competition represent the best purchasing propositions in the South African market.
The Jeep Gladiator 3.6 Rubicon is named amongst the best Ultimate Double Cabs in the market above R750,000. This immensely popular and fiercely contested category of the market demands the ultimate all-rounder. From luxurious touring vehicle to hardcore off-roader, capable carry-all, family do-all and lifestyle activity machine, the Ultimate Double Cab bakkie can no longer be too utilitarian and rough around the edges but should be a highly sophisticated offering.
The recognition comes hot on the heels of the Jeep Gladiator’s award as the Specialist Bakkie of the Year (BOTY) for 2024 against eight finalists, recognised especially for its design intention to conquer the most gruelling terrain.
The Jeep Gladiator builds on a rich heritage of tough dependable Jeep trucks offering rugged utility and uncompromising 4×4 capability. It really is a unique vehicle suited to taking passengers and cargo anywhere.
As part of Stellantis’ diverse offering across its brands, the Opel Corsa 1.2T GS Line is one of the best Compact Hatches on the market, defined by the competition to fit into the R300,000 to R500,000 price bracket. Cars in this segment must appeal to a very wide audience – from the young professional or family “buying up” from an entry-level car to pensioners “buying down” from something larger and pricier.
With over 120 years of automotive innovation, Opel has consistently pushed the boundaries of German engineering, delivering cutting-edge design, safety, and technology across generations. The Opel Corsa, a symbol of this enduring legacy in South Africa, embodies the brand’s commitment to excellence. The winner of this award must truly reflect what is best about modern automotive design and engineering, presenting it in a concentrated, reasonably affordable package, everything in an innovative and exciting Opel Corsa does. It’s more than just a car—Yes of Corsa.
The winner of this award must truly reflect what is best about modern automotive design and engineering, but present it in a concentrated, reasonably affordable package. Everything the innovative and exciting Opel Corsa does.
The 2024/2025 Cars Awards jury will whittle down the semi-finalists to a Top 3 in each category during October to be announced on the week of the 15th to the 18th of October 2024 at naamsa’s South African Autoweek in Cape Town and then put through back-to-back testing at Gerotek in Gauteng early in November.
