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New Renault Megane R.S. 300 Trophy

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  … Every day is designed to be totally exhilarating The New Megane R.S. 300 Trophy - combines the best of the best – exceptional sporty design fused with heart-racing performance. The R.S. 300 Trophy marks 18 years of the iconic Megane R.S. line-up, with pure excitement inherent in its DNA. The Trophy models are celebrated for their thoroughbred efficiency combining performance and accuracy, and the New Renault Megane R.S. 300 Trophy certainly lives up to this legacy. Those with the ‘need for speed’ can look forward to an all-round performance car that combines intense everyday driveability with even sharper on-track performance. Aside from its unique and undeniably spectacular looks, the Trophy offers a multitude of enhanced Renault Sport features, namely: An updated exclusive Sporty design - On the exterior, the R.S. 300 Trophy boasts a distinctive Sport front bumper with an F1 Style blade flanked by the unmistakable Troph...

Toyota outdoors Belta and Rumion models

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  Automobile giant, Toyota Ghana Company Limited, has released new Toyota Belta and Toyota Rumion vehicles unto the Ghanaian market. The models, which were unveiled the Tema branch of the company, come with a capable 1.5 litre fuel efficiency capacity engine , automatic transmission, spacious interior and maximum output (kW/pm) and other latest features which are economically good for commercial or private usage. The all-new Toyota cars also come with smart technology with improved performance, safety, beauty and style in focus. With the Belta model, it is a user-friendly sedan that integrates appeal of compact and attractive styling to create a delightful experience in the day-to-day life of driving performance, while the Rumion is a 7– seater family vehicle.   The new cars both have a tech-savvy outlook with innovations such as the 7-inch infotainment touchscreen audio system, advanced multi-information display with colour LCD; luxury features such as smart entry syst...

The automobile and transport journey since independence

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  The independence story of Ghana cannot be discussed without the automobile and transport sector. The colonial Governors and other officials were travelling the country’s length and breadth in automobiles of old; and today cars remain the main means of transport. According to research, the first car to arrive in Ghana – then Gold Coast, was in 1902. The brittle and fastidious vehicle, a paraffin-fuelled and steam-driven French Gardner-Serpollet car, was intended for the Governor of the time. Since independence, Ghana’s automobile assembling industry has come to have good support from the national government - which has enabled it to become one of the fastest-growing sectors of the economy. The transport and automobile industry currently accounts for a quarter of GDP, and this year, 2021, it is expected to account for at least 32% of GDP despite the novel coronavirus pandemic. Also, the automotive industry - which is a chief sector that can drive economic forces - has a ...

What makes you buy a car? - brand or performance?

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  It was a cool atmosphere at Big-Ada, a town in the Ada East District of Greater Accra Region, and I asked a couple of friends a question; ‘what will make you buy a particular car, is it the brand or performance?’ Some were of the view that the brand matters to them and others--- the performance. Could it also be a sales person who convinced you to make the decision of purchasing a particular car based on performance or you loved the brand. Brands do not only represent the symbol of the company or the car make but to a larger extent define the general life of the car. How the car performs can reflect the taste of life of the brand and status of it. This makes a deep connection between the brand and its performance for the driver. Brand and performance can be more than a factor and in fact it can encompass a myriad of attributes. In this two-way relation both are dependent on each other for various different reasons. In today’s time, customers or drivers are very deeply connected t...