The PEUGEOT 2008 SUV is the 2021 South African Car of the Year, beating out 23 finalists in the prestigious competition. The announcement was made by the South African Guild of Mobility Journalists (SAGMJ) this morning.
South Africans have a very strong and perhaps nostalgic affinity for Mazda’s compact breeds. If you think back to early iterations of the 323 – known as the Familia in some markets – the memories might come flooding back. The third-generation of the Familia line made its debut here in the late 1970s and it earned the colloquial nickname of “Dombolo” – isiZulu for dumpling, that steamed ball of bread enjoyed with soup.