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| The 2013 South African Car of the Year is the Porsche Boxster S. |
The South African Guild of Motoring Journalists (SAGMJ) annually hosts the South African Car of the Year (COTY) competition – and has been since 1986. COTY is presented with sponsorship from WesBank and new models released between the designated dates are entered for consideration.
These semi-finalists go to a further paring in October when the SAGMJ members vote on which cars from this list they believe should become finalists. That announcement is expected on the 19th of October at the Johannesburg International Motor Show (JIMS).
The alphabetical list of 2014 semi-finalists have been announced and are listed below.
- Audi A3 Sportback 1.4T FSI Manual
- Audi A3 Sportback 1.6 TDI S tronic
- Audi A3 Sportback 1.8T FSI S tronic
- Audi A4 allroad 2.0 TDI quattro S tronic
- Chevrolet Trailblazer 2.8 LTZ 4×2 Auto
- Citroën DS3 Cabrio THP 155 Sport
- Ford EcoSport 1.0 EcoBoost Titanium
- Ford Fiesta ST 1.6 EcoBoost 3-door*
- Ford Focus ST1 2.0 EcoBoost 5-door*
- Ford Kuga 1.6 EcoBoost Trend FWD
- Ford Kuga 2.0 TDCI Titanium Powershift AWD
- Honda Brio 1.2 Comfort Manual 4-door
- Honda Brio 1.2 Comfort Manual 5-door
- Honda CR-V 2.2 Elegance AWD Manual
- Hyundai Santa Fe R2.2 Premium FWD 5-seater
- Hyundai Veloster 1.6 GDI Executive Manual
- Jaguar F-TYPE 3.0 V6
- Jaguar F-TYPE 3.0 V6 S
- Kia Cerato 1.6 EX Manual
- Kia Cerato 2.0 SX Manual
- Lexus IS 350 F-Sport
- Mercedes-Benz A 220 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY
- Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG
- Mercedes-Benz E 300 BlueTEC HYBRID*
- Opel Astra 2.0T OPC*
- Peugeot 208 GTi
- Porsche Cayman S
- Range Rover 4.4 SDV8 Vogue SE
- Renault Clio 4 66kW Turbo Dynamique
- Renault Clio 4 66kW Turbo Expression
- Subaru BRZ 2.0 6MT
- Toyota RAV4 2.2 D-4D AWD GX
- Volkswagen Golf 7 1.4 TSI 90kW Comfortline DSG
- Volkswagen Golf 7 2.0 TDI 110kW Highline DSG
- Volkswagen Golf 7 GTI DSG 2.0 TSI 162kW
- Volkswagen Golf 7 GTI Manual 2.0 TSI 162kW
- Volvo V40 D3 Geartronic Excel
- Volvo V40 T3 Manual Excel
- Volvo V40 Cross Country D3 Geartronic Elite
- Volvo V40 Cross Country T5 Geartronic AWD Elite
* These vehicles were considered sufficiently different from existing derivatives to be included in the voting.

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