Torquing Cars It’s the most powerful Jaguar, in the world, and yet it’s based on one of Jaguar’s smallest platforms – that of the BMW 3 Series rivalling XE sedan. Jaguar’s SVO division (Special Vehicle Operations) has taken the XE and shoehorned in the most powerful version of the brand’s supercharged 5.0-litre … Read more
Volvo and Polestar have enjoyed a long partnership with the latter assisting the former in developing not just performance variants like the S60 Polestar, but full on race cars. The partnership culminated with a 100% acquisition of Polestar by Volvo in July 2015 as the in-house performance brand for Volvo. … Read more
After the recent announcement that General Motors would be pulling out of South Africa, Opel was left in limbo. No longer a subsidiary of GM, but not yet divorced from GMSA. There were thoughts that Opel may pair operations with Isuzu and rely on people with knowledge of the brand, … Read more
The compact SUV segment is booming, it has been for quite some time. Every brand from Mahindra to Audi has a rival in the segment, but for some time Hyundai has neglected demand for such a vehicle. That’s until earlier this year, February to be precise, when the Hyundai Creta … Read more
The BMW 4 Series has been around since 2013, and although the 4 Series line-up received new engines last year in line with the 3 Series LCI, the coupe derivatives have only just now received their own ‘Life Cycle Impulse’ – BMW speak for a face lift. But with the … Read more
Geely – the Chinese auto manufacturer who owns Volvo and the London Taxi Company – has bought Lotus, the famed sports car brand from Hethel, England. In a move worth £100 million, Geely Holding Group acquired 51% of Lotus, with Etika Automotive acquiring the remaining 49%. In the same deal, … Read more
TVR is a somewhat iconic brand – a British marque known for their slightly insane and violently handling sports cars that have developed cult followings in some circles. Like them or not, you certainly know about them, and now, a new TVR is going to debut, and in doing so, … Read more
