Torquing Cars Just this morning, Porsche completed the revamp process that sees all models downsize with the addition of turbocharging. The Porsche 718 Cayman finishing that process. Thankfully, sister company Audi never got the downsizing memo, and have revealed the latest Audi TT RS in coupe and roadster guise with a 2.5-litre … Read more
It’s not the world’s favourite sports car for nothing! This past weekend, on April 22nd 2016 and after 4 generations, Mazda rolled out the 1-millionth Mazda MX-5 after 27 years of production at the Ujina Plant No. 1 in Hiroshima. The specially branded 1-millionth Mazda MX-5 – featuring decals … Read more
First it was the new 718 Boxster, now Porsche has inevitably downsized and turbocharged the Cayman, giving it the new denomination Porsche 718 Cayman. As with the 718 Boxster, the numerical prefix harks back to the mid-engined Porsche 718 race car from 1957. Whereas previously the Cayman was more … Read more
Every brand has their key models in a market. For Volkswagen it’s undoubtedly the Golf, BMW the 3 Series, Toyota the Hilux, Ford the Focus and so on. For Opel, who have been dwindling near the bottom of the sales charts for the better part of a decade, the launch … Read more
Even those that dislike the Porsche 911 seem to have a soft spot for the Targa model – the semi-convertible cum hardtop coupe variant. Why wouldn’t they, it looks stunning. But, for those who can’t afford that, there’s hope yet – in the world’s favourite sports car. Yip, the Mazda … Read more
Late last year, Volvo South Africa released the Volvo S60 Polestar to the local market in limited numbers. It boasted a 258kW turbocharged inline 6-cylinder engine with 500Nm and a 0-100km/h sprint time of a claimed 4.9 seconds. Only 25 units of the S60 Polestar were brought in, snapped … Read more
Picture – if you’ll humour me for a moment – a bear in a 3-piece suit. A fine suit of woven cotton and silk, soft to the touch, and tailored to a tee. It’s absurd, the notion of something so debonair swathing something that could be so brutal, so vicious, … Read more
