As we’ve said before, Nurburgring lap times are a bit of an un-regulated pissing contest. Nevertheless, it’s always fun to see who can piss the highest, or in this case, lap the Nordschleife the quickest. Today’s record-beating run? Well that’s been set by Porsche in the new Porsche 911 GT2 … Read more
After announcing a list of 21 semi-finalists for the 2018 WesBank and South African Guild of Motoring Journalists (SAGMJ) Car of the Year competition, the guild yesterday announced a list of 10 finalists that will be taking part in the evaluation process in January 2018. The 26 member Car of … Read more
Earlier this year, Opel’s Astra hatchback took the title of 2017’s Wesbank and SAGMJ Car of the Year. There’s already a new batch of cars lining up for the 2018 title, though, as yesterday the SAGMJ (South African Guild of Motoring Journalists) announced the semi-finalists for the 2018 competition. … Read more
Just days after the announcement that Polestar would separate from Volvo to become a standalone manufacturer of electrified performance cars, Volvo has made a bold move and declared that from 2019, all Volvos will be electrified! The announcement comes as manufacturers make a drive towards green energy, with Volvo … 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
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
