Andrew Leopold

  • XF, XE and F-Pace will have 2.0 petrol Ingenium

    New 2.0-litre petrol Ingenium engine and TRANSCEND transmission crucial to Jaguar Land Rover’s efficiency targets. Jaguar Land Rover’s Ingenium engine line-up is set to expand with the announcement of a 2.0-litre petrol version. In South Africa the new petrol Ingenium engine will be a low cost and efficient option...
  • Special edition BMW i8 prepares for Paris show

    BMW i8 heads to Paris Motor Show with new reflective paint finishes like the latest Protonic Dark Silver Just in case interest is beginning to dwindle, Munich-based carmaker BMW has started launching special edition versions of the i8 to give the range a bit of a kick. First came the Protonic...
  • Alfa comes back for Nurburgring record

    Porsche launched the 2017 Panamera Turbo with a Nurburgring record to its name, beating the Alfa Giulia’s time by over a second. And while nobody has stopped to mention that these two cars are vastly different, Alfa is keen to nail the 4-door saloon record as a matter of...
  • Small price buys big attitude with Tunland Granite

    With an assortment of new bakkies filling up SA showrooms and notching up record sales, Foton is vying for your attention with the Tunland Granite – a special edition model with pumped up attitude. Tunland Granite comes fitted with a number of visual accessories designed to appeal to the...
  • KIA Cadenza to debut firm’s smooth 8-speed auto

    Through 143 new patents, Korean automaker, KIA has overcome the challenge of incorporating eight gears into a front-wheel drive car by introducing their first front- wheel drive eight-speed automatic transmission. Developed in house by the Korean manufacturer, the new eight-speed transmission makes use of intelligent packaging to weigh in...
  • Stephen leaves PE unbeaten in Sasol GTC series

    Five races into Sasol GTC and Michael Stephen not only remains unbeaten in the new series, but he has also led every lap of the five races so far. The Engen Audi home hero continued his dominant form throughout the Port Elizabeth race weekend at Aldo Scribante, setting pole position...
  • New Audi A5 is designed to run on e-gas

    Many of you might be amazed that the current generation of the Audi A5 has been around for about nine years now. Here to end one of the firm’s longest product cycles, Audi has introduced its brand new 2017 A5 Sportback ahead of its official debut at the Paris Auto...
  • GTC heads to Aldo Scribante with a point to prove

    All eyes will be on multiple SA Production Car champion Michael Stephen, his Engen Audi and the Sasol Global Touring Cars when that fledgling championship rolls into Port Elizabeth for its second round at the Aldo Scribante racetrack on Saturday. GTC raised as many smiles from fans as it did...
  • Schekter, Mansell and Sarel named at Kyalami

    The dust has literally settled at the Kyalami Circuit in South Africa with the completion of the circuit’s facilities, sixteen months after they commenced. For motorsport enthusiasts the resurfacing, extension of the main straight and several corner modifications to the 4.522km are of primary importance with the circuit now...