Renault is invading the Monaco Grand Prix as the venue to debut a hardcore version of the Clio and the narrow street circuit is quite apt for its nimble chassis and explosive short bursts of acceleration. .This news confirms the early Twitter campaign stating that; “a surprise is awaiting...

On the other side of the big budget drift scene that’s populating youtube is this skilled but reckless public demo. The driver of this BMW M4 has no regard for the law as he drifts through the streets of Moscow. The little 360-deg spin being slightly impressive…but still it’s a NO....

A 3.0-litre V6 supercharged engine driving the rear wheels. A configuration that has almost been abandoned in favour of smaller turbo engines driving easier-to-assemble front-wheel drive platforms. But then there is something beautifully organic about the 2016 Jaguar XF S which melds emotion with a meaty powerplant. With 250kW...

Lightning has finally been proven to strike the same place twice! The ‘place’ in question is none other than Italian design house Zagato, after the firm successfully reinvigorated an Aston Martin Vanquish (again) to create a breath-taking concept for the exclusive Lake Como event. Aston Martin and Zagato have...

Seated behind me in Volvo’s  XC90 T8 Twin Engine, one of the technical guys is goading me into unleashing the car’s hybrid power to the full extent. My mission is different; I’ve trimmed the consumption down to 1.2l/100km (yes, you read correctly) and to be honest I haven’t altered...

Why settle for the Ferrari 488 GTB when its sexier, versatile and equally potent 488 Spider is now selling fast in South Africa? Ferrari’s ‘most high performance Spider’ will take dead aim at the Lamborghini Huracan Spyder and McLaren 650S Spider. Instrumental in its duality the Retractable Hard Top has...

The right shoes for the job: Continental’s new SportContact 6 tyres. Imagine Usain bolt running the 100m sprint without his famous Puma spikes? Surely he would still be fast but he wouldn’t perform at his level best. What his shoes do for him is to provide optimum grip and...

Google is expanding its popular live-traffic navigation system, Waze, to allow its users to find cheap, convenient and safe public transport – much like Uber. Based on the same crowdsurfing service that promises users the most accurate traffic feed, Waze Rider connects you with a willing Waze user (Wazer)...

BMW’s latest high-powered diesel is up to four turbo chargers and will make its grand debut in the BMW 750d XDrive. An evolution of the triple-turbo N57 engine released in 2012, the new engine, codenamed B57, retains the 3.0-litre straight six configuration but with sharper low-end response and gains...