Off Beat

Guess who’s back, back again… Citroen’s airbumps are back. You know, the soft jelly-like abnormalities that prevent the shopping mall bumps and serve another purpose of toughening the car’s exterior. The next model to feature the airbumps, after the Cactus C4, is the new Citroen C3. Xavier Peugeot, Citroen’s...

Frankly we’re a bit worried about Subaru. The WRX was brilliant, the STi wasn’t fast or comfortable and cars like the Legacy are thirsty and can no longer hide their age. Sales volumes reflect this with dipping numbers that are putting dealerships under pressure. A glimmer of belief does...

Volvo has dug deep into its pockets to invest heavily into its Polestar range in order to give the relatively obscure performance arm (in South Africa) the gravitas of AMG, RS or M Division. This week Volvo revealed accessory parts for the S60, V40, V6 and XC60, but puzzling...

McLaren has confirmed that the successor to the 650S will receive numerous aerodynamic updates but that pales in comparison to the news that its engine will borrow elements of the seminal McLaren P1 – in short it will deploy a downsized evolution of the P1’s hybrid powerplant. Codenamed the P14...

Currently our winner in the large SUV segment, the Audi Q7 has had power upped to rival the performance offered from the supercharged Range Rover and the Bentley Bentayga. Revealed at Audi’s headquarters yesterday, the new Audi SQ7 has the highest evolution of turbo diesel the brand has ever...

Mercedes has just revealed the fourth and final instalment to the C-Class collection, consisting of the sedan, estate and the coupe. Meet the new Mercedes C-Class Convertible. First impressions of the soft-top C-Class are quite impressive considering that the previous C-Class never had a drop-top derivative, resulting in Mercedes...

Up to this point Alfa Romeo has only revealed its high-powered Giulia QV and every word of marketing material has been tied around that model. A tactical ploy; introduce the model with the widest tyres, flamboyant bumpers and hugging seats out first and create the media buzz before unveiling the...

For five lucky Shell customers, Friday the 26th February was the day they parked a new BMW 3 Series in their garage, just for sms’ing the word BMW followed by their name and other simple steps. The nationwide competition which ran from 7th of December until 17th January saw winners...

Toyota’s Juke rival is the latest to make the Geneva-leaked-list less than a week before its scheduled public unveiling. The Toyota C-HR carries through that futuristic concept look and has none of the weirdness of the Juke, instead putting its own spin on the design path of the Honda HR-V...