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There it is again, that jaundiced ‘lifestyle’ remark I loathe Never understood the merit of the word lifestyle, except as a cop-out to describe anything with faux off-road intentions. Except for this E53 AMG which I was warned by the nice lady at Mercedes-Benz had been configured in this...
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Lexus has stiffened the new 2020 RX 350 F-Sport. Oh dear, does that mean it’s forgone all comfort to chase after a superfluous Nurburgring laptime? Were that the case it would put the new Lexus RX on a collision course with macho opposition that frankly Lexus doesn’t want or...
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The Range Rover Sport P400e is a lot of things. Vast plushness, imperious smugness, off-road componentry sheathed in savvy autonomous electronics and with the newly launched P400e model, a carbon emission footprint smaller than a compact city car. It’s party piece however is a claimed 50 kilometres of EV...
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There were many rumours over the last few weeks that Lamborghini would be unveiling a hybrid model and it turns out that the speculation was correct. Lamborghini has officially revealed their first-ever hybrid vehicle, and it’s called the Lamborghini Sian. The production of the Sian will be limited to...
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It’s said that the Internal Combustion Engine is so fundamentally inefficient that 62 per cent of the energy is lost before it sniffs the flywheel. So while every Cayenne since its genesis in 2002 has deployed endless alchemy to increase the output, lower the emissions, smooth out the drivability...
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Volvo has updated their flagship SUV, the second-generation Volvo XC90, which first launched in 2015 and provided the Swedish car maker with the direction of their latest design language. The facelift, available from August 2019, introduces new interior features, a new seating configuration and a new R-Design model. “The...
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Look at the current Lexus IS range; is there a more modern, eco-sensitive and inoffensive engine offering out there in a premium sedan? No diesel in sight (Lexus predicted that calamitous ending before we did), so instead they’re offering downsized 2.0-litre turbo petrol, this hybrid and a straightforward V6...
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Isn’t everyone buying SUVs? Sedan sales are nosediving causing the demise of the sportier Lexus GS model and while Lexus has armed itself against this with its own SUVs offensive like the RX, UX and NX, they are defiant with this new ES 300h, claiming, with some veracity, that...
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The World is going electric and Alfa Romeo is the latest manufacturer to publicly showcase their first-ever petrol hybrid electric vehicle. You’ll have to wait, though, because it will only be available in 2020. The Alfa Romeo Tonale borrows its name from a popular mountain pass in the Alps,...
There it is again, that jaundiced ‘lifestyle’ remark I loathe Never understood the merit of the word lifestyle, except as a cop-out to describe anything with faux off-road intentions. Except for this E53 AMG which I was warned by the nice lady at Mercedes-Benz had been configured in this...
Lexus has stiffened the new 2020 RX 350 F-Sport. Oh dear, does that mean it’s forgone all comfort to chase after a superfluous Nurburgring laptime? Were that the case it would put the new Lexus RX on a collision course with macho opposition that frankly Lexus doesn’t want or...
The Range Rover Sport P400e is a lot of things. Vast plushness, imperious smugness, off-road componentry sheathed in savvy autonomous electronics and with the newly launched P400e model, a carbon emission footprint smaller than a compact city car. It’s party piece however is a claimed 50 kilometres of EV...
There were many rumours over the last few weeks that Lamborghini would be unveiling a hybrid model and it turns out that the speculation was correct. Lamborghini has officially revealed their first-ever hybrid vehicle, and it’s called the Lamborghini Sian. The production of the Sian will be limited to...
It’s said that the Internal Combustion Engine is so fundamentally inefficient that 62 per cent of the energy is lost before it sniffs the flywheel. So while every Cayenne since its genesis in 2002 has deployed endless alchemy to increase the output, lower the emissions, smooth out the drivability...
Volvo has updated their flagship SUV, the second-generation Volvo XC90, which first launched in 2015 and provided the Swedish car maker with the direction of their latest design language. The facelift, available from August 2019, introduces new interior features, a new seating configuration and a new R-Design model. “The...
Look at the current Lexus IS range; is there a more modern, eco-sensitive and inoffensive engine offering out there in a premium sedan? No diesel in sight (Lexus predicted that calamitous ending before we did), so instead they’re offering downsized 2.0-litre turbo petrol, this hybrid and a straightforward V6...
Isn’t everyone buying SUVs? Sedan sales are nosediving causing the demise of the sportier Lexus GS model and while Lexus has armed itself against this with its own SUVs offensive like the RX, UX and NX, they are defiant with this new ES 300h, claiming, with some veracity, that...
The World is going electric and Alfa Romeo is the latest manufacturer to publicly showcase their first-ever petrol hybrid electric vehicle. You’ll have to wait, though, because it will only be available in 2020. The Alfa Romeo Tonale borrows its name from a popular mountain pass in the Alps,...
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