Toyota has been slamming the GR (Gazoo Racing) badge on just about anything and everything in recent months and the Hilux, arguably the brand’s most iconic truck, is not exempt. Despite the GR Sport name, this new Hilux is basically the same as the regular one, it’s just cooler. The engine is a 2.8-litre diesel, … More Toyota gave its most popular truck the ‘Gazoo’ treatment
Many moons ago, a friend of mine – software engineer and former* car collector – bought a Fiat 500 Abarth convertible, the Bicolore model, and one day he called and he said, “hey, you can use my Abarth for the weekend if I can use your Mazda RX-8, what do you say?” – I said … More I love you, Abarth, but it’s time to turn the page
If you ordered a Tesla and/or if you hold Tesla stock, you’ll be happy to know that the American automaker exceeded expectations, by a significant margin, with a grand total of 308,600 vehicles delivered in Q4 2021. That’s 71% more than Q4 2020. Back in 2020, Tesla delivered nearly 500,000 cars in total whereas this … More Tesla defied expectations with record deliveries in Q4, sold nearly 1 million vehicles in 2021
You gotta love Mercedes’ MO. First they build a car, then they team up with a clothing company to create a luggage set that’s specifically designed to fit in the boot of the car in question. The car in question being the 2023 Mercedes-AMG SL. The ‘Santoni for AMG’ collection includes a beauty case (28 … More Mercedes is the ultimate hustler, first they sell you the car, then they sell you the luggage set for it
We’ve been buying ‘Made-In-China’ products for a long time but that’s just because most of those products had a familiar name and face. Even the iPhone is ‘designed in Cupertino’ and made in China. Around ten years ago, James May and Jeremy Clarkson travelled to China on Top Gear to find out what the fuss … More Are we going to be buying cars from China?
Citroën launched the Ami a couple of years ago and they’re since been striking the iron since it’s so hot. This is the latest iteration, dubbed ‘My Ami Buggy Concept’ and it is, as the name suggests, a Buggy version of the Ami. The Ami is designed for “kids aged between 14 and 77” (this is … More Is this the future of motoring?
Zap-Map, an app designed to help drivers locate EV charging points in the UK, has conducted an interesting study, interviewing over 3,000 EV and PHEV owners and asking them a simple question: would you go back to petrol/diesel? According to the study, 9 out of 10 said no. I’m guessing the result wouldn’t be as … More UK study reveals 9 in 10 EV owners wouldn’t go back to petrol or diesel
If there’s a product, there’s a market. If there’s a market, there are collectors and enthusiasts. If there are collectors and enthusiasts, you’ll see things that make very little sense. And I’ll give you two examples: a lot of petrolheads, including myself, are obsessed with Dacia. And I’m personally obsessed with Genesis. Genesis started out … More 2022 will be a great year for Genesis
This is the Bermat GT-Pista, yet another supercar from a brand no one’s ever heard of, but the company that builds it, Bermat (from Northern Italy), said it is going to cost “no more than 200,000 euros”. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still a lot of cash, but it’s a realistic price tag. Which is … More Yet another supercar from an unknown brand, but this one’s cheaper than most
_Flabbergasted LF 