New car announcements
Firstly, I drive a Jaguar. However, I bought the XF myself after comparing it to a Merc, an Audi and a BMW, it is not a sponsored car and it’s my first Jag, so please don’t assume any sort of Jag bias here. Secondly, I sat in both an F-Pace and an E-Pace recently enough […]
At the Geneva motorshow in 2010 I made a beeline for the Lotus Evora. I was anxious to see this new Lotus, as I had recently test driven a Lotus Elise and discovered that you had to synchronise your breathing with your passenger – if they were inhaling I had to be exhaling such was […]
Turkey have announced another attempt at creating their own auto manufacturing industry. President Erdogan announced the TOGG SUV in recent weeks. The TOGG consortium, called Turkey’s Automobile Initiative Group was established during 2018, and is a joint undertaking between the Anadolu Group, BMC, Kok Group, mobile phone operator Turkcell and Zorlu Holding, the parent of […]
Aston Martin have announced their version of the SUV, called the DBX. And there’s some pressure on this car, as Aston Martin are relying on this car for company survival. This is an interesting situation – Astons have always been expensive cars but I thought they were cars that were selling quite well, albeit with […]
I just read on Reuters that Rivian have secured a further $1.3 billion investment in their electric vehicle startup, bringing the total valuation to over $7billion. This got me intrigued, as I’ve never heard of Rivian until now. To date, Rivian have received investment from Blackrock Inc, Amazon and Ford. Based in Plymouth, Michigan, Rivian […]
Tesla unveiled their much anticipated pick-up truck finally, with some very bold claims and some very uninspiring design. On stage, it was announced that the windows were impact proof. Tesla even went so far as to show video footage of a the windows withstanding live rounds fired from a 9mm weapon. So far so good, […]