Since Geely acquired them, Lotus has been churning out special editions of their existing models, but not a single new model. After this long interval, a new Lotus car is here, albeit still in display-piece form. Lotus rolled up the curtains for Lotus Evija, the brand-new electric hypercar from the British brand which rolls in with 1,973 horsepower. The car is currently being shown around the world and was in the Dubai showroom recently.
A V12 Convertible Grand Tourer is revered as the best option to snake some scenic mountain roads while listening to the glorious wail of the 12-pot petrol burner. Ferrari V12s are celebrated for their legendary exhaust noises, but without a mainstream V12 convertible in their lineup for the last 50 years, Ferrari has never offered the full Grand Tourer package unless it was an even-more-overpriced special edition. The new 2020 Ferrari 812 GTS changes that.
Here are the global recalls that were announced during the month of August.
The Audi RS7 has always been considered as one potent missile from the bloodthirsty RS lineup, even if a little dull on the delivery. VW’s luxury arm claims to have improved the RS7 on all fronts for 2020.
Everybody knows the Nissan Juke, for the right or wrong reasons (mostly wrong), based on their preference of car design. The little crossover was taken off Nissan Middle East’s GCC portfolio as the Nissan Kicks came in, relegated to sales only in the Levant region. Nevertheless, Nissan has now revealed the second generation of the Juke for Europe, and it looks great.
The old Land Rover Defender became legendary for its offroading prowess while offering a minimum of modern conveniences. It was never particularly suited for markets outside Europe though, with its pathetic diesel engine (a weak petrol V8 option died a quick death by the late 90s), its unsuitability for extreme desert driving, its sky-high price that dwarfed more capable rivals, and its propensity for being unreliable even after half a century of development time. Owners and fans may vehemently disagree, setting a low bar for their expectations, but even I wore the Land Rover blinkers for several years before coming to my senses.
Tesla’s Model S has been ruling the roost in the 4-door pure-electric performance sedan category for a long time as, to be honest, there were no worthy competitors. But now, Stuttgart’s in the mix with its new offerings, the Porsche Taycan Turbo and Turbo S.
Porsche has revealed the new 2020 Macan Turbo. Even though most new Porsche’s have a turbocharged engine, the German manufacturer has stuck to keeping the names of top models as “Turbo”.
As muscle car enthusiasts gear up for the arrival of the new Shelby GT500, the automaker from Detroit has brought out something for the ones who cannot wait. The ones who are ready to settle for a smaller number of horses (it ain’t that small) will be glad with the launch of the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 and the more track-focused GT350R.
The current generation Volkswagen Passat has been around for 8 years. The 2020 model now gets a much-needed facelift, as well interior upgrades with new technology and additional safety features.