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What is it? It’s a car with an actual manual gearbox. It says something about the current state of the market that it’s almost a bit surprising to jump into a hot hatch and be greeted by a stick gear change, but Skoda still does it and the world is all the better for it. It’s attached to the same Octavia vRS hatch that we drove here (albeit in Estate form), with 242bhp and 273lb ft from the same 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol that VW uses in the Golf GTI. Not only that, the two cars also share the same modular platform, although in Skoda’s case the wheelbase has been pushed out by 67mm...

Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo 2021 Review Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo 2021 Review April 28, 2021 19 / 20 Porsche’s EV line-up expands with a crossover wagon version of the mighty Taycan. Has it lost anything in the transition? Porsche Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo International Launch Goodwood, UK The Porsche Taycan has already set the benchmark for EVs in regular (for want of a better word) sedan form. Even if it so happens to be an expensive benchmark, at that. For its next gambit, the German sports car company is expanding its EV range with a high-riding, off-road-biased estate version dubb...

New model features rear-wheel drive and prices start at Dh362,000 Sponsored by The new Taycan features impressive acceleration, tractive power typical for sports cars and outstanding continuously available power. Image Credit: Supplied Porsche has launched the fourth variant of its first all-electric sports saloon, expanding the existing range comprising of the Taycan Turbo S, Taycan Turbo and Taycan 4S. The new entry-level model, which is priced at Dh362,000, features rear-wheel drive and is available with two battery sizes. The standard Perfo...

Review In face-lifting the Arteon, Volkswagen has introduced two rather exciting new elements that elevate both the car’s practicality and fleet credentials. The first is a ‘Shooting Brake’ estate version, which provides more headroom for rear-seat passengers and gives the car enhanced carrying abilities with up to 75 litres of extra load space. Second, and it’s a big one for fleets, is the eHybrid powertrain, which brings plug-in hybrid technology from the Golf and Passat GTE to the Arteon for the first time. The new engine, which is available in both body styles, has CO2 emissions f...

•The hot hatch is powered  by a 2.0-litre turbo motor pushing out 180kW. • Volkswagen says it is the most digitalised version of the car yet. We're just a few months away of the most anticipated vehicle of the year to arrive. The eighth-generation Volkswagen Golf GTI will be launched in South Africa during the second quarter of 2021 Since July 2013, the current generation model has sold 14 252 units, according to the automaker. Volkswagen says South Africa is one of the biggest Golf GTI markets outside of Europe with 34% of 42 320 total seventh-generation Golf sales were the GTI derivati...