Vehicle production in the UK has plummeted 44.6 per cent in August as another wave of COVID-19 rips through the country. Recent efforts to ramp up production have stalled due to the virus, with car production in the country down 40.2 per cent so far this year. This effects various […]
Jaguar reviews
2020 Jaguar I-PACE SE review (video)
It’s been over a year now since Jaguar launched the I-PACE. At that time it was the first premium fully electric SUV to hit the market between the established marques. So what’s it like now that Australia’s EV infrastructure has improved? Is it time we take these EVs more seriously? […]
2020 Jaguar XE P300 R-Dynamic SE review (video)
There are a lot of vehicles in this market segment that are very similar, and even look the same. But the 2020 Jaguar XE stands out with a certain British charm. However, the company has pruned the lineup to just one main variant; the P300. Could this be a signal […]
Jaguar Land Rover Ingenium engine production hits 1.5 million units
Jaguar Land Rover has just produced over 1.5 million examples of the Ingenium engine at the company’s Engine Manufacturing Centre in the UK, just as the new wave of inline-six units join the Ingenium family. The Ingenium engine family was first introduced in 2015, replacing most of the older Ford-based […]
UK auto manufacturing down 95% in May, worst since 1946
Motor vehicle production in the UK fell an alarming 95 per cent in May amid closures and restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Various production facilities are starting to reopen this month, however, there is a call for more support from the local government. The UK is home to a […]
COVID-19: How the Australian new car market is coping
Australian vehicle sales through May, according to VFACTS new vehicle registration figures released last week, show some interesting trends as consumers battle through the peak of the COVID-19 storm. Firstly, the industry in Australia was already on a clear downward spiral. December VFACTS figures revealed a downturn of 7.8 per […]
Jaguar Land Rover announces 5-year warranty in Australia, until June 30
Jaguar Land Rover has announced an impressive five-year/unlimited kilometre warranty for all new and demonstrator vehicles sold in Australia, until June 30, 2020. This essentially sets a new standard for the premium sector, albeit for a limited time only. Five years has since become the new standard for non-premium brands, […]
2020 Jaguar F-PACE SVR review (video)
It might be categorised as a ‘soft-roader’, but forget that. There’s nothing soft about this beast. It’s called the Jaguar F-PACE SVR, and, in short, it is the most powerful mid-size SUV on the new-car market in Australia right now. Staunch, menacing, and with a troublemaking soundtrack. This cat is […]