The subcompact SUVs are all the craze these days, because of their ride height and storage capacity, plus, they are usually built on a car’s chassis. This greatly improves the ride comfort and manoeuvrability, while it gives them the ability to tackle challenging road conditions. This concept has been a trend from the mid ’90s, with Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V being some of the frontrunners.
It seemed as though luxury automakers were the last to catch on to the trend, as most waited until the late 2000s to manufacture these body types. In 2011, Audi entered the market with their luxury crossover, the Q3, with a dynamic 1.4L engine that promised to add power while saving gas.
Read more
Kingston, March 15, 2021: Honda, the premium Japanese brand Jamaica knows and continues to love, will be debuting a refreshed model of their ever popular, sub-compact sedan, the Honda City in April. The City, which has been a local favourite ever since its introduction in 2009 is well-known for its sleek design, practical features and fuel efficiency backed by Honda’s brand reputation of reliability and dependability.
Read more
Kia has responded with the 2021 Kia Sonet — its smallest SUV — sitting below the recently introduced Seltos, and joining brand stalwarts, Soul, Sportage and Sorento locally.
Read more
ON February 9, Audi unveiled its future in the form of an all-new full-electric high-performance four-door sports coupé, the e-tron GT quattro. The new vehicle sparkles with the shine of the company’s now famous tagline Vorsprung Durch Technik, or as translated into English, ‘Progress through technology’.
There is plenty of significant technology on display in the e-tron GT staring with its ultimate nod to the future, the transition to battery electric propulsion. Quattro means all-wheel drive for Audi and the system has also evolved for electrification. Rather than the traditional methods of routing engine power to all four wheels via mechanical transfer cases and differentials, the e-tron GT quattro drives all its wheels with electric all-wheel drive. Two electric motors sit at each axle, one in front, the other in rear. They combine to give the vehicle 476 horsepower and 464.7 lb/ft of torque. In boost mode torque rises to 472 lb/ft and horsepower to 530 for a maximum of 2.5 seconds. This sends the e-tron GT Quattro to 100 km/h in 4.1 seconds and on to a top speed of 245 km/h.
Read more
On February 16 this year, Porsche debuted the seventh generation of the 911 GT3 model to the worldwide press.
“This was the biggest, most complex, and most demanding GT project so far,” said Andreas Preuninger, director GT product line — Porsche, at the virtual launch.
Read more
Driving all four wheels is quattro all-wheel drive making the Audi Q5 a well-balanced sport utility vehicle, being sporty, comfortable and efficient.
Read more
The Comfortable Runabout Vehicle or Compact Recreational Vehicle (CR-V), depending on which country you are in, has been a hit since its inception in 1995, when Honda decided to introduce their first SUV to the market. It had only one trim level, with a high ground clearance, a roomy interior and a reliable 2-litre engine. In short order, the vehicle grew in popularity and now we are at the fifth generation.
I made no qualms about my dislike of the rear design of the fourth generation, as I felt like the design language for the front and back were different. So, naturally, I was pleasantly surprised by the design of the current model.
Read more
The Honda Accord, which started production in 1976, has steadily grown into the hearts of drivers over the years. In the late ‘90s, before the SUV craze, this was the vehicle for upper management, as it had the space and exuded class.
Currently, in its 10th generation, starting in 2017, the Accord is still fighting the good battle in the shrinking sedan market. This iteration is a bit broader and comes with a longer wheelbase than the previous one.
Read more
With the much-acclaimed Kia Stinger GT sedan under its belt, the brand has turned that sense of upmarket bravado to the rest of its model range starting with the 2021 Kia Seltos GT Line.
Read more
Gone are the days when car buyers had to settle for one type of car, especially when it comes to SUVs. Kia as a global brand maintains that a car should represent the owner and the possibilities should be endless. That’s why the brand’s car designs have shifted and evolved over the years, creating sleeker models, and packing more space and technology into each. Kia has an impressive line of SUVs that give the competition a run for their money and the introduction of the all-new 2021 Sonet, a compact SUV, to the Jamaican market means customers will have even more thrilling travel experiences to look forward to.
Read more
