If you asked us a few weeks ago about things we didn’t think we’d see in the motoring world, Travis Pastrana hooning a Bentley would be near the very top. But here we are. In a new video you can watch as the Bentley Supersports goes full send with the American stuntman and drifter at […]
A new Lamborghini Urus will debut in a few days. The Italian company wanted to make a splash with the upcoming car. It did so by setting a new record at the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb. Follow Double Apex on Facebook and Instagram, where we share more car content. Buy now and take advantage of […]
Aston Martin was a relative newcomer to the SUV game. The British firm introduced its first high-riding model as late as 2020. Today the automaker throws down the gauntlet as it debuts the Aston Martin DBX707. It is billed as the most powerful production SUV on sale. Follow Double Apex on Facebook and Instagram, where […]
Bentley has increased its SUV range by adding a more sporty derivative called the Bentayga S. This model is overtly sporty, but not as powerful or sport as the range-leading Bentayga Speed (which we covered here). Follow Double Apex on Facebook and Instagram, where we share more car content. Order from our online store and […]
Bentley has an enviable record at the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb. The British carmaker has claimed wins with its Bentayga SUV and its Continental GT coupe. Now the firm is exploring new avenues as it will attack the famous mountain pass with its Continental GT3 Pikes Peak. The 99th running of the Pikes Peak takes […]
A few weeks ago Bentley rolled out the latest incarnation of its Bentayga SUV. We covered the bulk of the changes on the revised version in this story. The revisions were rolled out on the ‘entry level’ Bentayga. Today the British marque debuted the range-topping Bentley Bentayga Speed. The Speed is the most powerful and […]
Each week UK automotive website Car Wow brings us a new video. This week it takes the form of a high-performance SUV drag race. It’s a bit different from the large SUV drag race they’ve arranged before (video link here) in that all the vehicles in this week’s video come from the VW Group. You […]
It seems that 2020 is rife with revised/facelift launches. In the past few weeks alone we’ve shown you facelifted examples of Mercedes-Benz models, BMW’s M5 and just yesterday there was the turn of the Audi Q5. Today a revised Bentley Bentayga was unveiled. Bentley may have been late to the SUV game but when its […]
Some would expect that the Bentley Bentayga would be the model chilling outside a ski resort, but your eyes are looking at the Bentley Ice Race Continental GT racecar. Follow Double Apex on Instagram and Facebook where we share more car content. Ice racing Bentley Motorsport will compete at the 2020 GP Ice Race in Zell am See. To […]
Earlier this year Bentley set a record up the famous Pikes Peak Hillclimb course. Rhys Millen drove a W12-powered Continental GT through the 156-turn course in just 10 min 18,4 seconds. That run made it the fastest production car ever at Pikes Peak. You can view highlights of the run at the bottom of this […]
Audi’s apex SUV is called the Q8. The model is a relative newcomer to the fray, but it seems Audi is keen to stake its claim to the performance end of this segment with the Audi RS Q8. When we drove the 55 TFSI Q8 earlier this year (review here) we didn’t feel shortchanged in […]
Bentley Motors has a very small line-up of products, just four in total. Added to that, each has a long lifecycle. So it’s usually a big deal when a new model is announced by Crewe. Today the New Bentley Flying Spur was debuted. Learn more about the Bentley Bentayga Speed at this link. Large and […]
SVR is a treatment usually applied to the hottest, most extreme Jaguar saloons and sportscars. This week the British firm has launched the Jaguar F-Pace SVR into the SA market. As with other Jaguar SVR models, the F-Pace SVR spearheads the F-Pace SUV line-up. Power on tap Powering this model is a tuned version of […]
Just as the old guard was getting used to the idea of a Bentley SUV, the chaps from Crewe have launched their most unlikely performance model yet: introducing the Bentley Bentayga Speed. It is billed as the world’s fastest SUV. A top-speed race Not that long ago we wouldn’t have believed that we’d have performance […]
By: Leo Kok Motor industry commentator, and director at Mediaserve, Leo Kok gives us a breakdown of SA new vehicle sales for November 2018. It was another tough month for new vehicle sales in South Africa. The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers (Naamsa) reported that 47 486 vehicles were sold last month. That is 4,6 per cent lower than […]
Luxury marque Bentley recently unveiled an all-new model, the Bentley Continental GT Convertible. The drop-top version is based on its coupe sibling and shares that car’s styling cues. The most obvious difference, of course, is the folding fabric roof. Open on the move Speaking of the roof… The tailored convertible roof can be opened or […]
By: Leo Kok Motor industry commentator, and director at Mediaserve, Leo Kok gives us a breakdown of SA new vehicle sales for October 2018. The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers (Naamsa) says that October was the best month of the year to date, with 51 866 new vehicles sold. Market leaders Of these new vehicles, Toyota and Volkswagen represent […]
By: Leo Kok Motor industry commentator, and director at Mediaserve, Leo Kok gives us a breakdown of SA new vehicle sales for June 2018. The second half of 2018 kicked off on a positive note for South Africa’s new vehicle sales. According to Naamsa, the automotive industry body, sales improved by 1 218 units (2,61%) over June and by […]
By: Leo Kok Motor industry commentator, and director at Mediaserve, Leo Kok gives us a breakdown of SA new vehicle sales for June 2018. South African vehicle sales ended the second quarter on a high, with sales in June increasing by 3 per cent over the same month last year. According to the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers […]
A few days ago we reported on the Bentley Bentayga that was aiming to set a new record for production SUVs at Pikes Peak International hill climb – click here for that story. Mission accomplished It was mission accomplished this past Sunday as two-time champion of Pikes Peak, Rhys Millen, driving the Bentayga completed the 19,99 […]
A few days ago we brought you this story of VW’s first all-electric racecar that will compete in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb later this week. Well, it seems VW isn’t the only member of the family that will be tackling the famous event in the US. Enter a very special Bentley Bentayga. Although […]
By: Leo Kok Motor industry commentator, and director at Mediaserve, Leo Kok gives us a breakdown of SA new vehicle sales for May 2018. May 2018 proved to be better than expected for new vehicle sales with just under 43 000 units sold for the month. On the up According to the National Association of Automobile […]
