Dhruv Behl

The increased depreciation for EVs results from the uncertainty around battery life & their ability to provide peak performance throughout the lifetime of the vehicle

Legend has it that Ferruccio Lamborghini complained to Enzo Ferrari about the clutch on his car. What followed next has led us to today, so join us as we celebrate 60 years of Lamborghini, revel in a century of automotive development and contemplate 300,000 years of human evolution.

Can you really embrace heritage while catapulting into the future? It seems as though you can. Just ask Hyundai, as they appear to have done precisely that with their brand-new EV – the Ioniq 5.

It’s all a blur… what is, you ask? Well, the (thus far) perfectly defined segments in the automotive world. Case in point: the grey area that you see highlighted on the cover of this issue. You see, the BMW 3 Series and Lexus ES have historically been in two very different segments.

There’s no doubt that EVs will rule the headlines, once again, in 2023. And hybrids will fly under the radar while they proliferate in number. But the real question is this – in 2023, can we finally look past the hype and consider, on merit, all the possible forms of future propulsion?

It’s a beautiful cover this month (if I do say so myself) – all the colours of the rainbow and ten standout machines: 2 of which are EVs and 2 hybrids – one of them even generates 800 horses and has a Prancing Horse on the bonnet. Ladies and gentlemen, your ‘Best of 2022’...

A hybrid Ferrari. An electric AMG. The world on its head...who would have thought that Ferrari would abandon its glorious V12 for V6 twin-turbo hybrid power and AMG would substitute its sonorous exhaust note for the whine of an electric motor?

Ferrari refers to the Purosangue only as their latest 'sports car.' The fact that it is the first four-door Ferrari is indisputable. The fact that it’s also the first Ferrari with 185mm of ground clearance is also indisputable. So, is there anything wrong with a high-riding Ferrari?

I’ve gone on, ad nauseam, about my preference for a gear lever and three-pedals – and this love was only reinforced after a recent stint in everyone’s favourite sports car...the Porsche 911.

Do you really need us to tell you that compact SUVs are the blockbusters of today? One look at the state of our roads is all it takes to see why. But the truth is that modern SUVs offer staggering levels of ride and handling for ostensibly high-riding vehicles!