Whats New in 2016

With 2016 being an important year for the car, the year has a lot up its sleeve with the world waiting with bated breath of the launch of what promises to be some game changing cars

This is a 3 part “A-Z" of what 2016 is said to bring, full features and reviews of the cars will come as the cars and more info are released, with that being said lets jump straight into it.

ALFA ROMEO - The Quadrifoglio Verde version of the Gulieta gets a slight update, but more importantly the new Alfa Guilia being the C-class rival will be available from the first quarter of the year, still no new on the 375kw M3 killer though

Alfa has launched the Spider version of the two seat sports car the 4C, and are already at dealers and are ready to take new owners

AUDI - Audi launches the new version of the mid-sized A5 coupe with the new revised engines that we first saw in the B9 A4. The new SQ7 is also due in May and will be powered by a 4.0TDI twin turbo with an output of 325kw and a planet restarting 900nm with a 0-100 of around 5 seconds.

The new Q2 is due in June being a rival for smaller compact suv's like the Nissan Qashqai also soccer moms alike will be happy to know that the new Q5 is due in November with new engines and Audi's usual "evolutionary" rather that revolutionary styling changes 

  

Alfa has launched the Spider version of the two seat sports car the 4C, and are already at dealers and are ready to take new owners

Performance fans will be happy to know that September sees the launch of the TTRS with the same powertrain as the RS3 good for 270kw from the 2.5l 5 cylinder motor put to the road through the Quattro All-wheel drive system

BMW - The all-new 7- series has already hit the shores and boosts the latest tech and updated versions of the 3.0 turbo, turbo diesel and 4.4 litre twin turbo engines, with the 760Li due later in the year. 

Performance fans will be happy to know that September sees the launch of the TTRS with the same powertrain as the RS3 good for 270kw from the 2.5l 5 cylinder motor put to the road through the Quattro All-wheel drive system

  The eagerly awaited M2 will arrive in April, with a 3.0 turbo engine pushing 272kw and 465nm with up to 500nm on over boost. all this is good for a 0-100 of 4.4secs for the DCT and 4.5 for the Manual

The more track focused hardcore version of the M4 will arrive in April with a stripped out interior better aerodynamics and more power to the tune of 368kw, thanks to the standard fitment of water injection

Chevrolet - The only launch for this year is the face-lifted Captiva with slight revisions to the interior and the exterior 

Ferrari - June brings with it the cold and the perfect time to launch, the 492kw 760nm turbo V8 488 GTB Spider

The 3.9 Litre V8 turbo takes the prancing  horse from 0-100 in  3.0sec with a top speed of  325km/h

Fiat- the Italian car maker aims to have a busy year planned kicking thing off with the introduction of the award winning MultiAir engines in the 500 and 500c range. 

The 3.9 Litre V8 turbo takes the prancing  horse from 0-100 in  3.0sec with a top speed of  325km/h

The introduction of the MX5 based 124 two seat sports car will be due in the last quarter of the year

Fiat also plans to expand into new markets with the Fullback bakkie; based on the new Triton this will be an interesting change from the car maker due. 

The Tipo will arrive late 2016 offering a mid-sized sedan to take the likes of the corolla.

FORD-   after a rather busy 2015 with the launch of the new ranger, additions to the fiesta range and engine updates to the focus. Ford will calm it down in 2016, but that could be considered a bit of a paradox given what exactly they will be calming things down with. A 2.3 litre turbocharged 258kw, All-Wheel drive MK3 Focus RS 

The introduction of the MX5 based 124 two seat sports car will be due in the last quarter of the year

Drift mood that allows for some tail wagging "hooning", appropriate given Mr Blocks role in its development