Mike Fisherly

Forget the Excuses

‘It’s the closest you’ll get to piloting a fighter jet without enlisting.’ At the 2024 Guangzhou Auto Show, JiYue debuted the Robo X, a futuristic electric hypercar that combines AI and high performance. The Robo X is JiYue’s vision of blending race car performance with advanced autonomous technology, setting new standards in electric vehicles. With

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The Love Child

‘Designed in Barcelona, built in Turin, and born on the Nürburgring.’ In 2003, Fuore Design International, a little-known Barcelona studio, unveiled its Jaguar-based XF10 concept at the Barcelona Motor Show. The car wowed attendees with a mid-engined supercar mock-up. In 2004, Fuore returned to the Geneva Motor Show with a bang, premiering the fully realised

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Bob the Builder

‘Jaguar’s Motto has always been: ‘Don’t Dream It. Drive it.’ Could the Dream become a Nightmare?’ In early December 2024, Jaguar unveiled the Type 00 at Miami Art Week as part of its bold rebranding to target the EV market and Generation Z. However, Images of the car surfaced online before the official reveal, sparking

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Those Holy Sandals

‘A vehicle dipped in Angelic Approval.’ Pope Francis continues to champion sustainability, reflecting the environmental themes of his encyclical ‘Laudato Si’ (Praise be to you) document. Mercedes-Benz, a long-time supplier of Vatican vehicles for 94 years, developed a new electric Popemobile based on the Mercedes-Benz G-Class EV. The development took one year in close collaboration

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F1 Gossip

♖ Max Verstappen supports Sergio Perez, explaining it is ‘very rare to have a team-mate like him in F1.’ ♖ Oliver Bearman was denied the chance to drive for Haas in Abu Dhabi because the FIA did not consider him a ‘rookie’. ♖ Nico Rosberg and Martin Brundle have tipped Lando Norris to win next

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The Symphony Conductor

‘Porsche collectors don’t collect cars; they collect memories made at 7,000 RPM.’ 2019-2020, Porsche launches the Taycan, its first all-electric sports saloon. The Taycan becomes a symbol of Porsche’s electrification strategy, combining silent electric performance with Porsche’s engineering precision. From 2020 to 2022, Taycan’s sales soar, appealing to early adopters, eco-conscious buyers, and collectors. Resulting

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