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For the MY2016 model year, Lamborghini has decided to fit a host of minor upgrades to their Huracan. Compared to the previous cars, the new units will come with cylinder deactivation to improve engine efficiency, which offers a 2.4% increase in fuel efficiency.  The AWD has also been retuned and tweaked to make the car feel more neutral whilst in motion. As for comfort, the leather can be optioned in on more of the interior, which includes the door handles and centre console components. Lamborghini’s Ad Personam customisation program has also opened up a seemingly endless combination of configurations. One can now choose any colour from the firm’s illustrious past, as well as Lamborghini’s signature matte paint of late. Extra 2016 options include cruise control, a carbon fibre or transparent engine cover, and LED lighting in the engine compartment.

Volvo Cars is enhancing the performance of its award-winning XC90 with a series of Polestar-developed upgrades. This is the first time that Polestar, Volvo’s performance brand, has focussed its attention on the new seven-seat SUV. Known as Polestar Performance Optimisation, the upgrades improve the power and torque figures of both the D5 diesel and T6 petrol Drive-E engines, particularly at medium revs where it’s most effective. They also make the accelerator responses even quicker, and alter the settings of the automatic gearbox to provide faster gear changes and prevent gearshifts during rapid cornering, which could unsettle the car. These quicker and more precise responses to driver commands not only make the driving experience more dynamic, they ensure the car responds predictably during high-speed driving.

Hyundai Motor has announced an all-new global luxury brand – Genesis – that will deliver ‘human-centered’ luxury through a range of new models that feature the highest standards of performance, design and innovation. Created for a new generation of discerning consumers, Genesis will be a stand-alone brand that operates alongside the company’s popular Hyundai marque. Capitalizing on its success in the fast-growing global car market, Hyundai Motor will launch six new Genesis models by 2020 and will compete with the world’s most renowned luxury car brands.