LATEST CHEVROLET

The old chestnut that American performance cars are only fast in a straight line may be about to take a nose-dive.

Recent updates have made Chev’s big SUV a more enticing alternative, and the Z71 model adds some bling.

Forbidden fruit alert: It might not be sold in South Africa, but there are worse forms of entertainment than watching Chevrolet's new Corvette ZL1 lap the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 7m29.60, 11.7s quicker than its predecessor. The latest ZL1 is powered by a 485kW/881Nm 6.2-litre supercharged V8.

Ben van Rooyen's immaculately restored Chev Master is so perfectly 'period' it won a role in a miniseries about Nelson Mandela.