Frankfurt Auto Show
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From off-roaders to one-off hypercars, the 2019 Frankfurt auto show is packed with debuts this year.
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VW Bug charges into the future with electric drivetrain
The New Beetle is gone, but the automaker is giving new life to the old Beetle with an electric powertrain.
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The Lamborghini Sian is an 807-hp hybrid Italian hypercar
With a design inspired by the Countach, the 807-horsepower Sian is the first Lamborghini to go hybrid and the first hybrid ever to store its power in a supercapacitor. Only 63 are being built.
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Land Rover to begin taking orders for new Defender at Frankfurt debut on Sept. 10
Land Rover will livestream the reveal of the Defender from the Frankfurt motor show and begin taking orders at that time.
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2021 Mercedes-AMG GLB35 revealed, on sale late 2020
Mercedes-Benz has just launched the new GLB-Class and in about a year it will be joined by the first AMG-tuned version.
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Audi could be about to join BMW and Daimler's self-driving car alliance
BMW and Daimler's alliance will see its first self-driving cars on the road in 2021.
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Lamborghini is rumored to be readying a plug-in hybrid model for the 2019 Frankfurt auto show, and this could be our first look.
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Mercedes-Benz EQV electric minivan revealed
Mercedes has unveiled a plush electric minivan with a claimed 250 miles of range.
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2020 Audi RS 6 Avant teased ahead of September debut
Audi teased the RS 6 Avant on Facebook. Look for the reveal on Sept. 10 at the Frankfurt auto show.
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VW jumps into crossover convertible segment with T-Roc Cabriolet
The T-Roc Cabriolet comes to replace Volkswagen's former Beetle and Golf convertibles.
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Mercedes readies new EQ concept and EQV van for 2019 Frankfurt auto show
The EQ concept could be a preview of one of the 10 EVs Mercedes plans to have in its lineup by 2022.
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BMW reveals redesigned 2019 1-Series hatchback
BMW's 1-Series hatchback has been redesigned. Sadly, the new car drops the rear-wheel-drive layout of its predecessors.
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Volkswagen's family of ID electric cars is coming, and the first model has been confirmed as the ID 3, a Golf-sized hatch with at least 200 miles of range.
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Porsche Taycan to debut in September
Porsche announced on Friday that its Taycan will be revealed in September, which points to a debut at the 2019 Frankfurt International Motor Show on the same month. We'll remind you that it was at the Frankfurt show that the original Mission E concept was first shown four years ago. When Porsche...
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Great Wall launches luxury SUV brand Wey
Great Wall is China’s largest producer of SUVs and pickup trucks but the company has ambitions to be much more than that. Great Wall has openly admitted its desire to acquire Jeep in its attempts to become the world’s biggest producer of SUVs but at the same time the company wants to...
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Brabus has created 888-horsepower rockets
Brabus takes the insane products built by Mercedes-AMG and turns them into mental, ballistic vehicles. Two of the latest high-horsepower playthings wear the name "900" on the badging, which should be a hint. The Mercedes-AMG S65 Cabrio and G65 were the latest to get the Brabus treatment. Both are...
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This Week’s Top Photos: the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show edition
Things are finally starting to settle in the halls of Messe Frankfurt after one heck of an auto show. Mercedes-AMG’s Project One was easily the show stopper. It’s very low and wide and from some angles you get the sense you’re looking at a Formula 1 racecar with a beautiful body...
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GKN Drivelines introduces off-the-shelf torque-vectoring eAxle
Last week we saw Bosch reveal its "e-axle" off-the-shelf" electric powertain solution for automakers who don't have the means or inclination to develop their own. Now another company is doing something similar. GKN Driveline, a leading supplier of automotive drivelines and technologies, introduced...
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Now that Porsche has ushered the 2019 Cayenne out into the world, it will be dedicating most of its resources to its next major launch: the production version of the Mission E electric sedan. Porsche's chairman, Oliver Blume, was kind enough to provide a little bit of insight into Porsche's first all-electric car at the 2017 Frankfurt auto show and we now know its pricing will mirror that of the Porsche Panamera, along with some other choice details. Speaking with Car, Blume said the all-electric Mission E will be priced similarly to an entry-level Panamera. That pegs the Mission E right...
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Samsung SDI's latest electric-car battery cells: energy capacity up 50 percent
Companies that fabricate lithium-ion battery cells rarely stage elaborate displays at global auto shows. Korean maker Samsung, though, feels its latest advance in electric-car battery tech warranted its booth at this week's 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. Samsung SDI, which supplies battery cells to the...
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Beauty by numbers: 2018 Bentley Continental GT
When it was announced this summer, the 2018 Bentley Continental GT firmly planted itself among the best-looking cars ever built by the automaker. When it arrives on our shores next year, the two-door grand touring coupe will sport an improved but recognizable shape for Bentley, but also some...
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All of the wheels, all of the power; meet the new 2018 BMW M5
Perhaps you've heard rumors that the new BMW M5 would be all-wheel drive. Or whispers that it would be more complicated than grad-level calculus. Or even hints that it may lack a third pedal for the first time in more than three decades. BMW last month confirmed all of the above. But there's more...
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2018 BMW i3 preview
The i3 wasn’t the home run BMW had hoped when it launched the vehicle for 2014. As Tesla has shown with its Model S, electric car buyers in the premium segment aren’t looking for quirky, ordinary to drive vehicles with only enough range to cover a day’s commute. BMW gave the i3 a...
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2018 Maserati Ghibli preview
Maserati in August pulled the wraps off an updated Ghibli at the 2017 Chengdu auto show in China. The car has since made an appearance at this week's 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. The updates are subtle though address some of the Ghibli’s shortcomings like the lack of refinement in the design...
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