Frankfurt Auto Show

Audi used this week’s 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show to present an updated version of its A8 flagship sedan, as well as the S8 performance variant. The updated range goes on sale next spring as 2015 models and should keep sales brimming until a successor arrives around 2016. The changes to the cars...

British track car specialist and Formula One team Caterham is about to expand into the potentially lucrative world of performance road cars and is even eying the launch of a supercar, but the company certainly hasn’t forgotten its roots. Caterham is launching an affordable, entry-level...

Armored vehicles are a necessary form of transportation in certain parts of the world. The occupants need to be protected, so they turn to vehicles that offer up a sense of comfort. These vehicles don't have to be large, military-based monstrosities either. In fact, the modern armored vehicle looks...

Mansory is not known for producing anything close to being subtle. Its vehicle designs are typically way over-the-top affairs that lead to polarizing opinions. That's what makes the Carbonado such a surprise. It's a Lamborghini Aventador that's been given a Mansory makeover... and it's rather well...

The Bugatti Veyron has long, long legs. It's been on the market since 2005 in one form or another, evolving over the better part of the past decade from its original 1,000-horsepower specification to a range of Grand Sport, Grand Sport Vitesse, and limited-edition models. A new special edition has...

When news first broke about the surprise Audi nanuk quattro concept at this week’s Frankfurt Auto Show, some fingers may have been pointed for just a moment—at the close likeness of the nanuk to another concept car from earlier this year: the Giugiaro Parcour. The Parcour was one of the...

When Mercedes-Benz showed off the G63 AMG 6x6, the world let out a collective awed hush that developed into a wild rush of massive levels of "I want one!" Sadly, it's an expensive toy produced in extremely limited quantities. Of course, there are ways to make even the most exclusive vehicles even...

A stylish new Audi A3 Cabriolet (convertible) has officially made its debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. In addition to that, it's U.S.-bound and will be part of the 2015 Audi A3 lineup. Audi officials have confirmed that the A3 Cabriolet will be offered in U.S. showrooms beginning in fall...

Lexus is working on a new compact crossover to rival the likes of the Audi Q3 and BMW X1, as well as the upcoming Lincoln MKC and Mercedes-Benz GLA Class and possibly similar models from Acura and Cadillac. At the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show this week, we got our first taste of what Lexus’ new...

Lamborghini is sending out its Gallardo in style, launching today at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show the final Gallardo variant, the hardcore Gallardo LP 570-4 Squadra Corse. As its name suggests, the car has been developed by Lamborghini’s new racing department Squadra Corse and features many...

The 2013 Frankfurt auto show is in full swing, and while the halls are hot, the new cars are hotter, and Mercedes-Benz's latest addition to the production fold is the GLA Class. Usually, it's tough to get very excited about crossovers--they are, after all, rather utilitarian by nature, however...

Infiniti’s upcoming compact car, the Q30, is due out in 2015 and we’ve had our first taste of it in the form of a concept debuting today at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. The Q30 in concept form is a hatchback with influences from a coupe and even a crossover thrown in. Underpinning the...

The hardcore version of Ferrari’s 458 Italia, the new 458 Speciale, has just been unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show and we have a fresh batch of photos taken from the official debut. The car is the spiritual successor to the previous 430 Scuderia and the 360 Challenge that came before...

There's long been a battle amongst the world's sports car and supercar manufacturers to see who can post the fastest Nürburgring-Nordschleife lap times. Today, Porsche has re-set the bar, claiming the new fastest run of the circuit in a production car with the 918 Spyder's claimed time of 6...

There hasn't been a lot of reason to get excited about Volvo's products lately. Sure, they're generally attractive, sometimes innovatively efficient, and even occasionally fun to drive. But that's changed, at least conceptually, with the Concept Coupe. Inspired in part by the classic P1800, the...

Crossovers and sport utilities are now an established part of luxury-car lineups--even Jaguar showed a crossover concept--and hybrids are all the range these days. So why not blend the two? Range Rover now has two hybrids, Lexus showed a concept for its second hybrid utility vehicle, and BMW has...

The new, all-electric race car that will compete in the first season of the Formula E Championship has been revealed today at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. The car’s official title is the Spark-Renault SRT_01E and it will be a common chassis used by all teams in this inaugural season of...

It’s make or break time for Opel, which is about to embark on an ambitious strategy to launch 23 new models and 13 new powertrains over the coming years in the hope that it can finally reach profitability after years of running billion dollar losses. The new Monza concept is a preview of...

BMW’s new i8 plug-in hybrid sports car has made its world debut, with the covers coming off this morning at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. We’re glad to report that the avantgarde lines of the various concept versions have made it onto the production version, and in person the car looks...

Infiniti is hard at work promoting all things Q right now. The family is growing so there will be even more Q on the horizon, and the newest member will most likely be an all-new compact hatchback. To preview that mini machine, Infiniti has brought the Q30 concept to Frankfurt. The styling here...