Frankfurt Auto Show

  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe

    Large, luxurious coupes and convertibles aren’t big sellers, though the vehicles often play the important role of brand halos, or “dream cars” as Mercedes-Benz refers to them. The latest from the Three-Pointed Star are the 2018 S-Class Coupe and Cabriolet. Mercedes’s S-Class sedan was just updated for 2018 with some visual tweaks to the exterior and cabin, plus a revised powertrain lineup. Those same changes have since been implemented on the two-door S-Class models. The updated range will be presented next week at the 2017 Frankfurt auto show but we already have the...

  • Smart Vision EQ ForTwo concept, 2017 Frankfurt auto show
    Smart is the latest automaker to unveil a self-driving pod car

    Daimler’s Smart brand will use next month’s 2017 Frankfurt auto show to preview its vision for personal transport of tomorrow. The preview is in the form of the Smart Vision EQ ForTwo concept, a fully self-driving electric pod car ideal for shared urban mobility. Some readers will...

  • 2019 Porsche Cayenne
    2019 Porsche Cayenne adds power, tech, restrained look

    In the past couple of years, Porsche has redesigned the Cayman and Boxster (adding the 718 designation to each), introduced a twin-turbocharged 911 Carrera, and turned the Panamera from one of the most unattractive cars on the road into one of the best looking. Good. Great. Wonderful. And none of...

  • 2018 Volvo S60 Polestar
    2018 Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar get carbon fiber aero upgrades

    Volvo is in the process of transforming its in-house tuner Polestar into a standalone brand for high-performance electrified cars. The standalone Polestar is expected to make its splash on the world stage with a concept at next month’s 2017 Frankfurt auto show. The company is still going to...

  • Teaser for Smart concept car debuting at 2017 Frankfurt auto show
    Smart bringing self-driving city car concept to Frankfurt auto show

    Mercedes-Benz’s Smart brand will use the upcoming 2017 Frankfurt auto show to preview its vision for personal transport of tomorrow. The preview will come in the form of a concept that Smart describes as a fully self-driving electric car ideal for shared urban mobility. That’s already a...

  • 2018 Volkswagen T-Roc
    Volkswagen T-Roc revealed in production guise

    Volkswagen’s SUV onslaught continues with the reveal this week of the T-Roc. The funky compact crossover SUV was first previewed in 2014 by a concept of the same name. Now the production version has been revealed just a few weeks out from the world debut at the 2017 Frankfurt auto show in...

  • Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet

    It's clear that the electric vehicles of the future will probably look like the cars of the past. At least, the expensive ones will. Mercedes-Maybach pulled the cover off its latest concept car during Monterey Car Week on Friday night, the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet. The concept is a droptop version of the Vision 6 concept coupe that we saw last year. (The "6" refers to the length, nearly 6 meters long or 222 inches.) Although functionally the same as the coupe concept, the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet loses the split rear window from last year's car in favor of a soft top...

  • 2018 Nissan Leaf spotted during photo shoot - Image via Broom
    2018 Nissan Leaf leaked ahead of September 6 reveal

    Nissan has locked in the reveal date for its next-generation Leaf. The covers will come off on September 6, with a formal debut likely to follow at the 2017 Frankfurt auto show later that month. However, a completely undisguised version of the new Leaf was just spotted during an official photo...

  • Teaser for Borgward concept car debuting at 2017 Frankfurt auto show
    Borgward bringing a modern Isabella to the Frankfurt auto show?

    Revived German automaker Borgward is planning something special for September’s 2017 Frankfurt auto show. The automaker recently released a teaser image for a Frankfurt-bound concept car which is believed to be a low-slung, sporty coupe. Along with the teaser, Borgward released the tag line...

  • 2018 Rolls-Royce Phantom
    2018 Rolls-Royce Phantom sets new standard we'll never achieve

    The newest Rolls-Royce Phantom was unveiled Thursday in London, the eighth-generation of the benchmark ultra-luxury sedan and the most recent iteration since 2003. The new Phantom is the second generation developed under BMW ownership and features an aluminum spaceframe "Architecture of Luxury"...

  • 2018 Suzuki Swift Sport
    New Suzuki Swift Sport to debut at 2017 Frankfurt auto show

    The Suzuki Swift is a hot little hatch that was briefly offered in the United States in the late 1990s and still offered elsewhere. A redesigned model was launched earlier this year, and now the car’s Swift Sport variant has been revealed. We don’t have any specs yet as Suzuki is...

  • 2018 Jaguar XJR575
    2018 Jaguar XJ gets 575-horsepower performance flagship

    Jaguar’s XJ is still one of the sharpest looking sedans on the market, though it’s starting to fall behind in the tech race. Jaguar has sought to address the issue with some 2018 model year updates—among which is the addition of a new XJR575 performance flagship. Compared to the...

  • 2017 BMW 7-Series Edition 40 Jahre

    It was in 1977 that BMW’s first 7-Series was launched. To celebrate the car’s 40th anniversary this year, BMW has introduced the 7-Series Edition 40 Jahre based on the current, sixth-generation model. Prior to the launch of the first 7-Series, known as the E23 to all the fans, BMW was known for small, sporty sedans and coupes. However, by the 1970s, BMW was starting to be recognized in luxury circles, and with Mercedes-Benz launching the first S-Class early that decade, BMW needed a response. That response came in the form of the Paul Bracq-designed 7-Series which featured new...

  • 2018 Rolls-Royce Phantom leaked - Image via CarNewsChina
    New Rolls-Royce Phantom leaked ahead of July 27 debut

    This is likely our best look yet at the new Rolls-Royce Phantom which is scheduled for a reveal on July 27. The images are supposedly screen shots depicting an online brochure for the eighth-generation Phantom, in Extended Wheelbase form. They were first posted to the website CarNewsChina and show...

  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe and Cabrio to debut at 2017 Frankfurt auto show

    Mercedes-Benz’s S-Class sedan has been updated for 2018 with some visual tweaks to the exterior and cabin, plus a revised powertrain lineup. The automaker has confirmed that similar changes will be introduced to the 2-door S-Class models, also for 2018. Prototypes for the updated S-Class...

  • 2018 Hyundai i30 N
    2018 Hyundai i30 N: Korea's Golf GTI rival revealed

    With the reveal on Thursday of its first model, Hyundai's new performance division, Hyundai N, has made its aspirations clear: to directly challenge the mainstream performance marques. The first model is the i30 N, a hotted-up version of the Volkswagen Golf-rivaling i30 hatchback which is on sale...

  • Polestar logo
    Could Polestar’s first standalone car be a 600-horsepower coupe?

    Volvo in June said it’s spinning off its in-house tuner, Polestar, into a standalone brand for high-performance electrified cars. Polestar will still tune Volvo cars, under the new Polestar Engineered label, but the brand would also offer its own cars. According to Autocar, the first of...

  • Teaser for Jaguar E-Pace debuting on July 13, 2017
    Jaguar E-Pace priced at $39,595, reveal coming July 13

    Jaguar has taken the unusual step of announcing the price tag of a new vehicle before even showing it. The vehicle is the E-Pace compact SUV which Jaguar has priced at $39,595, including a $995 destination charge. It’s set to be revealed on July 13 and should reach showrooms in early 2018...

  • 2018 Kia Stonic

    Hot on the heels of last week’s reveal of the Hyundai Kona subcompact SUV comes a similar model from sister brand Kia: the Stonic. The Stonic arrives here later this year, as a 2018 model, and will go up against some solid competitors. The list includes the Chevrolet Trax, Honda HR-V, Nissan Juke and Toyota C-HR, plus the upcoming Ford Ecosport and the aforementioned Hyundai Kona. Volkswagen will also join the fray shortly. The Stonic is based on a new platform and features a strong, safe and lightweight body that’s around 51 percent high-strength steel. The body’s efficient...

  • 2018 Volkswagen Polo GTI
    2018 Volkswagen Polo revealed, GTI packs 197 horsepower

    A new generation of the Volkswagen Polo, the nameplate’s sixth iteration, was revealed on Friday. The new model features an evolutionary look, though major changes have taken place under the skin. Underpinning the vehicle is the smallest version of the MQB platform. The platform is flexible...

  • 2018 Jaguar XF Sportbrake
    US-bound Jaguar XF Sportbrake revealed, priced from $71,445

    Jaguar launched a lighter, more dynamic XF for 2016. The svelte sedan doesn’t get as much attention as its German rivals, but it’s one of the best options in the mid-size luxury segment, especially if you’re fond of spirited driving. Now the XF has spawned its wagon body style...

  • 2018 BMW 6-Series Gran Turismo
    2018 BMW 6-Series GT revealed, priced from $70,695

    The BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo has finally run its course, but before you pop the champagne cork note that a successor is coming. That successor is the 6-Series Gran Turismo which was revealed by BMW on Tuesday. The luxury hatchback is due in showrooms in the fall, as a 2018 model, and has been...

  • 2018 Hyundai Kona
    2018 Hyundai Kona revealed, electric version coming

    Hyundai’s rival to funky subcompact SUVs like the Nissan Juke, Toyota C-HR and upcoming Ford Ecosport, the 2018 Kona, has been revealed ahead of its market launch later this year. The name comes from a popular tourist spot in Hawaii and is meant to signify the fun, adventurous nature of the...

  • Teaser for Kia Stonic debuting in 2017
    Kia teases Stonic subcompact SUV

    Kia has confirmed the new Stonic subcompact SUV after prototypes were first spotted in March. The Stonic will go on sale in Europe later this year, with the debut most likely taking place at the 2017 Frankfurt auto show in September. Kia hasn’t confirmed the vehicle for sale in the United...

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