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  • 2018 BMW i3, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show

    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 subtle update for 2017, including increasing range from 81 to 114 miles with a bigger battery. However, this was only a warm up for a more substantial update introduced for 2018. The 2018 i3 gets some massaged lines on the exterior, plus full LED headlights fitted as standard. Buyers also have a...

  • Lamborghini Aventador J live photos
    Lamborghini readies next one-off supercar

    Lamborghini is close to announcing its next limited-edition supercar. The information was revealed to CarAdvice by Maurizio Reggiani, Lamborghini’s R&D boss, at this week’s 2017 Frankfurt auto show. “Soon we will present to our most important customers a new version of what we...

  • 2018 Maserati Ghibli, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
    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...

  • BMW Z4 concept, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
    BMW Z4 concept noses the roadster in a sporty new direction

    Following a debut in mid-August during Monterey Car Week, BMW took the wraps off its Z4 concept this week at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. The car is hinting at the next generation of BMW's two-seater sports car. Specifically, it previews the new Z4 that BMW says is coming in the next 12 months...

  • 2018 Porsche Panamera Turbo
    Porsche InnoDrive first drive review: automating enthusiasm

    With the self-driving car on its way, our days as drivers are numbered. Eventually, some accursed batch of engineers in a shadowy automotive tech center will put all the pieces in place and birth the first truly autonomous vehicle. Assuming Skynet doesn't become self-aware shortly after and kill us...

  • 2018 Lamborghini Aventador S Roadster, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
    Lamborghini Aventador S Roadster: Lambo’s newest big-buck, bald bull

    Like a fine wine, the Lamborghini Aventador only gets better with time. It is Italian after all. First, the coupe got the S treatment, and now it's the Roadster's turn. At this week's 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, Lamborghini unveiled the 2018 Aventador S Roadster. The S suffix is the key here, and it...

  • 2018 Mazda CX-8

    Crossover SUVs with three rows are all the rage with families, and one of the more handsome options in the mainstream segment is the Mazda CX-9. However, the CX-9 is just a tad too big for some markets so Mazda is introducing a slightly smaller, more dynamically-styled 3-row SUV called the CX-8. The CX-8 so far has only been confirmed for Japan where Mazda’s biggest SUV at present is the CX-5. It goes on sale in December priced from $28,950. The CX-8 is 193 inches long, 72.4 inches wide and 68 inches tall, making it 6.9 inches shorter, 4.9 inches narrower and 0.7 inches lower than the...

  • Pierre Leclercq
    Kia hires ex-BMW designer Pierre Leclercq as new design boss

    Hyundai Motor Group is boosting its arsenal of top designers by adding Belgian Pierre Leclercq to its ranks. Leclercq will fill the new role of Head of Styling for Kia, where he will be in charge of shaping the long-term design strategy for the brand. He’s also been tasked with ensuring...

  • Bentley EXP 12 Speed 6e concept, 2017 Geneva auto show
    Bentley ditches sub-Bentayga SUV in favor of electric sports car

    From the sound of it, the Bentley Bentayga will soldier on as the luxury brand's sole SUV for the foreseeable future. Brand boss Wolfgang Dürheimer made this clear when he recently said an electric sports car has taken priority over a SUV slotting in below the Bentayga. The two models were the...

  • The Porsche 908/4 concept long tail race car
    Independent designers reimagine the Porsche 908 for today

    Porsche is a brand that translates into any language across all corners of the globe. Many people have grown up worshipping the German automaker for all that it's done in the twin worlds of sports cars and motorsport. One of the iconic racers from the past is the Porsche 908, though it it isn't as...

  • BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage R concept, 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
    BMW bringing back CSL nameplate as part of 4-tier M strategy

    Right now, if you want the most potent version of a BMW M model, the GTS badge represents the top of the ladder. There is only one on offer, the M4 GTS. Soon, however, the GTS is likely to go away, and in its place we will find a CSL badge. In fact, multiple M cars could get the badge. These will...

  • Volkswagen ID Buzz concept, 2017 Detroit auto show
    Volkswagen readying flagship electric sedan concept for 2018 Geneva Motor Show

    The Volkswagen Phaeton never quite reached the potential VW likely felt it had, but the German automaker is preparing a flagship sedan comeback—and it's going to be completely electric. Volkswagen confirmed it will show an all-electric flagship sedan concept vehicle at the 2018 Geneva motor...

  • Toyota C-HR Hy-Power concept, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show

    Toyota wants to redefine how a hybrid can be perceived—well, maybe how its hybrids can be perceived. The Japanese automaker announced it will introduce a performance-oriented line of hybrid vehicles in the near future, an area it's been a bit late in the game. The announcement coincided with the reveal of the Toyota C-HR Hy-Power concept at this week's 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. “One [line] will provide the traditional benefits of efficiency and fuel economy, like in the current offer. The second will build on this, adding more power and a more dynamic driving character,”...

  • Lamborghini Urus concept, 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
    Lamborghini Urus will be fastest SUV around Nürburgring, top 187 mph

    The biggest bull from Lamborghini will ride around the Nürburgring Nordschleife faster than any SUV before it and top 187 mph. Lamborghini research and development chief Maurizio Reggiani made those claims Wednesday at the Frankfurt auto show ahead of the SUV’s global debut later this...

  • 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon First Drive
    First production 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon rolls off assembly line

    What just might be the most hyped car of this century is nearly in customer hands. The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is now in production, and the first customer car has rolled off the assembly line. A spokesperson for Fiat Chrysler Automobile [NYSE: FCAU] confirmed to Motor Authority that the...

  • 2017 Audi R8 e-tron
    More details on Audi Sport’s electric car plans

    Only in August, Audi Sport boss Stephan Winkelmann let slip that the Audi go-fast division was working on an electric car. He didn’t reveal much, saying only that the first Audi Sport electric car would be a “coupe-ish sedan” or “coupe-ish SUV,” and that it would hit...

  • Juan Pablo Montoya drives a Bugatti Chiron from 0-248-0 mph in 41.96 seconds
    Bugatti Chiron makes 0-248-0 MPH dash in record 41.96 seconds

    We always knew the Bugatti Chiron was going to be faster than the Veyron, though we’re only just coming to realize how much faster it is—and the gap is mindboggling. With racing driver Juan Pablo Montoya behind the wheel, a Chiron went from standstill to 248.548 mph (400 kmh) and back...

  • Possible Ferrari FXX K Evolution prototype testing at Monza
    New video probably shows Ferrari FXX K Evo testing

    Ferrari on Monday stated testing a camouflaged version of its LaFerrari-based FXX K at Italy’s Autodromo Nazionale Monza racetrack. Clearly visible modifications made to the car, the most notable being the full length rear wing, suggest we might be looking at a prototype for the FXX K’s...

  • 2019 Porsche Cayenne Turbo, 2017 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show

    Porsche’s third-generation Cayenne has just spawned its potent Turbo variant. The luxury SUV packs the same V-8 as Porsche’s Panamera Turbo, meaning there’s a healthy 550 horsepower and 567 pound-feet of torque on tap. We hear an even more potent Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid is planned. Mercedes-Benz has finally added the plug-in hybrid member of its updated 2018 S-Class range. The car, badged an S560e, is fitted with Mercedes' third-generation hybrid system, a system that will soon filter across to other models in the automaker’s lineup. The Borgward Isabella is back...

  • 2018 Mercedes-Benz S560e, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
    2018 Mercedes-Benz S560e plug-in hybrid joins updated S-Class range

    Mercedes-Benz has revealed its newest member of the 2018 S-Class family: the S560e plug-in hybrid. After revealing the updated S-Class range in April, Mercedes debuted the S560e on Tuesday at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. With Mercedes' third-generation hybrid unit at its core, the 2018 S560e is...

  • Aspark Owl concept, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
    Japanese electric supercar you've never heard of promises 0-60 in under 2 seconds

    Once a week it seems another new electric car company announces plans to introduce its own interpretation of a zero-emission future. Some of them even promise incredible, world-beating performance. Aspark, a Japanese firm involved in everything from medical devices to robotics, promises both...

  • Renault Symbioz concept, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
    Renault Symbioz concept shows how home and car become one

    Renault has used the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show to reveal what it believes transportation in the year 2030 might look like. Spoiler alert: the car isn't just a means of transportation, but an extension of the home. It's called the Renault Symbioz, and it's chock full of futuristic concepts and...

  • Kia Proceed concept, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
    Stunning Kia fastback concept previews next-gen Pro_cee’d compact

    Kia on Tuesday revealed a stunning fastback called the Proceed concept. On show this week at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, we’re sad to report the concept doesn’t preview a new model line. Rather, it signals a new body style for one of the Korean brand’s existing models...

  • Mercedes-AMG Project One concept, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
    5 things you need to know about the Mercedes-AMG Project One

    The closest thing to a homologation special we're likely to see out of Formula 1, the Mercedes-AMG Project One is one very special car. On the sidelines of the Frankfurt motor show, we sat down with AMG's Rene Wollman. His business card calls him the Project One's "Project Leader," but he's much...

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