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  • 2019 Lexus RC F facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    Lexus engineers are currently testing a camouflaged RC F prototype at the Nürburgring. The changes to the car are subtle which suggests we might be looking at a prototype for a facelifted version of the rear-wheel-drive luxury performance coupe. New elements include the front lip spoiler, revised shape for the front intakes, and rear bumper diffuser insert. Lexus’ RC range, including the RC F model, was introduced for 2015. An update for the 2019 model year is thus looking likely as this represents the midpoint in the car’s life cycle. There are also rumors Lexus might be in...

  • 2019 Porsche Cayenne Turbo, 2017 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
    2019 Porsche Cayenne Turbo takes familiar route to high performance

    Porsche knows chemistry. Take an engine from the Porsche Panamera Turbo that can reach 150 mph (ask me how I know), and add the third-generation Cayenne. The solution is the 2019 Porsche Cayenne Turbo that appeared Tuesday at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA). Or maybe it's alchemy because the...

  • 2018 Audi RS 4 Avant, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
    Audi RS 4 Avant makes return at 2017 Frankfurt auto show

    Hot on the heels of Monday’s debut of the new rear-wheel-drive R8 supercar, the Audi Sport division has since revealed a new generation of the RS 4. The vehicle made its debut on Tuesday at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. Sadly, the RS 4 is still exclusively a wagon affair, the body style...

  • Borgward Isabella concept, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
    Borgward Isabella concept brings a storied name back from the past

    Borgward emerged in the early to mid-1900s as an underdog German automaker that would, after some great successes, fold in the early 1960s. However, the storied brand was reincarnated in 2008 and the brand showed a new production model, the BX7 SUV, in 2015. Now, Borgward is looking to the future...

  • 2018 BMW M8 GTE racecar, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
    BMW M8 GTE racecar debuts in Frankfurt, ready to battle at Le Mans

    While BMW holds off on unveiling the production version of its new 8-Series a while longer, the Bavarian automaker is whetting our palettes with the debut of the BMW M8 GTE racecar at this week's 2017 Frankfurt motor show. It's not the "8" we'll see on the street, but the M8 GTE program has run...

  • The new 2018 Suzuki Swift Sport
    Suzuki debuts an all-new 2018 Swift Sport in Frankfurt

    Suzuki bowed out of the U.S. market in late 2012. Its final products were actually well-built machines in the Kizashi mid-size sedan and SX4 compact hatchback. The problem was that no one was buying them, you couldn't find a dealership even if you wanted to buy one, and brand awareness on the auto...

  • 2018 Porsche 911 GT3 with Touring Package, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show

    Porsche has been promising a purist sports car for the regular production 911, but on Tuesday at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, the German sport car maker showed a toned down version of the 911 GT3. It's not exactly the stripped down base 911 we've been hoping for, but it has more than a few cool features of its own. The 911 GT3 with Touring Package is easiest to spot by its adaptive rear spoiler. Instead of the GT3's standard fixed spoiler, it has an adaptive spoiler just like other base 911 models, though it adds an aerodynamic lip, otherwise known as a Gurney flap, finished in body color...

  • Tesla Supercharger for city centers
    Tesla taking Supercharger network to city centers, starting with Chicago and Boston

    Tesla has largely focused its Supercharger charging station network on highways and popular roads, but the Silicon Valley automaker will soon change that. Tesla announced it will begin to expand its Supercharger charging network to city centers, with downtown Chicago, Illinois, and Boston...

  • 2018 Renault Mégane RS, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
    2018 Renault Mégane RS makes debut, spicier Trophy model already confirmed

    Renault’s newest rival to the Ford Focus RS, Honda Civic Type R and Volkswagen Golf R has finally been revealed. The car is a new generation of the Mégane RS, and it’s due on sale in markets where the French brand’s cars are sold in the spring of 2018. The debut took place...

  • 2018 Bentley Continental GT, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
    2018 Bentley Continental GT arrives with more beauty and power

    You've seen the spy shots. You've drooled over photos of the concept. Now, the redesigned 2018 Bentley Continental GT has arrived. If beauty is pain, the new Continental GT unveiled Tuesday at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show is agonizingly gorgeous. Its exterior design is mostly cribbed from the EXP...

  • Mercedes-AMG Project One concept, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
    BMW i Vision Dynamics, Mercedes-AMG Project One, Land Rover Discovery SVX: Car News Headlines

    The 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show is in full swing and there’s a clear trend among all the production models and concepts: electrification. BMW’s highlight is a new sedan concept that envisions a potential model positioned between the i3 and i8 in the BMW i range. Mercedes-AMG unveiled its...

  • Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy racecar
    Jaguar I-Pace electric car gets its own race series

    Jaguar is breaking new ground with one of the world’s first race series for a production-based electric car. We wouldn’t call it the first race series of its type, as a series using Tesla Model S-based racecars has already been announced, though this doesn’t at all diminish what...

  • 2018 BMW X3, 2017 Frankfurt Auto Show

    BMW on Tuesday unveiled its redesigned X3 at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. The unveiling follows an early look which took place in June at BMW’s plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where production is already underway. The first examples are due in showrooms in November, as 2018 models. The third-generation X3 is the first SUV based on BMW’s CLAR modular platform which made its debut in the 2016 7-Series. It brings some weight savings, helping the redesigned X3 to weigh in slightly less than its predecessor. BMW quotes a curb weight of 4,156 pounds. The redesigned X3 is similar...

  • Mini John Cooper Works GP concept
    Concept hints at new Mini John Cooper Works GP

    Mini is hinting at a new generation of its John Cooper Works GP with a concept on show this week at the 2017 Frankfurt International Motor Show. For those unfamiliar with the GP badge, it denotes a vehicle one step above the John Cooper Works grade. Mini tends to use it towards the end of the...

  • Mini Electric Concept, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
    New concept previews Mini electric car coming in 2019

    BMW Group’s Mini brand was an early pioneer of mainstream electric cars. Some readers will recall the brand leased the Hardtop-based Mini E electric car on a trial basis late last decade to help gather feedback from the public. The BMW Group used the feedback for the i3 launched in 2014. But...

  • 2018 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
    Toyota Land Cruiser Prado made more refined

    The Toyota Land Cruiser has grown to become quite the behemoth when compared to earlier generations. But that’s not the case for the version sold in some other markets. Known as the Land Cruiser Prado, the mid-size member of the Land Cruiser family is more closely related to the Lexus GX we...

  • BMW X7 iPerformance concept, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
    BMW X7 concept previews new full-size, 3-row SUV

    BMW’s a bit late to the full-size SUV party, but as they say, “better late than never.” The German automaker has used its home show, this week's 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, to present the X7 iPerformance concept, a hulking SUV with typical BMW design cues coupled with a plug-in...

  • Ferrari Portofino,  2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
    Ferrari Portofino arrives as the California T rides off into the sunset

    The sun has set on the Ferrari California T and a new V-8-powered grand tourer has arrived to carry its torch. In August, Ferrari revealed the sharper, more defined Portofino to replace the California T. Now the car's made its debut at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. We use adjectives such as...

  • Honda Urban EV Concept, 2017 Frankfurt auto show

    A long time ago, Honda built a car called the City. It was adorable, tiny, and has garnered something of a cult following today. Think of the Honda Urban EV concept, which debuted Tuesday at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA), as more than a spiritual successor. The City's inspiration is plain by its name—“urban” is a synonym for “city.” But it goes far beyond just a name. The compact dimensions, round headlights, rectangular grille, and even the hood decal elicit the City's look. An upright tail with square taillights continues the retro trend. We adore these...

  • BMW i Vision Dynamics concept, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
    BMW i sedan hinted at with 2017 Frankfurt auto show concept

    BMW is hinting at the next addition to its i sub-brand for electrified cars with a striking concept unveiled on Tuesday at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. Called the i Vision Dynamics, the concept is a low-slung sedan in the style of the automaker’s 4-door Gran Coupes, and it’s powered...

  • 2018 Jaguar E-Pace, 2017 Frankfurt auto show
    2018 Jaguar E-Pace preview

    Pint-sized crossover SUVs are all the rage right now and Jaguar is joining the fun with its 2018 E-Pace. Revealed in July, the compact SUV has since made its debut at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show ahead of a showroom arrival in early 2018. No doubt it's set to end up as one of the, if not the most...

  • Mercedes-Benz GLC F-Cell, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
    Mercedes GLC F-Cell fuel-cell powered SUV revealed, on sale in late 2019

    Mercedes-Benz on Tuesday unveiled a hydrogen fuel cell-powered version of its popular GLC at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. The vehicle is virtually production ready, though we won’t see it in showrooms until late 2019, the automaker has confirmed. Called the GLC F-Cell, the design is...

  • Mercedes-Benz EQA concept, 2017 Frankfurt auto show
    Mercedes unveils EQA compact electric car concept in Frankfurt

    Mercedes-Benz is committed to adding as many as 10 electric cars to its lineup by 2022, including SUVs, sedans, hatchbacks and even commercial vehicles. We were given a taste of Mercedes’ first volume electric car in the form of the Generation EQ concept unveiled at the 2016 Paris auto show...

  • 2019 Audi A8, 2017 Frankfurt auto show
    2019 Audi A8 preview

    The Audi A8 is now one of the oldest among its peers but a redesigned version of the flagship sedan was unveiled in July at a special event in Barcelona, Spain. It's since made its debut at the 2017 Frankfurt auto show. This new, fourth-generation A8 is due on sale in 2018, as a 2019 model, and...

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