A Vision of Autonomous Electric Luxury When Audi pulled the silk off the Aicon concept at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA), the company laid out an uncompromising declaration about where luxury travel is heading. This four-door, 2+2 design study does away with the driver entirely. There is no steering … Read More
Kia Proceed Concept: Frankfurt Debut Previews a Sleek Shooting Brake When Kia rolled out the Proceed Concept under the Frankfurt exhibition lights in September 2017, the Korean brand threw down an unexpected design challenge. Designed just 500 metres from the show floor at Kia’s European design centre in Frankfurt, the … Read More
A New Benchmark for Grand Touring: The Third-Generation Bentley Continental GT When Bentley took the wraps off the third-generation Bentley Continental GT ahead of its Frankfurt Motor Show public unveiling in September 2017, the British marque did far more than revise a successful silhouette. It re-engineered its flagship coupe from … Read More
BMW Concept X7 iPerformance: Munich Previews Its Flagship SAV When the BMW Concept X7 iPerformance rolled out under the bright hall lights of the IAA Cars 2017 show in Frankfurt, it did far more than preview an upcoming three-row sport activity vehicle. It laid out a completely new design manifesto … Read More
Mercedes-AMG is bringing serious visual drama to the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) with the introduction of the Mercedes-AMG G 63 and Mercedes-AMG G 65 Exclusive Edition. Positioned right at the apex of the storied Geländewagen family tree, these two off-road flagships take the unmistakable W463 silhouette and furnish it … Read More
The spirit of the original Type 2 Microbus is officially returning to the road, this time propelled entirely by electricity. In August 2017, against the manicured backdrop of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Monterey, California, Volkswagen executives confirmed what enthusiasts and show-goers had been pleading for since the start … Read More
Two Flagships, Two Visions of Power: Mercedes-AMG S 63 4MATIC+ and S 65 Affalterbach has delivered a sweeping mechanical overhaul to its premier luxury saloon lineup, giving the Mercedes-AMG S 63 4MATIC+ an entirely re-engineered powertrain while refining the visual dominance and dynamic poise of the twelve-cylinder Mercedes-AMG S 65. … Read More
Porsche Cayenne: Inside the Third-Generation SUV Porsche chose its home base in Zuffenhausen to unveil the third generation of the Cayenne, staging the world premiere on the roof of the Porsche Museum. Internally codenamed E3 (PO536), this clean-sheet redesign carries a distinct purpose: bring Porsche’s benchmark luxury SUV into tighter … Read More
A Grand Open-Air Statement: The Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet Monterey Car Week has always been the stage where coachbuilt pedigree meets modern extravagance, but when Mercedes-Benz wheeled the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet onto the manicured lawns of Pebble Beach in August 2017, the atmosphere shifted. Measuring nearly six meters from … Read More
The sixth generation of BMW’s benchmark sports sedan marks a fundamental turning point in Munich’s engineering philosophy. Unveiled in August 2017 ahead of its public debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA), the BMW M5 (chassis code F90) introduces an M-developed all-wheel-drive system known as M xDrive. For over three … Read More
Introducing Range Rover Velar There is a new Range Rover in the line-up, and it is called the Velar. The fourth member of the family slots between the Evoque and the Range Rover Sport, giving Land Rover a mid-size luxury SUV aimed at buyers who want the badge and the … Read More
The luxury sports saloon – Jaguar XJ The Jaguar XJ remains the most dynamic and distinctive luxury saloon in the world, and the 2018 model year pushes the point harder A new performance flagship, the XJR575, brings 575PS and 700Nm from Jaguar’s supercharged 5.0-litre V8 XJR575 lines up alongside XJ … Read More
Audi has rebuilt its flagship from the ground up. The fourth-generation A8 arrives with a new design language, an operating concept that throws out the old rotary controller, and an electrified drive across the range. It is also the first production car in the world developed for highly automated driving. … Read More
BMW Concept Z4: Bavarian Roadster Design Reimagined When the BMW Concept Z4 rolled onto the manicured turf of the Concours d’Elegance at Pebble Beach in August 2017, it arrived carrying serious expectations. The two-seater roadster has long formed an emotional pillar for BMW, yet the outgoing E89-generation Z4 had drifted … Read More
Porsche unveils the most powerful 911 of all time. The fastest and most powerful road-approved 911 is ready for launch. The new Porsche 911 GT2 RS made its world premiere at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK, which ran from June 30 to July 2, 2017 — and … Read More
The Nürburgring Nordschleife earned its nickname the hard way. Jackie Stewart called it the Green Hell, and anyone who has watched a lap of it knows why: 20.8 kilometres of blind crests, changing surfaces and almost no room for error. It is the place Mercedes-AMG chose to develop its most … Read More
Ford GT: Le Mans Tech for the Road The all-new Ford GT is a rolling technology showcase — EcoBoost performance, aerodynamics and carbon-fiber construction wrapped into one mid-engine supercar. More than 50 onboard sensors watch everything from pedal and steering positions to the deployable rear wing, right down to air … Read More
Toyota Petrol-Electric Hybrid Momentum Petrol-electric hybrid technology has firmly established itself at the centre of the British crossover and SUV market, driven by record half-year demand for Toyota’s electrified line-up. For the opening six months of 2017, the newly introduced C-HR and the established RAV4 Hybrid posted remarkable momentum, confirming … Read More
