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BMW Concept Skytop debuted at the Elegance competition
Preparing unique show cars for the annual Villa d'Este Elegance Competition has already become a good tradition for BMW. For example, last year, the three-door BMW Concept Touring Coupe was presented at this event. And now the debutant is a larger vehicle—the BMW Concept Skytop with a targa body. According to the official version, the design team, led by Adrian van Hooydonk, drew inspiration from the classic BMW 503 from 1956 and the BMW Z8 from 1998, although direct references to these cars ... Read more
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2026 Mercedes CLA
It's been a year since Mercedes showed us the Concept CLA Class as a window into the future of its most affordable sedan. That future is right around the corner since the compact luxury model is almost ready for prime time. No longer a concept car, the cheapest Benz sedan has evolved into a production model with artsy camo to conceal the final design. Mercedes previewed the third-generation CLA last weekend during the 39th Festival d'Hyères held at the Villa Noailles in southeastern France. ... Read more
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2025 Nissan Murano
Nissan calls the 2025 Murano a "road-going sanctuary." It's the first Murano to offer optional massaging front seats, though all Muranos get a new digital cockpit with dual 12.3-inch displays. It's the first to get 21-inch wheels, available on Platnum trims. It comes standard with Nissan's Safety Shield 360 driver-assist suite. It's completely restyled front-to-back. And under the skin, there's a new powertrain that ditches the unloved CVT. Considering the outgoing Murano debuted way back in ... Read more
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The Ford Evos Concept Inspired An Entire Generation Of Cars
The Evos was designed by Stefan Lamm, Martin Smith, and Eugen Enns as Ford shifted away from its "Kinetic” design language introduced in 2005 with the Iosis concept. The hallmark styling cues were its trapezoidal grille, sleek headlights, and triangular taillights. The new face and rear would proliferate throughout Ford's lineup, ending up on the 2013 Fusion, the 2015 Edge, the 2015 Mustang, and the 2015 Focus refresh. "Designing the face of a brand doesn’t happen overnight," Eugen Enns said ... Read more
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Volkswagen ID.Code Concept Has Eyes That Can See You Coming
The Volkswagen ID.Code concept SUV has been developed for China and built to showcase future design and technology for the brand. Volkswagen has a large presence at this year's Auto China show in Beijing. The ID.Code Concept could be the strangest of them all, but not for reasons you might expect. On the outside, it looks like a fairly straightforward SUV. The cabin isn't too radical either, featuring a typical concept layout with four swiveling seats in a minimalist cockpit. It's the ... Read more
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Toyota Has 'No Plan' To Kill the Supra
You've probably heard rumors about how BMW intends to kill off the Z4 once the current generation of the roadster runs its course. The sporty convertible will supposedly go out of production in 2026 without a successor planned. Where does that leave the mechanically related Supra? The temptation is to think Toyota will also retire the Z4's coupe sibling, but apparently, that's not going to be the case. In an interview with CarExpert, a Toyota official was crystal clear regarding the fate of ... Read more
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The Subaru WRX tS Approaches STI Greatness
If you're confused by Subaru's sporty model nomenclature these days, we forgive you. Everybody knows the WRX—while mention of the letters S-T-I brings tears to the eye of any self-respecting Subaru enthusiast—the recent medley of GT, TR, and tS trims haven't yet earned their place in the pantheon of performance acronyms. Last year, the WRX TR appeared. Subaru took the seats and some other premium appointments from the WRX GT but made the TR available with the six-speed transmission ... Read more
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2025 Audi Q6 Sportback E-Tron
Pioneered by BMW with the original X6, the SUV masquerading as a coupe entered the electric era a few years ago. Audi already has two niche models in its portfolio, the Q4 Sportback E-Tron and the Q8 Sportback E-Tron. For the 2024 Paris Motor Show kicking off today, the Four Rings have prepared the middle child, the Q6 E-Tron Sportback. As its name implies, it's a sleeker iteration of the 2025 Q6 E-Tron we saw just a few months ago as a sister model of the new Porsche Macan. Compared to the ... Read more
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The First Twin-Turbo Lamborghini Revuelto Makes Double the Power
The Lamborghini Revuelto is a worthy successor to the Aventador that it replaces. Fans had feared that the automaker would neuter the car and drop the V-12, but Lamborghini kept it alive for the new model, instead augmenting the engine with three electric motors. Aftermarket tuner Underground Racing plans to further alter the hypercar's V-12 by adding its potent titanium twin-turbocharger system, which it previewed in an Instagram video published yesterday. The upgrade should double the ... Read more
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You Need to Take the Lamborghini Urus Hybrid Seriously
I’ve never really taken the Lamborghini Urus seriously. It has the flashy looks to back up the badge, sure, but with an engine and chassis borrowed from Volkswagen Group and an interior clad in Audi switchgear, the original Urus could never evoke the same passion as Lamborghini’s low-slung, high-revving sports cars. That thinking changes with the Urus SE, the SUV’s first hybrid variant. New for 2025, the SE (pronounced ess-ay) brings a host of visual improvements and, most importantly, a ... Read more
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