Combining multiple vehicle styles into one, the Audi Activesphere Concept is one funky futuristic machine. It's the 4th iteration of Audi’s ongoing ‘sphere’ concepts and serves as concept studies for future Audi EV models. Unlike the first 3 concept designs, the Activesphere is built from the ground up to be an offroading active mobility monster and combines loads of Audi’s modern and futuristic design languages. A sportback-esque design with a tapered roofline ...
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Toyota is showing us once again that saving the planet doesn’t necessarily mean giving up fun and exciting cars to drive, as shown by these AE86 concepts. Toyota made a big splash at this year’s Tokyo Auto Salon, revealing a whole host of new cars and technologies. Exhibits like the 24-hour Le Mans winning car and the new 2024 Prius are cool and all, but what really stole the show was ...
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The R35 GT-R doesn’t seem to want to retire, and Nissan proudly unveiled their latest 2024 edition to the world at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2023. It’s been 16 years since the Nissan R35 GT-R made its debut back in 2007. Not many cars survive that long of a production run, but the boffins at Nissan surprised the world again with the launch of the 2024 GT-R model year, after revealing ...
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Not everything that happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, as the i Vision Dee concept proves... The Consumer Electronics Show or CES is a big annual affair in Vegas. Those who follow tech-YouTubers would have found their notifications inundated by coverage of the latest and snazziest tech gizmos at CES. These days, automotive manufacturers are also getting in on the exhibition due to the proliferation of in-vehicle technology, and the famous ...
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Shares the same name as the e-tron family, but brings much more to the EV table. Most people would have forgotten by now that the original Audi e-tron launched way back in 2018, buried in the EV avalanche. A good pool of manufacturers has released new EVs since then, burying Audi’s electric SUV into the pages of obscurity. Of course, it was only a matter of time before a new e-tron update ...
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Model Year 2024 Impreza (US) looks sharp, but still utilitarian like any good Subaru should be. You'd think that a Japanese manufacturer would first launch a new model in its home country, but stranger things have happened. And so it is with the latest Subaru Impreza. Unveiled on 17 November at the Los Angeles Auto Show, this Impreza is expected to go on sale in spring next year as a Model ...
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Toyota has taken the cover off the new 2023 Prius, and the company is confident that hybrids will stick around amidst the fanfare of electrification. Toyota, the world’s number one automaker, pioneered mass-market hybrid vehicles with the launch of the Prius back in 1997. This wedge-shaped block of cheese was indeed dull, and soon became the laughing stock of automotive subculture. However, what the Prius excelled in was its inert ability to ...
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Toyota has recently announced the Toyota bZ3, the second model in its new Beyond Zero (bZ) EV lineup. In its quest for electrification, Toyota has recently announced the new bZ3, the second model in its new Beyond Zero (bZ) EV lineup, following the Toyota bZ4X. The bZ3 will be an EV sedan that is jointly developed for the Chinese market by Toyota, BYD, and FAW Toyota. BYD and FAW are two of ...
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Premium smart electric vehicle (EV) maker BeyonCa has recently announced its global debut, launching with the all-new Gran Turismo Opus 1. BeyonCa is exciting news for Singapore, as the new EV brand is founded by one of our own. BeyonCa’s founder is Singaporean Soh Weiming, an auto industry stalwart who built his reputation turning around car companies in China. At the age of 30, he brought Mercedes-Benz into China. He later ...
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Škoda is expanding its RS family to include another EV model, a dual-motor high-performance version of its electric Enyaq iV SUV. Škoda is expanding its RS family to include another EV model. It’s (creatively) dubbed the Enyaq iV RS, and just like its coupe sibling, the Czech carmaker has opted for a dual motor all-wheel drive setup with a total power output of 220 kW (299 PS) and 460 Nm of ...
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New headlights, grilles and a digital cockpit feature amongst the changes for Giulia and Stelvio Let's remember that the Alfa Romeo Giulia was trotted out for market sales in 2016, with the Stelvio following it in 2017. It's now 2022. In the interim, both models received some light changes here and there but for the most part, they remained looking the same. That's now changed. My biggest bugbear with both models is ...
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Another day, another amazing design from the Korean car industry. Hyundai's new flagship saloon looks absolutely ace. There was once a time when you wouldn’t take a Korean car seriously. Designed and engineered with seemingly zero sense of passion, they were a source of derision in many mature car markets, as much for the cars’ sometimes odd looks and oftentimes even odder names. One such car was the Hyundai Grandeur, a large ...
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The all-new Nissan X-Trail will be the next model debuting with the company’s electrified e-Power drivetrain. The Nissan X-Trail has seen almost seven million units sold over two decades, making it one of the world's most popular SUVs. Nissan has taken inspiration from the well-established DNA that runs through all three of the previous generations: muscular design, flexible utility, and advanced all-wheel drive capabilities. Modern, muscular styling The exterior styling of the new ...
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16th generation Toyota Crown to be sold globally in four body styles starting from Autumn 2022 in Japan TOKYO, Japan – After 67 years, Toyota’s flagship sedan, the Crown has been reinvented as a crossover, SUV coupe, sedan and SUV simultaneously. The adage: “Go big or go home,” seems to be the order of the day when the company’s President and CEO, Akio Toyoda challenged his development team when they showed ...
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After being baited by a sketch, we finally get to see what the new IONIQ 6 looks like, and take a peek under the hood. And to say it puts the 'six' in… 'sexy' would be an understatement. Geddit... okay, nevermind. Hyundai previously teased what its upcoming 'streamliner', the IONIQ 6 could look like, albeit in sketch. Well, now they've taken the covers off. 'Streamliner' indeed. The Hyundai IONIQ 6 is a ...
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