BMW iX3 electric SUV – China production on schedule
BMW has released an update on its upcoming iX3 electric SUV. The fully electric version of the X3 will hit the market by the end of 2020, Munich says, and production will …
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2020 Fiat 500 – EV now available as hardtop hatchback
In March, Fiat debuted the new 500, transitioning its iconic city car to pure electric power in its third generation. Now, the company is offering a conventional hatchback body style to complement …
2020 Ford Ranger receives Carlex Design treatment
Carlex Design has produced some attention-grabbing kit for a number of pick-up trucks, such as the Mercedes-Benz X-Class and the pre-facelift Toyota Hilux to name two. Now, the firm has turned its …
Kia e-Soul Cargo gets revealed for the Netherlands
Kia has introduced the new e-Soul Cargo in the Netherlands, which is essentially a modified version of the carmaker’s boxy compact car that was designed to transport small- and medium-sized packages. Seeing …
Renault nationalisation ‘isn’t on the table’: chairman
Additional investment by the French government into Renault would not be the ideal use of state resources, and nationalisation of the French automaker has not been considered, Automotive News Europe reported. "It …
Gran Turismo 7 officially revealed for the PlayStation 5
https://youtu.be/ecUQE-sDUtk Polyphony Digital has dropped the first official trailer for Gran Turismo 7 following the reveal of the PlayStation 5 just a few hours ago. The next entry in the famous racing …
Porsche Cayenne GTS, Cayenne GTS Coupe revealed – 4.0L twin-turbo V8 with 460 PS and 620 Nm; 270 km/h
The current Porsche Cayenne and Cayenne Coupe range has been expanded with the introduction of a new GTS variant, which brings back a V8 engine. For a bit of backstory, the second-generation …
Volkswagen Amarok lives on thanks to Ford Ranger
A design sketch of the next-generation Volkswagen Amarok pick-up truck was revealed back in March, offering a tease of what's to come with the collaboration between Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Ford that …
Toyota vows to remain profitable despite coronavirus
Toyota Motor Corporation said it will remain profitable even as the novel coronavirus sweeps the globe. According to Automotive News, company CEO Akio Toyoda told shareholders that it is using lessons learned …
Kia design boss says Covid-19 will change car designs
The novel coronavirus has changed much in the way we live our daily lives, and it appears that its effects have caused car designers to work on germ-free cabins to minimise the …
X247 Mercedes-AMG GLB45 hinted in new patent
Currently, the most powerful version of the X247 Mercedes-Benz GLB that money can buy is the AMG-branded GLB 35 4Matic, but it appears the German automaker is cooking up something even more …
Bentley to lay off up to 1,000 staff, 25% of workforce
Luxury carmaker Bentley said last week that it plans to lay off up to 1,000 workers, nearly a quarter of its 4,200-strong workforce. The Volkswagen-owned British company said it was offering voluntary …
2020 Peugeot 308 gets new i-Cockpit 10-inch digital instrument cluster, new colour and wheel options
The second-generation Peugeot 308 has been around for just over seven years now, and was previously given a facelift back in 2017. Now, the French automaker has given the model a slight …
BMW Alpina B5, D5 S debut – 630 PS, 800 Nm sleeper!
Alpina has taken the veils off the new B5 and D5 S just a few weeks after the G30 BMW 5 Series LCI was unveiled. Both models are available in sedan and …
2021 Mustang Mach-E gets new Cyber Orange finish
Deliveries of the Ford Mustang Mach-E in the United States won’t start until late 2020, so there’s plenty of time left for the Blue Oval to tinker with its new electric crossover. …
New AMG Aerodynamic pack plus for CLA35, CLA45
Mercedes-AMG has introduced a new AMG Aerodynamics package plus for the C118 CLA 35 and 45 range, which it says improves aerodynamic performance of the compact four-door coupe. The new aero pack …
Volkswagen-Ford partnership detailed further – three new commercial vehicles by 2022, Europe EV by 2023
Ford and Volkswagen have provided even more information about their strategic partnership that was signed two years ago, which was later extended in 2019. It was previously known that companies will focus …
Mercedes-Benz investing heavily in MBUX system; online services could be as profitable as selling cars
Mercedes-Benz is pouring a great deal of investment into its MBUX infotainment system because it sees potential for generating income from offering online services, which could eventually rival the amount of profits …
Mercedes-Maybach S650 Night Edition debuts in the US – only 15 units; 6.0L V12 with 630 PS and 1,000 Nm
This is the Mercedes-Maybach S 650 Night Edition, which will be sold in limited numbers – only 15 units – in the United States. It won’t come cheap at US$242,950 (RM1,032,659), but …
UK motorists struggle with driving post-lockdown
As lives gradually resume to some semblance of normalcy, more and more people are hitting the roads once again. However, after spending months in lockdown, a survey has shown that a large …
