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2017 Frankfurt Motor Show

smart vision EQ fortwo Says Goodbye to the Steering Wheel
smart vision EQ fortwo Says Goodbye to the Steering Wheel

30 Aug 2017, 17:09 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The second concept car from Daimler to wear the EQ name comes in the shape of a futuristic smart fortwo, which allegedly previews how urban dwellers will enjoy personal transportation a little over a decade from now. Officially named the smart v...

 
2018 Nissan 370Z Revealed Ahead Of Frankfurt Motor Show Debut
2018 Nissan 370Z Revealed Ahead Of Frankfurt Motor Show Debut

30 Aug 2017, 13:28 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The latest evolution of the Z-car isn’t all that new, with the 370Z having made its premiere in 2008. So many years later, Nissan freshens up the sports car with better visuals and a new clutch. Following the reveal of the 2018 Nissan 370Z...

 
Mystery Kia Concept Previews Cooler Cee'd Version at 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
Mystery Kia Concept Previews Cooler Cee'd Version at 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show

30 Aug 2017, 12:30 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Cee’d is, without a shadow of a doubt, the nameplate that put Kia on the map in Europe. The second generation of the Cee’d has been around since 2012, and 2018 will see the compact-sized model get refreshed from the ground up, insid...

 
2018 Bentley Continental GT Is Sleeker, Slimmer, Boasts 48V Mild-Hybrid System
2018 Bentley Continental GT Is Sleeker, Slimmer, Boasts 48V Mild-Hybrid System

30 Aug 2017, 09:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Revealed in 2010, it was about time the second-generation Continental GT made way for an all-new model. The king of grand tourers bristles with EXP 10 Speed 6 Concept styling cues, but beauty alone doesn’t tell the whole story. For the thi...

 
MINI Electric Concept Revealed ahead of Frankfurt with Mysterious Powertrain
MINI Electric Concept Revealed ahead of Frankfurt with Mysterious Powertrain

30 Aug 2017, 08:57 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show will be remembered as the time when almost all the major carmakers presented all-electric concepts of vehicles that, for a change, would actually go into production relatively soon. Jaguar is bringing its I-Pace ele...

 
2018 Dacia Duster Revealed With Evolutionary Design And Raised Ground Clearance
2018 Dacia Duster Revealed With Evolutionary Design And Raised Ground Clearance

30 Aug 2017, 08:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The original Duster was shown to the Romanian media in 2009. Fast-forward to 2017, and here we are today, looking at the second-generation Duster. If it looks somewhat familiar, that’s because the changes aren’t as serious as some had e...

 
Honda EV Concept Bound For Europe Arriving at 2017 IAA
Honda EV Concept Bound For Europe Arriving at 2017 IAA

29 Aug 2017, 13:41 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In the United States, the battery-powered Honda electric vehicle lineup consists of the Fit EV and Clarity EV. Over in Europe, you won’t find such an offering from the Japanese automaker. These being said, Honda decided to develop an all-new ...

 
2018 Dacia Duster Video Teaser Reveals Nothing, James May Will Like it Anyway
2018 Dacia Duster Video Teaser Reveals Nothing, James May Will Like it Anyway

29 Aug 2017, 13:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Unveiled in 2009, the Dacia Duster is an old design by all accounts. At the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show in September, the second generation will pick up the slack, replicating the same “shockingly affordable” formula as the original. P...

 
Mercedes-Benz V-Class Lineup Adds Rise And Limited Models
Mercedes-Benz V-Class Lineup Adds Rise And Limited Models

26 Aug 2017, 06:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / With the W447, the three-pointed star upped its light commercial vehicle game considerably. The third-generation van, which replaces the Vito and R-Class MPV, welcomes two additions to the range for 2018, named Rise and Limited. Scheduled to be ...

 
Skoda Vision E Concept and Karoq's Digital Instruments Coming to Frankfurt
Skoda Vision E Concept and Karoq's Digital Instruments Coming to Frankfurt

24 Aug 2017, 16:28 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Skoda has announced two debuts for the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, neither of them being brand new. For the future of the brand, the Vision E concept is, of course, the most important. But the Karoq is a replacement for a core model, the Yeti. Up...

 
Watch: Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet Shows Almost Everything in Teaser Video
Watch: Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet Shows Almost Everything in Teaser Video

24 Aug 2017, 14:26 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / You can get a sense of the scale of the Frankfurt Motor Show just by having a look at Mercedes-Benz's stand: around 100 vehicles will be on display there, probably making it one of - if not the - largest. Bear in mind Stuttgart is only 200 ...

 
No, This is Not The Mercedes-AMG Project One
No, This is Not The Mercedes-AMG Project One

22 Aug 2017, 14:59 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / We're not sure if Mercedes-Benz did it on purpose so that traffic-hungry automotive website will try and get some extra clicks or not, but the carmaker sure stirred things up with its latest press release. At first glance, it looked just li...

 
2018 Volkswagen Golf Sportsvan Refreshed Just In Time For Frankfurt
2018 Volkswagen Golf Sportsvan Refreshed Just In Time For Frankfurt

21 Aug 2017, 12:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Inspired by the Sportsvan Concept from 2013, the production-spec Sportsvan started rolling off the assembly line one year later as the multi-purpose brother of the Golf. Three and a half years since that moment, Volkswagen has updated the family-or...

 
2018 Porsche Cayenne (E3) Debut Reportedly Set For August 29
2018 Porsche Cayenne (E3) Debut Reportedly Set For August 29

18 Aug 2017, 12:31 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / When Porsche introduced the Cayenne, it did so to save itself from extinction. The sporty… um, sport utility vehicle went on to be the best-selling Porsche nameplate of them all. Then the Macan compact luxury crossover stole the sales crown....

 
Chinese Automaker Chery To Enter Europe With New Brand, Compact SUV
Chinese Automaker Chery To Enter Europe With New Brand, Compact SUV

16 Aug 2017, 12:46 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As you already know, Volvo under Geely is stronger than ever as an automaker. There’s even talk Fiat Chrysler will be bought by the Chinese, with the latter interested in accessing the United States and Europe through the Italo-American compa...

 
Electric Concept To Preview 2019 MINI EV At 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
Electric Concept To Preview 2019 MINI EV At 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show

14 Aug 2017, 17:37 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / By the time the electric MINI arrives in showrooms in 2019, the automaker will have spent something like 11 years perfecting its electric vehicle know-how. ‘Till then, however, MINI is expected to reveal an electric concept later this month. ...

 
BMW F39 X2 Previewed By Camo-Wrapped Pre-Production Prototype
BMW F39 X2 Previewed By Camo-Wrapped Pre-Production Prototype

10 Aug 2017, 12:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / With the F48, the compact-sized X1 went from rear- to front-wheel-drive thanks, in part, to the synergies between MINI and BMW. The F39, however, is an all-new installment for the Bavarian automaker. Just like the X1 on which it is based, the X2 sp...

 
2018 Suzuki Swift Sport Previewed Ahead Of Frankfurt Motor Show Debut
2018 Suzuki Swift Sport Previewed Ahead Of Frankfurt Motor Show Debut

8 Aug 2017, 06:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As far as subcompact-sized hot hatchbacks are concerned, the Ford Fiesta ST and Renault Clio RS are up there at the top of the food chain. The Swift Sport, meanwhile, doesn’t mean to challenge the status quo. And that’s perfectly fine. ...

 
2018 Volkswagen T-Roc Teaser Shows Production-Spec Design Mules
2018 Volkswagen T-Roc Teaser Shows Production-Spec Design Mules

1 Aug 2017, 11:28 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Slotted under the Tiguan, the T-Roc will be revealed in full on August 23. Volkswagen has high hopes from its subcompact-ish crossover, but from an aesthetic standpoint, the newcomer certainly has its work cut out for it. From the 3-minute 30-se...

 
2018 Suzuki Swift Sport Is Not For Everyone, Packs 1.4 Turbo
2018 Suzuki Swift Sport Is Not For Everyone, Packs 1.4 Turbo

24 Jul 2017, 12:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It's been over a year since we got the hunch that the next generation Swift Sport would use the 1.4-liter turbo from the Vitara S. And we were absolutely right, as the pocket rocket from Japan just dropped its old 1.6-liter for something ...