2019 Frankfurt Motor Show
M-Byte Bows Out of the EV Race as Byton Suspends Operations for 2020
30 Jun 2020, 07:56 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Byton’s M-Byte, the premium electric SUV that should have come from China to deliver what has been described as the biggest, most ridiculous and awesome infotainment screen, is bowing out of the EV race. For the time being. Following the...
Lamborghini Is Officially Done With Big Auto Shows
17 Jun 2020, 07:35 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show, where Lamborghini unveiled the Sian, is officially the last show the marque will ever attend. And this time it is not a decision prompted by the ongoing international health crisis. In an interview with Autocar In...
Porsche Takes In-Car VR to the Next Level with New Discovery Documentaries
23 Sep 2019, 09:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Gone are the days when the main distraction for car passengers was admiring the scenery. In-car entertainment has made looking out the window obsolete, and soon virtual reality devices will leave only the human body inside the car, as their mind wi...
2020 Opel Corsa GS Line Revealed as Not Exactly GSi
19 Sep 2019, 15:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / At the Frankfurt Motor Show back in 1987, German carmaker Opel went for an expansion of its sporty GSi line of cars, moving beyond the Kadett E GSi and Manta GSi. Enter the tiny but powerful Corsa A GSi, a nameplate that captured the imagination of...
Thousands of Cyclists Take On the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show in Protest
16 Sep 2019, 14:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If the cars presented at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) are the future, the future has been canceled. At least, according to the thousands of cyclists / eco-activists who took the show by storm at the weekend. Estimates say that between 15...
Early Waymo AutoPilot Experiment Shows Why Full Autonomy Is Best
14 Sep 2019, 21:32 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Level 5 Autonomy for all cars isn’t just the most convenient option, it’s also the safest, Waymo believes. And the tech company has a story that will probably convince you of the same, too. At this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, ...
New 2020 Land Rover Defender Makes a Good Pickup
14 Sep 2019, 17:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The long-awaited new Land Rover Defender has made its debut at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show, as well as a secret event in a forest somewhere. Two body styles have already been presented, the short 3-door and the normal 5-door, just as we expected....
Great Wall Reveals Two Crossover Concepts In Frankfurt: the Wey-X and Wey-S
13 Sep 2019, 20:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Great Wall is doing just fine in Europe even though availability is limited to a handful of markets. SUVs and pickups are the Chinese automaker’s specialty, and for this edition of the Frankfurt Motor Show, the engineers at Great Wall Motors ...
New BMW 4 Series Concept Rendered As Shooting Brake and Convertible
13 Sep 2019, 19:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The BMW Concept 4 is one of the most controversial cars to come out this year because of that grille. Call it a pig's nose or an elephant's trunk tip, it's the kind of facial deformity that makes you stare for longer than you should....
2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe Flaunts 400 d Specification In Frankfurt
13 Sep 2019, 17:41 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The BMW X6 might be the original SUV with the silhouette of a coupe, but as far as the build quality and luxuriousness of the interior are concerned, the GLE Coupe is one step ahead. The C167 is new from the ground up for the 2020 model year, and f...
2020 Mercedes-Benz EQV Is How Electric Looks on an MPV
13 Sep 2019, 14:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / For the better part of the year, Mercedes-Benz has been getting the world ready for the first premium electric MPV. Shown for the first time in March in Geneva as a concept, the car is now on the floor of the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany, this t...
The Byton M-Byte Is A Chinese Electric SUV With A 48-inch Curved Display
13 Sep 2019, 14:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / First things first, Byton what now? As with the Hongqi concepts, we’re dealing with another Chinese automaker who wants to show off their latest and greatest product to the European public in attendance and the whole world thanks to the motor...
2019 Mercedes-Benz ESF Looks A Bit Confusing In Frankfurt
13 Sep 2019, 12:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The ESF is Mercedes-Benz for Experimental Safety Vehicle, and the 2019 concept is based on the all-new GLE. Equipped with a plug-in hybrid drivetrain and semi-autonomous driving technology, there are a few areas where the ESF can’t make a cas...
Hongqi Rocks Down To Electric Avenue With Hybrid Hypercar, e-SUV
12 Sep 2019, 18:24 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / First things first, what in the name of all things holy is Hongqi? In case you haven’t seen Jeremy Clarkson test their flagship in China, let’s start with a brief rundown of the essentials. Hongqi is Chinese for red flag, a symbol of...
Brabus in Frankfurt: €59,000 smart Ultimate E and 900 HP V12 G-Class
12 Sep 2019, 15:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The last thing a Mercedes G63 needs is more power, but that's exactly what Brabus decided to reveal at the Geneva Motor Show, among other things. The so-called GV12 "One of Ten" is exactly what the name implies, a super limited ed...
BMW M850i Gran Coupe Looks so Understated in Frankfurt
12 Sep 2019, 15:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Gran Coupe was one of the two concepts that previewed the new 8 Series. It was an M8 study with green paint and awesome stying. However, a lot of that has been lost when transitioning to the production M850i Gran Coupe, making its motor show de...
2020 Volkswagen e-up! Is On the Small Side Of Electromobility
12 Sep 2019, 13:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Renault Twizy doesn’t qualify as a passenger car, and thus, customers in the market for an EV on the small side can opt for the e-up! from Volkswagen. The 2020 model year is a revision of the existing city dweller, now packing 260 kilomet...
2020 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Looks Immaculate in White
12 Sep 2019, 13:24 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Now that the Frankfurt Motor Show has brought us the 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 and Carrera 4 Cabriolet (the all-paw versions of the base Neunelfer), the 992 family has grown to eight members. And, as you'll notice in the live image gallery ab...
Mercedes-Benz B 250 e Stands By Plug-In Hybrid Family MPVs In Frankfurt
12 Sep 2019, 13:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you were in the market for a compact plug-in hybrid multi-purpose vehicle for the family up to this point, your best option was the 2 Series Active Tourer 225xe from BMW. But Mercedes-Benz has something a bit better in the guise of the B 250 e, ...
New Audi SQ8 Looks Bewitching In Frankfurt, Packs Mild-Hybrid V8 Turbo Diesel
12 Sep 2019, 12:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The next best thing after the RS Q8, the SQ8 is the flagship Audi utility vehicle for the time being. The imposing grille up front hides a 4.0-liter turbo diesel engine with mild-hybrid technology and earth-shattering performance thanks to 900 Nm (...