2019 Frankfurt Motor Show
2020 smart EQ Goes Live In Frankfurt, 17.6 kWh Will Have To Suffice
9 Sep 2019, 18:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / smart has seen better days, and the higher-ups at Daimler AG hope the mid-cycle refresh of the fortwo and forfour will pay off for at least a couple of years. The truth of the matter is, however, that an electric vehicle with a 17.6-kWh battery is ...
Hyundai Inadvertently Reveals i30 N Project C Without Camouflage
9 Sep 2019, 16:49 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The i30 N is one of the greatest achievement of the N performance division so far. But what happens when you give the i30 N to the engineers for a once-over with an emphasis on lightness and handling? Project C happens… Confirmed on Augu...
MINI Cooper SE Revealed In the Flesh At IAA 2019
9 Sep 2019, 13:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Back when BMW didn’t have electric vehicles, the Germans debuted Project i and the i brand with the i3 concept in 2011. Field testing began a few years back with the MINI E, then the i3 rolled out in 2013 at the Leipzig assembly plant where t...
2020 Ferrari F8 Spider Shows its Topless Beauty Before Frankfurt
9 Sep 2019, 12:53 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Revealed just ahead of the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show, the new Ferrari F8 Spider is throwing the gauntlet alongside the beautiful 812 GTS not even six months after its coupe version, the F8 Tributo, was introduced in Geneva. Like its predecessor ...
Opel Debuts New Corsa, Electric Rally Car At 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show
9 Sep 2019, 12:46 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though it’s not obvious, the Corsa has a sporting legacy for Opel. To this effect, a GT from 1982 has been exhibited on the floor as a reminder that the all-new generation carries the torch forward. Corsa F is the internal designatio...
Live Stream: Watch the Unveiling of the 2020 Land Rover Defender
6 Sep 2019, 09:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the most iconic off-roaders in the world, the Land Rover Defender, is getting ready for a major reboot next week at the Frankfurt Auto Show. The Brits promise to unveil a car with “transformational breadth of capability,” and you...
Skoda Brings Monte Carlo Flavor to Kamiq Range
5 Sep 2019, 13:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / For more than 80 years now, Skoda has made a habit of offering a trim called Monte Carlo for some of its more successful models. Usually, this version becomes the top of the range in the lineup, and is supposed to be a tribute to the carmaker&rsquo...
Volkswagen e-up! Gets Range Hike and Price Drop
5 Sep 2019, 12:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The e-up! was introduced in 2013 by Volkswagen as a means to test what was then the emerging segment of electrific vehicles. This variant of the small VW city car that was launched three years earlier managed to surpass expectations, and is still o...
Volkswagen Beetle Returns as Electric Car with e-up! Powertrain
5 Sep 2019, 09:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Earlier this year, the Volkswagen Beetle nameplate bit the dust again, possibly for good this time. The German carmaker decided to stop producing the successor of the original car, putting an end to what has become one of the most important namepla...
2020 smart EQ Revealed with Bolder Design, Keeps Powertrain
5 Sep 2019, 08:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / smart is the world’s first car brand to have made the complete switch from internal combustion engines to electric powertrains. A choice that was not at all difficult to make for a brand that basically has just three models in the lineup, but...
This Is the Porsche Taycan, and Thy Name Is Turbo
4 Sep 2019, 15:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following a couple of weeks on intense anticipation, Porsche finally unveiled the first electric car in its existence. On a historic September 4, the Porsche Taycan was revealed simultaneously on three continents, opening a new chapter for the Germ...
30,000 People Pre-Ordered the Volkswagen ID.3, Car to Be Revealed Next Week
4 Sep 2019, 14:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In a few days, Volkswagen’s highly anticipated ID.3 electric car will go out in public for the first time, and we’ll finally get the full details the a model supposed to give birth to a new bloodline. But even without knowing all there ...
Mercedes-Benz EQS Concept Looks Like Casper Before Frankfurt Debut
4 Sep 2019, 09:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker Mercedes-Benz is about to open a new chapter in its book on electric vehicles next week, as the much-anticipated reveal of the EQS luxury concept is scheduled for the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show. A few days before the start of the ...
Production Version Honda e Comes with Two Power Levels and Voice Control
4 Sep 2019, 08:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Two years after it debuted its first fully electric car as the Urban EV Concept, Honda is now getting ready to storm the market with that car’s production version. Detailed throughout the year, the final version of the car, simply called e, w...
Lamborghini Goes Hybrid with Lighting Fast Sian, Quickest Lambo Ever
3 Sep 2019, 14:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / At next week’s Frankfurt Auto Show in Germany, a very special Lamborghini, painted with golden flakes and golden crystals, will shine proudly in the carmaker’s booth. It’s called Sian, it is based on the Aventador and it is the fi...
2020 Hyundai i10 Is a Bigger Boy with a Meaner Attitude
3 Sep 2019, 09:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / For more than a decade, South Korean carmaker Hyundai has been attacking the European A-segment with the i10, a small hatch that behaved nice and sold well without causing a stir. With the new generation though, Hyundai plans to turn the car into s...
Mad Scientist Gives Birth to Hyundai Motorsport Electric Race Car
2 Sep 2019, 14:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Hyundai announced at the beginning of August the creation of a very special EV at the hands of its Motorsport division. As that electric racer is gearing up for its official presentation at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week, the South Korean carma...
2020 Mercedes-Benz V-Class Puts on the Fancy Red Dress for Frankfurt Motor Show
2 Sep 2019, 12:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Nine months after it was unveiled, the facelift version of the Mercedes-Benz V-Class is getting ready to wow MPV lovers on its maker's home turf, at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany. To be able to rise to the occasion, the van was dressed i...
Electric Tavascan Is Cupra’s Most Exciting Concept Yet
2 Sep 2019, 09:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Cupra is one of the youngest brands on the market, so it doesn't have a lot of products to brag with. But If we are to credit the company with anything, it's the cool naming scheme chosen for its cars. Earlier this year, we had the Fo...
The Volkswagen ID.3 Will Celebrate Its World Premiere At the IAA 2019
30 Aug 2019, 19:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The first model in the ID. series comes as no surprise to enthusiasts at this moment, but Volkswagen would like to remind everyone the ID.3 is getting closer to series-production reality. The world debut is scheduled for the IAA 2019 in Frankfurt, ...