BMW has just revealed its new electric 3 Series, the i3, wearing the brand’s Neue Klasse design language. It will eventually replace the i4, marking a clear shift in design direction for the brand. The public reaction has been mixed, but a new rendering from Avante Design shows how this controversial design language could translate […]
New Design Language, No New Z4 Yet BMW recently revealed the BMW i3, an all-electric sedan that became the talk of the industry following the German marque’s first product on the “Neue Klasse” platform. Gasoline variants of the 3 Series will be launched later this year, which we’re eagerly anticipating. However, the press event did […]
After launching more than 20 new and refreshed models in 2024 and 2025, Audi has significantly rejuvenated its lineup, but it doesn’t plan to stop there. The luxury car manufacturer aims to continue its model onslaught in 2026 and bring to market several new models. Those include the first-ever Audi Q9 flagship SUV, the A2 […]
Lamborghini boss Stephan Winkelmann says he’s been misunderstood. Referring to the Lanzador EV, he called the development of electric vehicles “an expensive hobby” and said that demand for such a product is “close to zero.” This seemed to indicate that an electric Raging Bull was canned, but speaking with Autocar, Winkelmann said his quote was […]
Replicating Chevy’s Record: The Mission Behind the Madness DragTimes set out with a very specific objective: prove that Chevrolet’s headline-grabbing 8-second quarter-mile claim for the Corvette ZR1X wasn’t a one-off, factory-controlled miracle. Instead of a prepped press car with engineers on standby, this was a customer-owned example, piloted under real-world conditions at TX2K in Dallas, […]
All Lit Up Illuminated grilles aren’t exactly new. For those old enough to remember, the 1965 Chrysler 300L had something called the center-grille running light. It would take a while before we would see a lit-up grille bearing the now-defunct automaker Mercury, first on the Sable and later on the Villager minivan. Fast forward to […]
The Business of Bespoke Bentley has doubled down on Mulliner, its in-house coachbuilding and personalization arm, to get more out of every car that leaves the factory. What makes Mulliner stand out is just how far you can take it. Expanded color choices, unique interior finishes, and options that go well past what most brands […]
Century’s Ultra-Luxury Era Begins With Its First Tokyo Showroom We knew Toyota was taking the Century beyond a mere badge, and now they’ve made it even more of a reality. The brand’s first standalone retail space, dubbed the Century Studio. Sitting within what was once the Lexus Aoyama showroom, Toyota is now taking a bold […]
It was in September last year that Mercedes-Benz first teased a new G-Class Cabriolet with a single shadowy image, and in December, the German automaker showed images of a prototype wearing camouflage, announcing that development had begun testing on the road and track in Austria, where regular G-Wagens are built by Magna Steyr. Mercedes added […]
The federal government is not impressed with Tesla. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is further probing Tesla’s Full Self Driving Beta and Full Self Driving (Supervised) degradation detection system, which was deployed after the automaker began moving away from using both cameras and radars to just cameras with its […]