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Mercedes-Benz is quickly growing its fleet of electric vehicles. The latest to arrive is a full-size SUV called the EQS SUV. After going for a ride in a prototype, we’re confident this American-made, battery-powered Benz will upend its own gas-powered cousins. An electric Chevrolet Blazer based on General Motors’ Ultium platform is coming next…

A specially prepared Mini John Cooper Works Hardtop is set to enter the 2022 24 Hours of Nürburgring, Mini said on Tuesday. It will be the first time that Mini has directly participated in the grueling endurance race since 2011, when it competed with a race car based on the discontinued Coupe model. For thisContinue reading “Mini set for 24 Hours of Nürburgring return after a decade”

The Ferrari 296 GTB has only just started deliveries but now there’s a convertible alternative to choose from in the form of the 296 GTS. It follows a familiar path to other recent drop-tops from Ferrari, including its F8 Spider predecessor, by adopting a retractable hard-top roof. The lightweight design takes just 14 seconds toContinue reading “Ferrari 296 GTS convertible revealed”

An electric Chevrolet Blazer is coming next year as a 2024 model and we have fresh spy shots of what appears to be a prototype for the new battery-powered mid-size SUV. The prototype is heavily camouflaged, but we can already see that the design is very different to the one on the current internal-combustion BlazerContinue reading “2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV spy shots: Electric mid-size SUV spotted”

Audi on Tuesday revealed the Urbansphere concept, the third and final member of a concept family that includes the Grandsphere sedan and Skysphere sports car. The Urbansphere is a minivan whose development was skewed toward the Chinese market, with Audi even consulting with Chinese customers on what they wanted in a vehicle for the design.Continue reading “Audi Urbansphere concept hints at electric minivan”

The quickest Jeep Grand Cherokee is no longer powered by a big V-8. Instead, it’s a plug-in hybrid with a turbo-4 under its hood. It’s the 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe, and it’s part of a future that will make enthusiasts uncomfortable. With the arrival of the fifth-generation Grand Cherokee comes a plug-in hybrid modelContinue reading “First drive review: 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe delivers power with efficiency”

BMW is almost ready to show us its redesigned 7-Series, and to help build the excitement the automaker has released a few new teaser photos and provided an update on the debut. The new flagship sedan will be revealed online on April 20, and will no longer debut at Auto China 2022, which was toContinue reading “2023 BMW 7-Series teased one last time ahead of April 20 debut”

As the silver Grand Cherokee 4xe silently ascended the 18-foot metal “Jeep before boosting the engine outputs, Mountain” of Camp Jeep outside the 2022 New York auto show, Head of Jeep brand Jim Morrison smiled at me with a devilish grin and pushed the accelerator hard enough for the tires to briefly break traction onContinue reading “Jeep boss: Jeep Trackhawk TBD, performance V-8s dead for Grand Cherokee”

Koenigsegg isn’t precious about its supercars. Just in time for Easter, the company released a video showing the Jesko getting thrashed in the snowy wasteland of northern Sweden. The video is entitled “Egghunt” as a play on both Easter and the egg in Koenigsegg. The location was Arjeplog, which is used by Koenigsegg and manyContinue reading “Watch the Koenigsegg Jesko play in the snow”

Could Volkswagen be about to enter the electric pickup wars? According to the automaker’s U.S. chief, an electric pickup is being actively looked at, though there’s nothing to report on just yet. A Lincoln Continental gifted to actress Rita Hayworth on her 24th birthday by Orson Welles can be yours. It’s a beautiful 1941 exampleContinue reading “VW electric pickup, Rita Hayworth’s Lincoln, Porsche 911 hybrid: Today’s Car News”