Mercedes’s super-luxury sub-brand Mercedes-Maybach has released a teaser image of an upcoming coupe which will be unveiled at the 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance later this month. Mercedes used its Facebook page to reveal the teaser image, with a by-line marking the uber-luxurious coupe as: “Hot & cool – almost […]
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Mercedes-Benz overtakes BMW in global luxury car sales race
The global sales race between the big three luxury vehicle brands is getting very tight this year, with Mercedes-Benz overtaking usual front-running BMW through the first seven months of this year. So far this year (through July) Mercedes-Benz has sold 1.17 million vehicles around the world, up 12 per cent […]
2017 Honda Civic hatch spotted, first look at production body
Examples of the new Honda Civic hatch have been spotted in transport in the UK, showing the new-look design carried over from the recently-introduced sedan. Honda has shown a concept version of the new hatch, which looks pretty much the same as this example as picked up by CivicX.com enthusiast […]
2018 Mustang GT500 prototype spotted, supercharged? (video)
You might remember earlier this week there was a rumour going around surrounding the projected propulsion source Ford will go for in regards to the all-new 2018 Mustang GT500. Ford has now been spotted testing a prototype out on the streets near its proving ground in Dearborn in the US. […]
Porsche China website confirms detuned 718 Cayman & Boxster
Yesterday it was reported that Porsche would introduce a special budget range for the 718 Cayman and Boxster. It seems the official specs of said cars have now hit the web. According to the Porsche website in China, the detuned Cayman and Boxster use the same 2.0-litre turbo four-cylinder as […]
Audi develops ‘eROT’ suspension that harnesses energy
Audi has unveiled a revolutionary new shock absorber prototype that not only increases comfort, but also saves fuel. The design has been nicknamed “eROT” by Audi engineers, which throws out the traditional hydraulic damper system in favour of a high-tech electromechanical rotary damper system. While we love cars here at […]
Baby Honda NSX on the way? ‘ZSX’ trademark found
Honda may be planning a baby version of its NSX hybrid supercar, according to reports citing a recent trademark application for a ‘ZSX’ moniker. Just weeks ago, Honda submitted a trademark application to the European Union Intellectual Property Office for the letter combination ZSX. Savvy readers out there would be […]
Tesla Autopilot vulnerable to hacking?
A group of researchers is claiming it has successfully fooled several aspects of Tesla’s ‘Autopilot’ feature, which eventuated in the system not recognising real-world obstacles in the vehicle’s path. The group, a collaborative effort of researchers from China’s Zhejiang University, University of South Carolina and Chinese security firm Qihoo 360, […]