Mercedes-Benz has used this week’s Geneva motor show to roll out five world premieres, ranging from the sub-compact CLA Shooting Brake to a roadster version of the thunderous AMG GT R. It’s also the last motor show appearance for long-standing company chairman Dr Dieter Zetsche, who will step down in May to make way for current board member Ola Källenius as his successor.
We have seen this before. Kia, at the New York Fashion Week last year, introduced their largest SUV, the Telluride followed by a few concepts at SEMA later. But these machines were completely tricked out. Here is the unmodified version of the Korean SUV in all its original glory.
We take a stroll around the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) 2019 in Detroit, and check out the latest launches there, including the Ram 2500 HD, the Toyota Supra and the Ford Shelby GT500.
Ford recently launched the 2020 Shelby GT500 at this year’s Detroit Auto Show. The numbers are not out yet, but the 5.2-litre V8 supercharged engine is said to produce over 700 hp. This should be enough to propel the GT500 from a speed of 0-100 kph easily in less than 4 seconds. It is mated to a 7-speed dual clutch automatic transmission. There will be no manual option.
Ford has revealed the all-new 2020 Explorer and is set to make its debut at the 2019 Detroit Auto Show. The new Explorer will be bigger and lighter than the current generation and will be based on a rear-wheel-drive platform.
A couple of photos of the highly anticipated 2020 Toyota Supra has made its way online ahead of its January 14th launch at the 2019 Detroit Auto Show.
About 15 years have passed on since we heard the first whispers about a new pickup from Jeep. It is finally a reality now, as the the Jeep Gladiator that promises to be everything that the Wrangler is but with a pickup body. The name Gladiator harks back to 1962, when Jeep released a full-size pickup truck based on the Wagoneer.
The 2020 Mazda 3 got a thorough update in time for its debut at the 2018 Los Angeles Motor Show. Available in the five-door hatchback and four-door sedan styles, the Mazda 3 gets unique new designs inside and out, along with a bunch of cutting-edge tech.
During the 2018 Geneva Motor Show, Kia unveiled their Ceed Station Wagon model which followed the new Ceed Hatchback that was revealed a month before it. And now, they’ve brought out the 2019 Kia Ceed GT as well as the Kia ProCeed and the former is a proper hot hatchback with 201 hp.
The Bentley Bentayga lineup, hot after the debut of the cheaper V8 model, now gets the Bentayga Plug-in Hybrid model and it was revealed at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show. But Bentley has not released details about the output, battery capacity or the range of the new Hybrid.