The Bentley Flying Spur became the de facto flagship sedan for the brand after the demise of the Mulsanne. Adding to its range, the Bentley Flying Spur Hybrid joins the brand’s Middle East line-up. The Bentley Hybrid will join the W12 and V8 options for the large sedan.
Peugeot is a manufacturer that still dishes out some glorious wagons in the age of SUVs. The 2022 Peugeot 308 SW debuts, bringing in more style and added practicality to the compact segment.
Lamborghini was one of the final few manufacturers who genuinely stood up for combustion engines when the entire world moved to EVs. Apart from the mild-hybrid Sian, Lambo had mostly stayed away from electrification. But the inevitable will happen soon, and the first casualty will be their famed V12. Before the big mill walks into oblivion, Lamborghini Aventador Ultimae 780-4 debuts as the most powerful V12 Lambo yet, singing a proper swan song to the 12-pot monster.
Lotus, famous for its lightweight sports car, has taken a gorgeous bunny from its hat. Dubbed the Lotus Emira, this new creation combines the style of a supercar with the performance and price of a little sports car.
The BMW 2-Series is an enthusiast favorite, assuming the enthusiast has a bit of money. With compact proportions and decent driving dynamics, this rear-wheel-drive coupe has built a reputation for being more of a purist’s car than the latest 3-Series. Now, for the 2022 model year, BMW revamps the 2-Series. There are good news and bad news.
The Cayenne is one of the biggest success stories in automotive history. It is also the catalyst that triggered the SUV frenzy almost all sports car manufacturers are engaged in nowadays. Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT is the newest addition to the SUV lineup. Hopping on the top of the SUV lineup, the Turbo GT is exclusively available with the Coupe body style. It also set an official lap time record of 7:38.9 minutes around the Nurburgring, beating the Audi RS Q8 by nearly 4 seconds to become the fastest production SUV around the track.
The BMW 4-Series Gran Coupe conveniently occupies a stylish niche between more practical BMW 3-Series and 5-Series sedans. For the new year, the 2022 BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe freshens up. It picks up more features, better dynamics, and fortunately or unfortunately, the controversial large kidney grill from the M4 and M3.
The current generation BMW X3 and X4 are in the middle of their lifecycle and the German manufacturer gives them the timely mid-cycle refresh. The 2022 BMW X3 and X4 get updated designs with a larger kidney grill, more features, and better specs. Oh, and the hot X3 M and X4 M get updated too.
There have been several high-profile post-lockdown car launches that set the internet on fire. The Nissan Patrol Nismo, the Chevy Tahoe and the upcoming Ford Bronco featured prominently among them, but those were all SUVs. The only small car to “trend” is the Volkswagen Golf GTI, which shows that cars might be giving way to SUVs, but the legendary O.G. hot hatch is always going to be around.
W GTBhile Lamborghini sticks to a two-car main lineup (ignoring the SUV), Ferrari is in no mood to let their lineup go stale. Enter the new Ferrari 296 GTB, the latest prancing horse from Maranello that will replace the F8 Tributo. This is the first V6-engined sports car from Maranello since the Dino, but with the backing of a plug-in hybrid system, it brings in 818 hp. Downsized is well and truly underway at Ferrari.