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Aston Martin’s DBS will be redesigned later this year, with the newcomer expected to revive the vaunted Vanquish nameplate. Prototypes have been spotted testing hard at the Nürburgring, and Aston Martin on Wednesday confirmed the car will pack a newly developed twin-turbocharged V-12 engine. […]

Bruce Wayne isn’t real, but if he was and he just so happened to commission an electric hypercar from Pininfarina, it might have looked like one of the latest special editions revealed by the Italian performance EV brand on Tuesday. The special editions are based on Pininfarina’s Battista and B95 […]

British performance marque TWR has been revived by the son of the original company’s founder, and on Tuesday it revealed its first project, the wild Supercat based on the Jaguar XJS. The iconic Jaguar grand tourer, built between 1975 and 1996, was raced by the original TWR in various touring car […]

Three recent Toyota patent filings look at different ways to mount tow hooks for better crash performance. One of these filings, which was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) April 25, 2024 (and originally filed October 19, 2022), discusses tow hooks that would extend […]

Porsche is working on a mid-cycle update for the current 992 generation of the 911. One of the changes will be the introduction of hybrid technology on some grades. One of the grades that will go the hybrid route is the entry-level 911 Carrera, and we just spotted a prototype for the convertible. […]

Italdesign used last week’s 2024 Beijing auto show to present the Quintessenza concept, a handsome grand tourer with a pickup truck-style bed hidden beneath a canopy. The concept features the body of a sleek coupe but an adjustable ride height (up to 11 inches of ground clearance) hints at some […]

Mercedes-Benz looks to be preparing a facelift for the GLS-Class, the second for the current generation of the full-size SUV. The current GLS-Class arrived for the 2020 model year and was given a mild update for 2024. This second update, which may be introduced for the 2027 model year, will be more […]

The current 992-generation Porsche 911 is about to come in for its mid-cycle update and a prototype for the updated Carrera Cabriolet has just been spotted. Also out testing are updated versions of the Carrera, Carrera GTS, Targa, GT3, Turbo, and Turbo S. The prototype for the Carrera Cabriolet […]

Opel last week took the covers off its new flagship crossover, the 2024 Grandland. It’s due to start sales later this year in markets where the German brand operates, and buyers will be able to choose from mild-hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric powertrains. This flexibility is due to the […]

BMW has committed itself to electric mobility, and that commitment extends to the automaker’s BMW M performance division. The BMW hot house has already introduced the i4 M50, i5 M60, iX M60, and i7 M70 M Performance models, but for the main course—i.e. a dedicated M car—it is exploring a major […]