Pictures on this page of the Volkswagen Polo SUV (above) and the Mazda MPS hatchback and BMW M2 coupe (further down) are computer-generated images based on spy shots taken by Automedia’s photographers. How true to life they are won’t be known until the cars themselves are officially revealed. But the Automedia designers who pen the images have a history of being uncannily … [Read more...] about Painting a picture of what Volkswagen, Mazda, BMW are planning
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First picture – new BMW 5-Series comes with plug-in electric socket
These are the first pictures ever of a real prototype of the next-generation BMW 5-Series. What we’ve seen so far are camouflaged test mules that hid the new technology underneath a mix of the old and new body. The new technology includes a plug-in hybrid variant believed to have been developed under BMW’s shared-technology agreement with Toyota. Nothing earth-shattering … [Read more...] about First picture – new BMW 5-Series comes with plug-in electric socket
New Audi Q7 sheds weight equivalent to a ‘concert grand piano’
The new Audi Q7 weighs in at 1995kg, around 325kg lighter than the outgoing model, shedding bulk that is roughly “the equivalent of a concert grand piano”, says the carmaker. Audi took the covers off the second-generation SUV before its first official unveiling at next month’s Detroit motor show. It revealed a smaller, lighter and more fuel-efficient Q7 that will arrive in … [Read more...] about New Audi Q7 sheds weight equivalent to a ‘concert grand piano’
New Benz estate and hybrid sedan add to a world of alphabet soup
Mercedes-Benz is reportedly planning to introduce 19 new models between now and 2020, some of them refreshes of existing variants, others occupying new segments. The M-Class SUV name goes, replaced by a G-Class variant … it’s more than ever a world of alphabet soup in the A-, B-, C-, E-, G-, S-Class and AMG model ranges. A couple of those ‘new’ examples in the … [Read more...] about New Benz estate and hybrid sedan add to a world of alphabet soup
Opening the door to new SUV and something Lexus NZ missed
Luxury Japanese carmaker Lexus is claiming a world-first patent for the design of the door handles on its new SUV, the hybrid NX – but you won’t find a word about it in the New Zealand press release. The Lexus marketing people at parent Toyota’s compound in Palmerston North somehow overlooked the ground-breaking design, which reportedly took engineers in Japan three years to … [Read more...] about Opening the door to new SUV and something Lexus NZ missed