1+ hour, 14+ min ago  (382+ words) Now Porsche has gone one step further. Power still comes from Porsche's glorious naturally aspirated 4. 0-litre flat-six producing 510 PS, driving the rear wheels through a wonderfully mechanical six-speed manual gearbox. Officially, the engine begs to be taken to its 9, 000 rpm…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (307+ words) To find out, we sampled both the electric i X5 60 x Drive and the petrol-powered X5 40 x Drive during extensive prototype testing across the roads of the American South. Compared with the outgoing G05 generation " previously available with petrol, diesel and plug-in hybrid…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (322+ words) Measuring 4. 99 metres in length, the X5 also adopts BMW's latest cabin architecture. A panoramic display stretches across the dashboard, complemented by a head-up display, a central touchscreen and a compact passenger display. The familiar digital instrument binnacle disappears, a significant change…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (761+ words) gtspirit. com First Drive BMW X3 40d x Drive In the European midsize SUV segment, the trend is increasingly shifting toward gasoline engines'ideally with electric assistance'or even fully electric models. Yet there is another way; diesel engines remain hugely popular in this…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (468+ words) Roadtrip Report: BMW M5 Touring PHEV " Family Office on Tour gtspirit. com Roadtrip Report: BMW M5 Touring PHEV " Family Office on Tour Following the great SUV craze that began in the 1990s, the US seemingly bade farewell to the station wagon. Yet some…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (152+ words) 72 cars, six world premieres and the global debut of Helmut Newton Cars at Villa Olmo. A two-day celebration of German automotive culture on the shores of Como. "Kraft Meister" is one of those untranslatable compound words German does so well,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (119+ words) The driving position contributes heavily to the experience. The leather sports seats offer superb support, though Porsche's increasingly invisible touch-sensitive seat controls are less intuitive than before. Thankfully, adapting to the new infotainment layout proves easier than expected, despite the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (382+ words) Ferrari is launching its first fully electric production model. Called the Luce, Italian for "light, the new car is a spacious GT crossover with styling unlike anything previously seen from Maranello, enormous amounts of technology and a staggering purchase price…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (174+ words) Two world premieres, 54 motoring jewels and a 1937 one-off roadster crowned Best of Show. The most elegant weekend of the year delivered once again. Helmut K's summed up the choice of venue perfectly: "The Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este is exactly the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (567+ words) The scale of the launch was almost unheard of in today's automotive industry. Mercedes shut down an entire bridge complex in downtown Los Angeles, blasted through the city at full pace and finished the evening with a live performance from…...