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BMW teams up with fashion brand Kith for a very cool M4
BMW’s new M4 hasn’t even reached showrooms yet but the automaker has already revealed the first special edition. BMW teamed up with New York-based fashion brand Kith to develop a custom M4 Competition coupe. Known as the M4 Competition x Kith, just 150 examples will be built for worldwide sale and the order books opened Friday. It’s priced from $110,245, including destination, and will be delivered in 2021 as... -
Brabus’ newest ‘Rocket’ is a one-of-ten 900-horsepower AMG GT
If your opinion of Mercedes-Benz drivers wasn’t very high already, for whatever reason, be prepared to shake your head at the owners of the even faster, haughtier new Brabus Rocket 900. Brabus, a tuning company infamous for modding already-wild Mercedes-AMG models such as the G63 (and even the Smart car), has now turned its Monster-energy-drink-filled engineers toward the AMG GT S. First thing’s first — the power. Brabus has... -
2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge, company’s first EV, costs $53,990
Volvo revealed its first fully electric vehicle, the 2021 XC40 Recharge, in October 2019 and on Wednesday we learned the price. Part of the company’s larger effort to reduce carbon emissions, the EV crossover SUV will start at $53,990 before the available $7,500 federal tax credit. The XC40 Recharge rides on the same Compact Modular Architecture platform as the gas-powered XC40. It places a 78-kwh battery pack under the... -
Sime Darby Auto Selection partners with MyTukar to expand used car operation
Sime Darby Motors’ pre-owned cars subsidiary, Sime Darby Auto Selection (SDAS), have signed on an exclusive partnership deal with online car bidding platform MyTukar to “revolutionise the pre-owned car trading experience for customers”. The collaboration will see SDAS expand their network nationwide, giving them access to a wider procurement grid, as well as an online used car transaction database which would provide transparency and improved accuracy on actual market... -
Mitsubishi’s refreshed 2022 Eclipse Cross to land in Canada early ’21
Mitsubishi mid-October unveiled its restyled 2022 Eclipse Cross, which will launch in Canada in the first quarter of 2021. We’ll get most of the lineup’s improvements, but a plug-in hybrid that’ll be available in some markets won’t be offered here. The new Eclipse Cross will initially launch in Australia and New Zealand in November 2021, hence these debut photos showing off a right-hand-drive dashboard. On the outside, the 2022... -
Lucid announces new lower-priced entry-level Air electric sedan
Electric vehicle manufacturer Lucid Motors has announced its “most attainable” Lucid Air yet, with a new entry-level sedan that will start at US$77,400. Mind you, how “attainable” it is is still up in the (Lucid) Air, since the company hasn’t actually made any cars yet. Its Air Touring, Air Grand Touring, and special-edition Air Dream Edition, priced at US$95,000, US$139,000, and US$169,000 respectively – before any available “green” government... -
Audi’s e-tron GT uses speakers to sound off on its impressive performance
Audi is on a power surge that will see 30 electrified rides launched by 2025. Ten will be plug-in hybrids; the other 20 will be pure electric, including the e-tron and e-tron Sportback. When the e-tron GT launches next year, it will be joined by an RS version of the Gran Turismo — if it does to the GT what RS-ing the Q8 does to a large crossover, this... -
MSO shows off stunning Strata Theme for McLaren 765LT supercar
The current top dog in McLaren’s Super Series range is the 765LT, which starts at $358,000. While that’s a hefty sum to pay, buyers with deep pockets can easily inflate the sticker with options from the MSO personalization department. And if we’re talking extremely deep pockets there are the new color themes by MSO, like this Strata Theme. McLaren 765LT Strata Theme by MSO The Strata Theme combines an... -
Ferrari Omologata: 812 Superfast-based one-off is a nod to Ferrari’s GT racing greats
Ferrari on Friday unveiled the latest in its line of one-off cars crafted by the men and women of the Special Projects division. It’s an 812 Superfast-based grand tourer called the Omologata, which is Italian for “homologation,” and it’s the 10th one-off Ferrari to feature a front-mounted V-12. Ferrari 812 Superfast As you may have guessed by the name, the Omologata is a nod to Ferrari’s GT racers of... -
Ares S1 Project, Ferrari Omologata, Toyota hypercar
Italy’s Ares Design this week revealed more photos of its S1 Project supercar based on the C8 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, and confirmed some of the specs. The new supercar will feature a full carbon-fiber body and a naturally aspirated V-8 good for 715 horsepower and 715 pound-feet of torque. Ferrari Omologata Another Italian supercar in the headlines this week was the latest one-off creation from Ferrari’s Special Projects division....
