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autoevolution 6 Apr 2021, 11:17 UTC · by A celebrated design at BMW and within the auto industry, the 8 Series is a modern classic penned using CAD tools and the wind tunnel. The cooler and costlier sibling of the 6 Series also happens to be the first road-going car to combine a V12 with a six-speed manual, and back then, it was one of a handful of road cars fitted with drive-by-wire throttle. 43 photos Revealed at the 1989 Frankfurt Motor Show, the E31 as BMW refers to the sleek-styled...

autoevolution 17 Mar 2021, 15:40 UTC · by Pioneered by Fiat in the 1950s thanks to legendary automotive designer Giovanni Michelotti and coachbuilder Carrozzeria Vignale, the removable roof section we refer to as the targa top was adopted by Triumph in 1961 and Saab in 1964. One year later, Porsche made Targa a household name at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt with the 911s help. 7 photos Care to guess why the German automaker went to such great lengths to reimagine the convert...

autoevolution Up Next   9 Mar 2021, 22:07 UTC · by 11 photos Does it have rear-wheel drive? The answer to that question is no because the Blue Oval used the oily bits and chassis of the front-driven Fusion. Eight cylinders are out of the question as well, the cabin is too similar to the Ford Fusion, and the interior trim pieces are too much Ford and too little Lincoln. Fewer than 38,000 examples were sold in the United States in five years, and the Dearborn-based automaker didn’t both...

autoevolution Up Next   10 Mar 2021, 14:53 UTC · by 35 photos Ford hasn’t revisited the liftback design ever since, but there’s an elephant in the room we haven’t noticed yet. I am referring to the Mach-E, which is a Mustang only in name because the electric SUV is based on the C2 vehicle architecture that underpins the Euro-spec Focus and Escape crossover. A smaller brother of the Mach-E is rumored to launch in the near future with Volkswagen bits and pieces, including the MEB pl...

autoevolution 9 Mar 2021, 19:55 UTC · by Hyundai is putting the finishing touches on the Santa Cruz, a crossover-styled pickup to be manufactured in the United States for North America. Ford, by comparison, already makes the Maverick in Mexico at Hermosillo Stamping and Assembly alongside the Bronco Sport. 31 photos According to a sales report for February 2021, the Blue Oval manufactured no fewer than 21 examples of the breed. Already snapped on public roads and the assembly line, the M...

autoevolution Up Next   4 Mar 2021, 18:44 UTC · by Romanian automaker Dacia introduced the second-generation Duster at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. Given its age, the CUV is scheduled to receive a mid-cycle refresh in 2022, which is the year Renault will roll out the second-generation Duster Oroch pickup truck in Latin America. 13 photos The French automaker’s Argentinian and South African divisions both confirmed the redesign, and word on the street is that prototypes will be out a...

Previewed three years ago by a concept at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the e-tron GT is an electric four-door sedan with premium appointments. Underpinned by the J1 vehicle architecture developed by Porsche for the Taycan, the newcomer is available in two flavors at the time of reporting.

C8 Corvette "Split Window" Rendering Blends Mid-Engine Layout With Classy Looks 2 Mar 2021, 20:12 UTC · by Introduced in 1962 for the 1963 model year, the second-generation Corvette received the “Sting Ray” nameplate over the metal strip that splits the rear window in two halves. The split-window spine was penned by American designer Bill Mitchell, whose work includes the 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air, 1970 Chevrolet Camaro, and 1966 Buick Riviera. 70 photos Inspired by the Bugatti Atlantic...

Ford Mustang GT-e Design Study Reimagines the Pony Car With Electric Muscle 22 Feb 2021, 12:40 UTC · by I still remember the day the Ford Motor Company unveiled the S550 generation for the 2015 model year. Some people were extremely critical about the switch to the independent rear suspension, but with the help of hindsight, it’s obvious that Ford made the right call. Going forward, much bigger changes are in the pipeline for the best-selling sports car in the world. 10 photos Schedule...

“Baby” Ford Mustang Mach-E Rendered, Production Model Could Feature VW Platform 22 Feb 2021, 13:06 UTC · by In case you haven’t heard already, the Volkswagen Group and the Ford Motor Company are joined at the hip in terms of commercial vehicles, electric vehicles, and self-driving technology. One of the fruits of this partnership is the next-generation Amarok, which is based on the ladder-frame chassis of the all-new Ranger for the 2023 model year. 78 photos The partnership will al...