The Italdesign supercar is said to have much in common with the Audi R8/Lamborghini Huracan and reflects the design vision and language of Filippo Perini, who moved to the fledgling automaker from parent company Lamborghini.
Aimed at the urban consumer navigating congested city streets, the C-Aircross Concept’s dimensions are compact but Citroen uses styling cues conjuring a go-anywhere image.
A comprehensive lightweighting program compensates for new high-tech features including all-wheel-drive with torque vectoring and 8-speed automatic transmission.
The fifth-gen Ibiza is one of the first vehicles built upon VW Group’s MQB A0 platform, a shorter variant of the new, weight-saving MQB platform. Future VW Polos and a small CUV based on it also will use the MQB A0.
The lavishly equipped Mercedes-AMG model revives the evocative Landaulet nomenclature used on some of the German automaker’s most flamboyant and expensive creations.
The new Octavia vRS 245, whose name denotes its power output, boasts 15 hp more than the standard Octavia vRS and claims a 0-62 mph sprint time of 6.6 seconds.
Alternative-fuel specialist nanoFlowcell says its variably controllable mobile-flow cell supplies constant electrical energy to the four low-voltage electric motors that generate race-car-grade power.
McLaren claims the car will be twice as aerodynamically efficient as the McLaren 650S, with increased downforce and improved cooling among the engineering imperatives for the new generation.
Mitsubishi says the vehicle will be the first in a new family of models featuring a sporty, coupe-like design carrying some lines from last year’s XR PHEV and eX concepts.