Articles about Frankfurt Motor Show

E-power goes mainstream

Electric cars aren't the next big thing anymore-they are the big thing as we speak. We're well on our way to moving past the point of concepts and ideas, and entering the realm of mass-market viability. We don'

A cross between an off-roader and a moon buggy

Audi hasn't just brought the RS6 and RS7 to this week's Frankfurt Motor Show-this weird-looking off-road thing is on display too.It's called the AI:Trail, and it's the fourth car in Audi's series

We're still getting used to the idea of quiet racing

Next year will see the inaugural season of an all-electric touring car championship known as ETCR. The hope is that, because the cars will use chassis' that conform to regular combustion-powered TCR rules, manufacturers will simply be able to drop

Not quite like its big brother the i30N

We like the Hyundai i30N very much. For its first attempt at a hot hatch, Hyundai's new performance division certainly got plenty of things right.Unfortunately, the new i10 has only been given the 'N Line' treatment. Think of it like

Non-wagon fans, this one is for you

Super-sedans? Audi doesn't do super-sedans. No simple 'sedan' rivals to the likes of the BMW M5 and the Mercedes-AMG E63 for Audi. It does four-door coupes instead. And this is the new one: the Audi RS7 Sportback.

It's officially called the BMW Concept 4

We get that BMW's new concept grille wears a lot of history-328 coupe, 3.0 CSI-but does it have to wear all the history?Because if this new Concept 4's nose was any longer, any wider, it'd

It will do 0-100kph in 4.5sec and run 644km on a single charge, Merc claims

Welcome to the Mercedes-Benz Vision EQS-essentially, the fully-electric S-Class of the future. Don't believe us? Mercedes calls it "a trailblazer for the entire Mercedes-Benz EQ family," meaning it does for the manufacturer's electric range what

“Taking a look to the past is essential for moving forward.”

Imagine a list of all the current trends in concept cars. Electric powertrain. Autonomous capability. Retro styling. An interior that's also a 'living space.' Crossover ride height. Hyundai is not messing around, ticking every single one off with just the one

In Europe and North America, at least

A couple of years ago, Smart promised us that it would stop building combustion-engined cars for Europe and North America by the end of 2019. We're getting close to that deadline, and the German brand has made good on its

Any chance this makes it here?

Honda has revealed official images and specs of the Honda E's production version ahead of its Frankfurt Motor Show debut.If you like what you saw initially, you'll be happy to know the Japanese car manufacturer has retained plenty of

Meet the X6 Vantablack

If you're the kind of person who often loses his car in a supermarket car park, this BMW X6 is definitely not for you. Park it up at night and you literally won't be able to see it-unless you'

Would you let an electric buggy drive you down a rocky trail?

This is the Audi AI:TRAIL Quattro concept, which, in HumanSpeak, we can broadly translate as: autonomous, electric, and off-road. There's probably more to it than that, but Audi hasn't yet divulged those particulars.We know that this concept

A unicorn among one-offs

Raid your piggybank! Harvest your kidneys! Goddammit, just find any form of currency you can, because this unique Jota-inspired 'Millechiodi' Lamborghini Miura is up for sale and needs to go to a good home.As you can see, it's not

A tech tour de force

It's screen time. Here's the dashboard of the Porsche Taycan. Yes, the endless tease of Stuttgart electro-sedan fact-ery continues. We'll see the actual entire car next week, by the way.Top Gear has seen, stroked, caressed, and

A teaser video and an interior shot have been released

It's the Frankfurt motor show in September, and therefore time to get your concept-car bingo cards at the ready. Cupra is among the many brands that'll score very highly, with the star of its show stand being both electric

“Inspired by looking back at the brand’s first model in the 1970s”

Get excited, everyone, for it looks like Hyundai is going the way of Honda, and is about to give the world a fantabulously retro EV.The Hyundai 45 Concept will land at next month's Frankfurt motor show, where it will vie

Named after the Korean carmaker’s Area C track

Hyundai has been upping its game when it comes to sporty offerings. Last year, it launched a new Veloster, complete with an N performance version "thoroughly honed" at the Nürburgring and powered by a 2.5-liter turbocharged engine. This time

Make it happen, please

This is Honda's Urban EV Concept. And we'll start with the good news that a version of this will appear in 2019. It's based on an all-new platform that should underpin other electric Hondas. The compact proportions mean

A true workhorse

You've seen it plying unforgiving deserts, mud-filled rainforests, and bullet-torn war zones (sometimes under not-so-ideal circumstances). As one of the world's best-selling pickups, the Toyota Hilux has seen its fair share of action in just

Hopes are high for this one

Now in its fourth-generation, the Audi RS4 is a legend in the world of unfeasibly fast dog-friendly vehicles. This new version, revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show, appears to only bolster that reputation. Despite dropping a couple of cylinders, its