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Toyota announced the 2025 Crown for the U.S. market and the highlight is the addition of the dark-themed Nightshade trim. The hybrid-only crossover gets a price hike for 2025, starting at $41,440, or $1,390 more compared to last year’s model.Setting aside the new Nightshade option, the 2025 Toyota Crown is available in the XLE, Limited, and Platinum trim, with the latter retaining its spot as the flagship of the range.
Aston Martin announced a heavily updated and significantly more powerful version of its signature V12 engine that will be introduced in its new flagship model before finding its way to the brand’s “most exclusive and limited availability models”. The official teaser all but confirms that the successor of the DBS will use the Vanquish moniker, with the new V12 producing as much as 824 hp.In a short video titled “Dawn of a new V12 era”, Aston Martin introduces us to its latest powertrain, while revealing preliminary details together with its glorious sound.
The Mercedes-Benz CLE Coupe family has a new member in the U.S. with the arrival of the 2024 Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 Coupe. This new model’s local launch comes five months after the car was announced in overseas markets.
Mahindra unveiled the XUV 3XO small SUV as a successor to the aging XUV300 for the Indian market. Despite the modernized exterior and interior design, the model is still based on the underpinnings of the SsangYong Tivoli which has been around since 2015, albeit with significant upgrades.Starting with the exterior, the XUV 3XO is an extensive facelift of the outgoing XUV300, retaining the same proportions and greenhouse. The completely redesigned face is inspired by Mahindra’s latest styling language, adopting vertically-stacked LED headlights and a more sculpted bumper.
British firm TWR (Tom Walkinshaw Racing) revealed the first model of its new era, dubbed the “Supercat”. The V12-powered restomod is based on the classic Jaguar XJS but features significant mechanical and visual upgrades, enhancing its performance on the road and the track.The carbon fiber exterior was penned by digital artist Khyzyl Saleem in collaboration with renowned designer and collector Magnus Walker who joined TWR’s development team.
Lynk & Co has been out of the news for a while but is hard at work on its new battery-electric sedan dubbed the Zero. A handful of teasers have just been released of the car, showing it being tested on the mountain roads in China’s Anhui Province.These images show the Zero will adopt a sleek, fastback-style design not dissimilar to the 07 EM-P PHEV that the Chinese brand is also developing.
The Cupra Formentor and Cupra Leon have always made a bold statement on the road, and now they have just been facelifted for the first time. In addition to the styling updates you would expect, plenty of changes are also going on under the skin.Cupra’s designers have completely revamped the front fascias of both models applying the ‘shark-nose’ front end we’ve seen on the Terramar SUV. The updated models feature new Cupra badging, redesigned triangular matrix LED headlights, and an gaping wide grille.
Following a preview last year, Cadillac has unveiled the Optiq in China. It will slot beneath the Lyriq and become the brand’s entry-level electric crossover.While the design isn’t much of a surprise at this point, the Optiq has a black crystal grille with 114 integrated lights. These work together with the turn signals and headlights to display a choreographed lighting sequence just like its big brother.More: 2025 Cadillac Optiq Debuts As Brand’s Entry-Level Electric CrossoverPutting the lights aside, the crossover comes nicely equipped with rain-sensing wipers, flush-mounted door handles, and a panoramic glass roof.