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Mercedes has announced a handful of updates for the C-Class and GLC. Since both models are still relatively new, the changes are minor and include an updated color palette and an all-new infotainment system.Starting with the latter, the cars have been equipped with the latest-generation MBUX infotainment system.
The 2025 Kia Sorento Hybrid costs as much as $4,400 more than the outgoing model in the U.S. but will continue to sit in the middle of the broader Sorento range.Last year, the 2024 Sorento Hybrid EX FWD started at $36,690, excluding a $1,325 destination charge.
If you can’t beat them, sell them. That sums up the attitude at Stellantis, which has just confirmed its plans to sell two Chinese-engineered Lepmotor EVs in Europe this September, with four more cars poised to join the charge before 2028.Stellantis, like all Western mass-market carmakers, has been fretting about how it can compete with Chinese brands that can build EVs for the same price as combustion cars.
Bentley is electrifying its entire lineup, meaning there will soon be no room left for the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 in its stable. Order books for V8 Continental GT/GTCs and Flying Spurs have already been closed in the UK, Europe, and the Middle East, but North Americans are being offered one last chance to get the engine with a special new model: the Edition 8.Naturally, the special edition will be centered around the 4.0-liter, twin-turbocharged V8, which makes a still impressive 542 hp (404 kW / 550 PS), but what will make them truly special is the amount of luxury features they come with.Read: Bentley Axes V8 Option For Continental And Flying Spur In EU, Other MarketsAll Edition 8 models will be offered in the Blackline specification, a highly polished “jewel” filler cap, and a choice of five- or 10-spoke 22-inch wheels with self-leveling badges.
Seat announced a series of mid-lifecycle updates for the Leon, freshening up the powertrain lineup and adding new technology. The compact hatchback and estate look the same from the outside, but it has now dropped the previously available 3-cylinder engine option and gained VW Group’s upgraded PHEV system.The fourth-gen Seat Leon has been around since 2020, so an updated version was expected to debut this year following the recently facelifted VW Golf and Skoda Octavia models.
This is the Avatr 07, the latest NEV from the joint venture between Changan and CATL. Like other vehicles from the small Avatr brand, the 07 uses many technologies from Huawei who serves as an important parts supplier.Avatr released a handful of teasers of the 07 last week. At the time, it was known as the Avatr 15 but new images and details from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology reveal it’ll be dubbed the 07.
The all-new Opel Frontera made its first public outing in Istanbul, Turkey, replacing the aging Crossland with a larger body and modern Stellantis underpinnings. Serving as the SUV twin of the Citroen C3 Aircross, it is available in both mild-hybrid and fully electric variants, with prices starting from around €24,000 ($25,900) in Germany.
The facelifted Kia EV6 has been unveiled in South Korea, and it looks even more eye-catching than the model it replaces. It also brings with it a slew of visual changes and various interior modifications.The front end of the new EV6 has received the most significant changes. Kia has ditched the conventional headlights of the outgoing model in favor of angular LED daytime running lights and headlamps that are more similar to the EV3 and EV4 Concepts and the EV6 and EV9 production models.Read: Kia Pays Dealers To Offload 2023 EV6s, Which Could Mean A Deal For YouKia’s designers have also altered the rest of the car’s front fascia, including the bumper and the lower grille area.