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Hiding underneath the swirly camouflage and those Miata-like taillights is the first Mercedes model on the AMG.EA platform. It's a sports sedan engineered from day one strictly as an EV to serve as a replacement for the current AMG 4-Door Coupe. The latter has already received the hybrid treatment, but its successor will forgo the combustion engine altogether to embrace a pure EV setup.
Mercedes-AMG's lineup includes several electric cars, but they all trace their roots to a Mercedes-Benz-developed model. The sub-brand has started working on its first standalone electric cars, and it released a pair of preview images to give us an early look at one of them.
Nissan has unveiled what all signs point to being the last model year for the nearly 17-year-old, R35-generation Nissan GT-R supercar.
Xiaomi, the renowned Chinese consumer electronics giant, introduced its first electric vehicle (EV), the Xiaomi SU7, in December last year. Yesterday, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) in China released details of this vehicle’s RWD version, highlighting Xiaomi’s compliance with regulatory standards and setting the stage for the forthcoming market release slated for March 28th.
High-performance, track-focused GT versions of the new electric Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman sports cars are likely to follow the standard versions due next year.
The latest iteration of the Porsche Taycan is here, and it doesn't hold anything back. Billed as the most powerful production model in Porsche's history, the Turbo GT delivers a 1,092-horsepower kick in the butt, albeit for a few seconds in Attack Mode. It's not just a straight-line scorcher either, having set new lap records for production EVs at Laguna Seca and the Nürburgring in range-topping Weissach Package trim. Thanks to Porsche's new configurator, we get to see exactly how many extras the Turbo GT has in store.
After establishing a new electric production-car lap record at the Nürburgring earlier this year with a Taycan prototype, Porsche has now introduced the finalized production version, named the Taycan Turbo GT, at Laguna Seca in Monterey, California where it also secured another lap record.The new insanely fast flagship of Porsche’s EV portfolio produces up to 1,092 hp (815 kW / 1,108 PS), and is blessed with a series of aerodynamic and chassis upgrades, in line with the legacy of Porsche’s GT-branded models. Furthermore, the optional Weissach package contributes to weight reduction by eliminating the rear seats and replacing them with a carbon fiber bulkhead, transforming the vehicle into a two-seater track-focused powerhouse.The Taycan Turbo GT features an upgraded iteration of the dual-motor powertrain utilized in the Taycan Turbo S.
► Porsche’s flagship new Taycan Turbo GT revealed ► Optional Weissach pack, up to 1092bhp available ► UK price starts from £186,300