7 years ago, Mercedes opened a new class with its CLA. Traditionally, German premium car makers rarely compete in the C-segment because of lower margins and stiff competition from mainstream brands.

Ferrari is not the first to build a plug-in hybrid supercar, of course. Porsche was the first there by introducing 918 Spyder in 2013. The SF90 has a mechanical layout very close to Porsche: a 7.9kWh ...

Maserati GranTurismo II, FolgoreHowever, under the familiar skin, everything is new. While the old car was built around a conventional steel monocoque construction, the new one is made of mixed ...

Fiat 600, 600e, Abarth 600eLaunched first is the electric version called 600e. While its styling shares some genes with the lovely 500 Electric, especially its nose and clamshell bonnet, it is not ...

T he last Continental GT was a mixed bag. It was tastefully styled and impeccably built, smelling British luxury yet offering German reliability. On the flipside, it was dull to drive – save the two ...

Nissan NoteThe new car is built on the CMP-B platform of Renault-Nissan alliance. Chassis rigidity is up by 30 percent. Strangely, Nissan made it smaller than before, cutting its length and wheelbase ...

V olkswagen compares the launch of ID.3 to that of its legendary Beetle and Golf, implying how important it sees the company entering the era of electric vehicles. The ID.3 is not exactly the first ...

A new generation 911 has always been a big news to the automotive world, yet ridiculously, the changes involved have always been subtle. However, subtle does not mean any less progress than other cars ...

O ver the years, the sports car strategy of FCA (or the preceding Fiat SpA) has been questionable. Exotic sports cars like Maserati MC12, Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione and 4C suddenly popped up, which ...

The new car is almost the same size as the old one. Its body length is kept unchanged, though its gets 11mm wider and its wheelbase is stretched by 110mm, thanks to reduced front overhang. This new ...

Renault 5 E-Tech, Alpine A290Besides, strictly limiting its size and weight helps. Modern superminis get larger and heavier each generation, but the 5 is slightly smaller than either Clio or Zoe (the ...

Honda Civic Mk11, Si, e:HEV, Type R FL5The biggest improvement is probably the interior. We criticized the old car’s cabin for its cheap plastics used in center console and transmission tunnel, as ...