The new-generation 2020 Porsche 911 Turbo S powered by a new 640 horsepower 3.8-liter six-cylinder boxer engine with two VTG turbochargers paired with a Turbo-specific eight-speed Porsche Doppelkupplung dual-clutch transmission, 60 horsepower more than its predecessor. The 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S Coupe will be priced at $204,850 (including $1,350 delivery, processing and handling fee), while the 911 Turbo S Cabriolet will retail for $217,650. Both models will be available to order soon and are expected to reach U.S. dealers in late 2020.
Thursday, March 5, 2020
2020 Porsche 911 Turbo S Starts At $204,850
The new-generation 2020 Porsche 911 Turbo S powered by a new 640 horsepower 3.8-liter six-cylinder boxer engine with two VTG turbochargers paired with a Turbo-specific eight-speed Porsche Doppelkupplung dual-clutch transmission, 60 horsepower more than its predecessor. The 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S Coupe will be priced at $204,850 (including $1,350 delivery, processing and handling fee), while the 911 Turbo S Cabriolet will retail for $217,650. Both models will be available to order soon and are expected to reach U.S. dealers in late 2020.
BMW Concept i4 - All-Electric
The BMW Concept i4, with maximum output of up to 530 horsepower, represents a look ahead to the BMW i4, slated to enter production in 2021 as the BMW Group’s first all-electric model in the premium midsize class with an estimated EPA range of 270 miles.
2020 Quattroporte S Q4 GranLusso and Levante S GranSport Limited Editions
2020 Quattroporte S Q4 GranLusso Sedans and Levante S GranSport SUVs with PELLETESSUTA™ woven leather interiors crafted by Ermenegildo Zegna are available for a limited time on a first come, first served basis with only 50 of each to be produced.
McLaren 765LT, Only 765 To Be Produced
New McLaren 765LT is powered by a 765 horsepower 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged McLaren V8 engine mated to a transmission gearing optimized for throttle response that's 15% quicker in-gear acceleration than a 720S and the fastest lap times of any McLaren Super Series model. The transmission software will acknowledge the downshift request and change gears accordingly when the engine speed and road speed can be harmonized. Just 765 individually numbered cars will be available globally to customer order.
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
2020 Audi SQ7 Starts At $85,795
The new 2020 Audi SQ7, with standard seven-passenger seating and front S sport seats, is powered by a 500 horsepower 4.0 TFSI® V8 engine, mated to an eight-speed Tiptronic® automatic transmission, sending power to all four wheels via Audi’s quattro® all-wheel drive. Standard All-wheel steering turns the front and rear wheels in opposite directions at low speeds to reduce the turning circle. The second row is a split tumble-folding 35/30/35 design with fore/aft position and seatback angle adjustments and comes with standard power 50/50 split-folding third-row seats with electric fold and return functions. Standard MMI touch response® with haptic and acoustic feedback features a 10.1-inch upper display used for controlling infotainment and navigation functions and an 8.6-inch lower display used for climate control, comfort and convenience functions, as well as for natural handwriting input with whole-word recognition. The 2020 Audi SQ7 4.0 TFSI quattro® with automatic transmission has a starting MSRP of $85,795 (including $995 destination charge).
New Mercedes-AMG GLA 45
The Mercedes-AMG GLA 45, in its second generation, is powered by a 382 horsepower 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo engine mated to a 8-speed AMG SPEEDSHIFT DCT 8-speed dual-clutch transmission with fully variable AMG Performance 4MATIC+ all-wheel drive.
Volvo S90 Gets A Refresh
Volvo S90 sedan and the V90/V90 Cross Country estate models get a refresh, including exterior design, a brand new Bowers and Wilkins sound system, and an Advanced Air Cleaner with a PM 2.5 particle sensor that can clean the cabin air of almost all tiny particles within a few minutes. The 48 volt mild hybrid powertrain options are now available on every Volvo model offering up to 15 per cent fuel savings and emission reductions in real world driving. First introduced on the XC90 and XC60 SUVs last year, the mild hybrids are now also available on all other 90 and 60 Series cars as well as on the XC40.
Bentley Continental GT Mulliner Convertible and Bentley Mulliner Bacalar
The new Bentley Continental GT Mulliner Convertible will be available with Bentley’s 626 horsepower 6.0-liter, twin-turbocharged W12, or the new-generation 542 horsepower 4.0-liter, twin-turbocharged V8 engines. The new Continental GT Mulliner Convertible features seven different mood lighting themes, available Naim for Bentley audio system with eighteen speakers and two Active Bass transducers driven by a 2,200-watt, 20-channel amplifier and eight DSP sound modes with Active Bass.
The all-new Bentley Mulliner Bacalar, a two-door, two-seat, open-air luxury car named after Laguna Bacalar, a lake in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula renowned for its breath-taking natural beauty, is a very limited offering with only 12 being created.
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
2020 Audi Q7 Offers New Engine Choice
The new 2020 Audi Q7 offers a 248 horsepower 2.0-liter four-cylinder TFSI® engine paired with an eight-speed Tiptronic® transmission starting at $55,795 (including $995 destination charge). The Audi Q7 45 TFSI®, with a 4,400-lb maximum towing capacity, starts at $58,195. The new Audi Q7 features the MMI® touch response, Audi virtual cockpit and available adaptive cruise assist.
2020 INFINITI Q60
The 2020 INFINITI Q60, offered in PURE, LUXE and RED SPORT 400 grade levels, is powered by a 3.0-liter V6 twin-turbo engine, which is available in 300 horsepower for the PURE and LUXE or 400 horsepower for the RED SPORT 400, each available in a choice of rear-wheel or all-wheel drive. The 2020 INFINITI Q60 comes with a new generation INFINITI InTouch™ System with HD twin screen display, WiFi Hotspot and illuminated USB Type-C port Standard Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™ integration.
2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Coming This Spring
The new 2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, powered by a 150 horsepower Smartstream G2.0 GDi HEV engine and a 6-speed hybrid automatic transmission, boasts 686 miles of driving range and an EPA estimated 52 mpg combined fuel economy rating on the Blue trim. The 2020 Sonata Hybrid is also equipped with Active Shift Control technology and a Solar Roof System, which increase driving range. The new Sonata Hybrid goes on sale this Spring.
2021 Chrysler Pacifica Arrives In 4th Quarter
The 2021 Chrysler Pacifica is powered by a either the 287 horsepower Pentastar V-6 engine mated to a TorqueFlite nine-speed automatic transmission or the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid that delivers more than 80 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) in electric-only mode, an all-electric range of more than 30 miles and a total range of more than 500 miles. The available all-wheel-drive is capable of transferring all available engine torque to the rear wheels, or whichever wheels have more available traction. The 2021 Chrysler Pacifica has Stow 'n Go seating plus 116 standard and available safety and security features. The all-new Uconnect 5 system includes a 10.1-inch touchscreen, which is nearly 20 percent larger than the screen it replaces. The 2021 Chrysler Pacifica will be available in dealerships in the fourth quarter of 2020. AWD also will be available on the 2020 Chrysler Pacifica Launch Edition, which opens for dealer orders in the second quarter of 2020 and begins arriving in dealerships in late second quarter of 2020.
2020 Kia Cadenza Arrives Refreshed Later This Year
The refreshed 2020 Kia Cadenza premium sedan, powered by a 290 horsepower 3.3-liter V6 engine mated to an 8-speed electronically controlled Sportmatic transmission, comes in Technology and Limited trim levels, and gets a redesigned hood and grille, multi-lens LED headlights with redesigned LED DRL lamps, new lower front fascia with integrated turn signals, redesigned rear bumper and trunk lid, and inside, a completely redesigned dash and instrument cluster with relocated audio controls above the climate switchgear, a standard 4.2-inch TFT color screen in the instrument panel and new 12.3-inch touchscreen with multi-device Bluetooth®. It goes on sale later this year.
2020 Nissan Frontier Goes On Sale This Spring
The 2020 Nissan Frontier, the last model year of the current generation, is powered by an all-new, 310-horsepower 3.8-liter direct injection V6 engine mated to an all-new 9-speed automatic transmission which replaces the previous 152 horsepower inline 4-cylinder and 261-horsepower 4.0-liter V6 engine choices. The 2020 Nissan Frontier will go on sale in Spring 2020.
2021 Cadillac Escalade Coming In Late 2020
The all-new 2021 Cadillac Escalade is powered by a new 420 horsepower 6.2L V-8 engine offered as standard with an available 3.0L turbo-diesel engine, both matched with a 10-speed automatic transmission with electronic shift control. The all-new 2021 Escalade features a 7.2-inch-diagonal touch control panel driver information center to the driver’s left, a 14.2-inch-diagonal cluster display behind the steering wheel and a 16.9-inch-diagonal Infotainment screen to the driver’s right. The 2021 Escalade has Super Cruise driver assistance technology that enables hands-free driving on more than 200,000 miles of compatible highways in the United States and Canada, using LiDAR map data, high-precision GPS, a driver attention system and a network of cameras and radar sensors. The all-new 2021 Escalade goes on sale in late-2020 in North America.
Monday, February 3, 2020
Genesis GV80 Coming To The U.S. This Summer
The Genesis GV80 sport-utility vehicle, based on a rear-wheel-drive platform with allwheel drive optional, is powered by either a 2.5-liter or 3.5-liter engine in the North American market, each paired with an 8-speed automatic transmission. All-wheel-drive models will be equipped with electronically controlled Limited Slip Differential at the rear axle. The GV80 will have Road Active Noise Cancellation technology, which reduces road noise while driving. GV80 features Smart Cruise Control with Machine Learning that enables GV80 to independently learn the driving characteristics of its drivers and implement autonomous driving similar to that of human drivers. Other driver assist and saftey components include Highway Driving Assist II including lane change when the turn signal is used, Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist to help automatically bring GV80 to a stop if there is a risk of collision with an approaching vehicle on the left or right side of the intersection. GV80 is also able to detect potential collision risks if a pedestrian is in close proximity to the vehicle while in motion. Also standard are Blind-Spot Collision Avoidance Assist, Rear Cross-traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist and Driver Attention Alert Warning that monitors the driver’s attention when driving, by analyzing driving patterns and behaviors, including intermittent steering and unnatural deceleration, through vehicle signals, such as steering angle and steering torque and vehicle position in traffic lane. GV80 will arrive at retailers this Summer.
Thursday, January 23, 2020
2020 Audi Q5 TFSI e Plug-In Hybrid Starts At $53,895
The 2020 Audi Q5 TFSI e plugin hybrid is equipped with a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder TFSI® engine coupled with an electric motor that sits between the engine and 7-speed S-tronic dual-clutch automatic transmission, producing a total combined system output of 362 horsepower and 369* lb-ft of torque. The plug-in hybrid SUV performs nearly a second faster than the Audi Q5 to sprint from 0-60 mph at 5.0 seconds. The SUV is standard equipped with quattro® all-wheel drive with ultra® technology. In electric-only mode, using a 14.1 kWh lithium-ion battery, the Audi Q5 TFSI e has a range of 20 miles delivering an EPA rated at 65 MPGe. The starting MSRP is $53,895 (including $995 destination charge). Audi anticipates that customers purchasing the 2020 Audi Q5 TFSI e will be eligible for a federal tax credit of up to $6,712. The Audi Q5 TFSI e will be joined by the A8 TFSI e and the Audi A7 TFSI e in the coming months.
Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 and 718 Boxster GTS 4.0 Arrive This Summer
The Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 and the 718 Boxster GTS 4.0 (pictured), powered by a 394 horsepower four-liter six-cylinder boxer engine equipped with a six-speed manual transmission, are new models being added to its mid-engine sports car range and come equipped with adaptive cylinder control that alternately switches off one of the two cylinder banks at low engine loads. The 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 and 718 Boxster GTS 4.0 will be available to order in the U.S. this Summer with detailed pricing and arrival timing at U.S. dealers will also be announced at that time.
2020 Audi A5 Lineup Starts At $43,895
The second generation 2020 Audi A5 model lineup, which includes the A5 Coupe, Sportback, and Cabriolet, with a 248 horsepower 2.0-liter TFSI® engine mated to a seven-speed S tronic® transmission, and the S5 Coupe, Sportback, and Cabriolet (pictured) powered by a 349 horsepower 3.0-liter TFSI® engine mated to an eight-speed Tiptronic® automatic transmission, has been updated with new design elements. The new MIB 3 third generation modular infotainment platform with a 10.1” touch screen operates up to ten times faster than the previous generation. The A5 has acoustic feedback allowing drivers to speak both commands and questions, to which the A5 will provide feedback through on-board stored data or available information from the cloud. The A5 Coupe, with comfort, auto, dynamic and individual drive modes, starts at $43,895 (including $995 destination charge) and goes up $69,995 for the top-of-the-line S5 Cabriolet.
GMC AT4 Models Available Across SUV Lineup
GMC premium off-road AT4 models will be available across its entire retail lineup in 2020 with the addition of the 2021 Terrain AT4, Canyon AT4 and 2021 Yukon AT4.
Sierra AT4 offers a 2-inch factory lift, skid plates, Rancho® monotube shocks, a standard MultiPro Tailgate, available Carbon Fiber Bed and available Mud-Terrain tires. Sierra HD AT4 features an off-road suspension, skid plates, Rancho shocks®, a standard MultiPro Tailgate and up to 15 camera views* that helps trailering, visibility over rough terrain and in tight corners.
Acadia AT4 features an Advanced Twin-Clutch AWD System, all-terrain tires and Traction Select with Off-Road Mode. Canyon AT4, available this Spring, comes standard with off-road tuned suspension, an automatic locking rear differential and 31-inch Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac® tires. Yukon AT4, available this Summer, offers air suspension with 4 inches of adjustability, an electronic limited-slip differential and a 15-inch head-up display. Terrain AT4 will be available this Fall.
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