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BMW's Concept Touring Coupe Rumored for Limited Run

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BMW introduced the Concept Touring Coupe at the 2023 Villa d'Este Concorso d'Eleganza in Italy. BMW engineers wanted to build something that drove better and bent over backward to convince the Board of Directors to give approval. That makes the new concept based on the current G29 Z4 roadster extremely curious.

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Do EVs need to simulate gear shifts? BMW and Hyundai think so

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Hyundai and BMW think consumers want EVs to simulate shift points Hyundai already sells the Ioniq 5 N, which is a sporty EV featuring fake shift points BMW’s now working on simulate gearshifts for its future EVs The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N brought simulated gear shifts to a production EV. “You need a solution for that.”

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Ineos Brings Grenadier Concepts to Goodwood

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It appears Ineos is treating Goodwood in a similar fashion as Jeep treats Moab: A platform for showing concept trucks to the adoring masses in its own backyard. Also similar to Jeep with its Easter Safari concepts, these Grenadier variants are delightfully all over the map and presented in a riot of colors.

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Mercedes-Benz Concept CLA Class Debuts Next Week

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Mercedes-Benz plans to introduce the MMA-based (Mercedes Modular Architecture) Concept CLA Class at the IAA Mobility Show in Germany this weekend. & But it’s difficult to call the concept truly novel based on the marketing materials being teased out. Images: Mercedes-Benz] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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Double trouble: Hyundai to target Chinese AND European EVs with sub-$40,000 Inster and $100,000 Ioniq 9

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2025 Ioniq 9 is based on the Ioniq Seven Concept. “We It will take on the European premium brands and their profusion of electric SUVs including the Audi Q8 e-tron, BMW iX and Mercedes-Benz EQE and EQS. Hyundai Ioniq 7 concept interior. We haven’t even started having the pricing conversation around the specs.”

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Infiniti Details a Quartet of New Vehicles

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Some are concepts, some are production-ish, and all apparently point the way forward in terms of design. As for the concept car, it is said to set the tone for a future all-electric Infiniti sedan whilst previewing its eventual design. Additionally shown, but only in the shadows, was a QX65 concept.

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Mini Ends Production of the Clubman

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However, this has been the trend for most crossovers of late — which may also explain BMW Group’s hesitance to continue investing into the Mini Clubman. But the concept version was likewise less wagon-like than the Clubman, making us a little worried that the Aceman might step on the toes of battery driven versions of the Countryman.