Seat
2017 Seat Arona: Small Spanish SUV wants to make it rain
City SUVs are big sales hits, and the new Seat Arona, based on the Ibiza hatch’s MQB-A0 platform, wants to cash in on that market.
New cars
Dodge
2018 Dodge Durango SRT starts at US$62,995, on sale Q4 2017
The 7-seat 475hp (354kW) 6.4-liter Hemi V8 2018 Dodge Durango SRT starts at US$62,995 excluding the US$1,095 destination charge.
Volkswagen
2017 Volkswagen Polo GTI: 2L turbo, MQB-A0 platform for hot hatch
The Mark VI Volkswagen Polo GTI looks better, but so familiar. It rides on the larger MQB-A0 platform and has a larger 2-liter turbo I4 with FWD.
Jaguar
2017 Jaguar XE SV Project 8 is wide body, carbonfiber madness
The Jaguar XE SV Project 8 is the company’s most powerful road car ever, and only 300 will be hand built with wider fenders and carbonfiber panels.
Jaguar
2018 Jaguar XF Sportbrake: Sexy wagon coming to the USA December 2017
The X260 Jaguar XF now has its second body style, the sexy Sportbrake wagon, and it will be coming to the USA to tempt us away from our SUV love.
Ford
2020 Ford Focus to be built in China, instead of Mexico, for the USA
With sales of small cars falling, and the Focus’ popularity in the US dropping, the fifth generation Ford Focus sold in the US will be built in China.
Audi
Audi e-tron electric supercar is coming, but it won’t be an R8 model
Audi wants to make another electric supercar, even after the failure of the second generation R8 e-tron, but who knows when it’ll come to market.
Mercedes-Benz
2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class sedan confirmed for the USA from Sep 2018
The Mercedes-Benz A-Class sedan is coming to the USA from September 2018, and will be sold alongside the sportier CLA four door “coupe”.
McLaren
2017 McLaren 570S Spider: Retractable hardtop for open air fun
The new McLaren 570S Spider bucks the trend towards of soft top convertibles, and has a retractable hardtop that takes 15s to open or close.
Volkswagen
2018 Volkswagen Tiguan Limited: Old model lives on for another year
The first-gen Volkswagen Tiguan lives on for the 2018 model year as the Tiguan Limited, and will be sold alongside the larger, 7 seat second-gen Tiguan.