The finalists for the World Car of the Year 2018 were announced back in January, and the final act took place these days at the New York Auto Show. Among the narrow candidates, we found the Kia Stinger, the electric Nissan Leaf and the likable Range Rover Velar. But the World Car of the Year award was taken home by Volvo with its XC60 SUV.
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After 16,500 kilometers traveled, from the factory in Bratislava to the world premiere in Beijing, China, the new Volkswagen Touareg is finally only with us. It will become the best representative of the Volkswagen brand and partially fill the gap left behind by the sedan Phaeton, which has held this title until now.
When someone mentions the desert, we imagine sand and immense heat. But if someone mentions Dubai to us, we can already imagine that an SUV resembling an invisible bomber is going over this sand. In such moments, we just prick up our ears, because Karlmann King is truly something special.
The Bentley Bentayga Hybrid combines all the luxury elements that we are used to from this brand, and adds ecological awareness to it. After the V8 version, we now have a plug-in hybrid, in addition to which you can think of a Phillipe Starck charger so that you don't "show" the design in your home and garage.
The compact crossover segment in the premium brand segment just got another crossover that you'll need to add to the list if you're looking for these types of vehicles. The new Lexus UX has a very bold design, a completely newly developed platform and a hybrid drive that also brings four-wheel drive.
The wait is over, because the long-awaited Jaguar I-PACE is finally only with us. Jaguar's already well-known F-PACE and E-PACE SUVs have been joined by a fully electric SUV representative of the cat family. Jaguar promises that the I-PACE will be the most technologically advanced and most efficient car in their range, and Tesla and other electric competitors are already eyeing the freshest competitor.
The Hyundai Kona keeps its naughty design and at the same time gave up the internal combustion engine. This made it the first electric compact crossover in the world. In order to satisfy the widest possible range of customers, the electric Kona will be available in two versions, with different power, different maximum range and, of course, two different prices.
Sketches and partial photos of the new Hyundai Santa Fe have been slowly filling the world wide web, but now we have just gotten our hands on the photos that completely reveal the fourth generation Santa Fe. Hyundai's latest SUV doesn't look too much like its predecessor, with a bolder design and more closely identified with the Kona and the recently introduced Nex, which is powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
It's been a bad month since the new version of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class was presented to us after many years of waiting. When the AMG lines for the new G were revealed, there wasn't much talk about its most powerful version, we kind of prepared ourselves for months of waiting. But no need, the strongest of the G's is already with us. The Mercedes-AMG G63 has huge horsepower and is a feast for the eyes.
Toyota has introduced a new generation of vehicles that will have a special off-road Toyota modification. The abbreviation TRD stands for Toyota Racing Development, where already powerful off-road vehicles are improved to perform even better on challenging terrain.
The popular sports SUV coupe of the top middle class is with us again in a refreshed and rejuvenated form. He has grown up a bit, but above all he has matured. The exterior design emphasizes the sporty nature of the car, which is further confirmed by the two M Performance models.
At first sight of the USSV Rhinota GX, you'd think, especially judging by the exterior, that it only had a few canvas seats, lots of sharp metal edges, full army green paint, and a bunch of combat equipment. Which is not surprising, since the Rhino GX measures almost 6 meters in length, over 2 meters in height and almost 2.5 meters in width. It weighs 5 tons and is painted in tactical green, stealth black or sand brown.